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PARLIAMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF LESOTHO NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NOTICE PAPER NO.

433 Thursday, 12th May, 2022 NOTICE OF QUESTIONS.

Notice given on Thursday, 12th May, 2022.

For oral reply on Thursday, 19th May, 2022.

1760.

UNPAID PENSION BENEFITS.

Hon.

N. P. Mafa (Mt.


Moorosi): To ask the Minister of Education and Training, if she is aware that Elizabeth Mafa who worked as a Principal with the following details has to-date not received her terminal benefits: School: Registration for Teacher: Registration for School: Parish: Bolahla-Litau Primary School 0036475 127014 Qomoqomong, Quthing and if so, how soon the Minister will intervene.

1761.

UNPAID PENSION BENEFITS.

Hon.

N. P. Mafa (Mt.


Moorosi): To ask the Minister of Education and Training, if she is aware that Simon Sithole (Emp.

No.
No.

0042709) has to-date not been paid his pension benefits after working at the following schools: Perish School Period Position Sebapala Sebapala Sebapala Tsekong Primary 1980 Assistant-Teacher Dalewe Primary 1981-1986 Assistant Teacher Dalewe Primary Aug. 1985-1986 Principal 1 St. Mathews Mapheeele Primary 1990 Assistant Teacher St. Mathews Masiu Primary 1991-1997 Principal Villa Maria Moorosi Primary 1988 Assistant Teacher Villa Maria Molekoa-Tsekoa 1999-2003 Principal Government Sch.
Mohlori Primary 2004-2021 Principal and if the Minister is aware, how soon she will intervene.

1762.

DELAYED PAYMENT OF PROMOTION ARREARS – ’MATHAPELO RANKIBITLE.

Hon.

N. P. Mafa (Mt.

Moorosi): To ask the Minister of Education and Training, if she is aware that ’Mathapelo Rankibitle (Emp.

No.

0044811) who works at Kubung Primary School (Reg.

No.
No.

127032) (Paypoint-127032) graduated in June 2014 (B.ED) but to-date she has not been paid her promotion arrears for the period between June, 2014 and October, 2016; and if so, how soon the Minister will intervene.

1763.

OUTSTANDING PAYMENT OF HARDSHIP ALLOWANCE AND PROMOTION ARREARS.

Hon.

T. Aumane (Semena): To ask the Minister of Education and Training, if she is aware that Mr. Moloi Paul Mabusetsa (Emp.

No.
No.

0002415) has to-date not received his hardship allowance benefits as well as his promotion arrears; and if so, how soon he will intervene.

1764.

UNPAID BENEFITS OF TEMPORARY TEACHER.

Hon.

T. Aumane (Semena): To ask the Minister of Education and Training, if she is aware that ’Marefeletse Tekane, who worked as a temporary teacher at Bloem Primary School (Reg.

No.

100017) from 02/08/2021 to 01/11/2022 has to-date not received her terminal benefits; and if so, how soon he will intervene.

2 1765.
2 1765.

DELAYED COURT JUDGEMENT.

Hon.

T. Mapesela (Mokhotlong): To ask the Minister of Justice and Law, to say how soon judgement will be passed in Case No.

CIC/322/2009, (Abel Ntoa Bushman vs REX), as it has been more than 10 years that the case has been before the Courts of Law.

1766.

CONSTRUCTION OF A BRIDGE: LITEELE RIVER Hon.


M. Hlalele (Thaba-Phechela): To ask the Minister of Public Works, if he is aware of the need for a bridge over the Liteele River between the villages of Ha-Maine and Ha-Kali; and if so, how soon he will intervene.

1767.

NEED FOR A BEWYS WRITER.

Hon.


M. Senauoane (Thaba-Tseka): To ask the Minister of Local Government and Chieftainship, to say how soon a bewys writer will be provided, to serve the villages of Bocheletsane, Pharahlahle, Sehaula, Taung and Ramoliehi.

1768.

RECONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS: MPELA PRIMARY.

Hon.


T. Aumane (Semena): To ask the Minister of Education and Training, if she is aware that the buildings of Mpela Primary School have collapsed and lessons are currently held out in the open; and if so, can the Minister say how soon the buildings will be rebuilt; and in the meantime whether a temporary shelter(s) for the children may not be provided.

1769.

PROVISION OF ELECTRICITY.

Hon.


T. Litjobo (PR): To ask the Minister of Energy and Meteorology, if he is aware that the villages of Ha-Khoeli, Thoteng, Moholong, Nkueng, Ha- Makhori, Ha-Rampoetsi, Patisi and Ha-Mothibe and its environs are still without electricity; and if so, how soon electricity will be provided.

3 1770.

PROVISION OF POTABLE WATER.

Hon.
Hon.

M. Hlalele (Thaba-Pechela): To ask the Minister of Water, if he is aware that the Community of the village of Ha-Ramohapi has no sources of potable water and are compelled to draw impure water from the Mohokare River; and if so, how soon the Minister will intervene as currently the Member of Parliament for the Constituency is obliged to transport water for the Community using movable water tanks in a measure to protect the Community from possible exposure to water-borne diseases.

1771.
1771.

UPGRADING OF ROAD TO TARMAC.

Hon.

T. Litjobo (PR): To ask the Minister of Public Works, if he is aware that the gravel road from Ha-Takalimane, near Moshoeshoe I Airport, to Ha- Moitšupeli needs to be upgraded to tarmac as it is badly damaged and dangerous to road users; and if so, how soon the Minister will intervene.

1772.

PAYMENT OF ACTING ALLOWANCE.

Hon.

S. Monatsi (PR): To ask the Minister of Education and Training, if she is aware that Mahlatsinyane J. Matubatube, (Emp.

No.
No.

0044173/PR72796), a teacher at Sebaka Primary School has been serving as acting principal since August 2021, but to-date is not receiving his acting allowance; and if so, how soon the Minister will intervene.

1773.

REHABILITATION OF ROAD.

Hon.


T. Ramarou (Leribe): To ask the Minister of Public Works, if he is aware of the need to rehabilitate the road from Sebothoane to Qoqolosing which is so badly damaged that a gully has materialized right across the road from soil erosion; and that this puts the lives of Basotho at peril and prevents them from successfully completing their journeys; and if so, how soon this road which directly affects 24 villages, 5 schools and one health center will be rehabilitated.
4 1774.

NEED FOR A MILITARY CAMP-’MATHOLOANA STREAM, TELE.

Hon.

M. Mahapa (Tele): To ask the Minister of Defence and National Security, if he is aware of the prevalence of violent crimes at ’Matholoana stream in Tele Constituency where business people are regularly waylaid and robbed by gun-carrying criminals; and if so, how soon the Minister will consider establishing a military camp in the area to help combat crime as there are no communications towers in the area.

1775.

PROVISION OF WATER.

Hon.


M. Mahapa (Tele): To ask the Minister of Water, if he is aware that the Community of Mabitseng, Tele have joined hands to build a reservoir for the water from a natural spring, and all that is now required is water pipes to take the water to the village and Tele Primary School; and if so, how soon the pipes and the necessary expertise will be provided.

1776.

NEED FOR A CELLPHONE TOWER.

Hon.


M. Mahapa (Tele): To ask the Minister of Communications, Science Technology, if he is aware of the need for a communications tower in the area of Mathole in Tele Constituency where serious crimes such as the car hijackings of business people’s vehicles and cattle hustling are a regular occurrence; and if so, how soon a tower will be erected as the lack thereof prevents the swift transmission of messages in the fight against crime.

1777.
1777.

INFORMATION DELAYED TRAINING OF LEC RECRUITS.

Hon.

T. Ntsibolane (PR): To ask the Minister of Justice and Law, if he is aware that the Lesotho Correctional Service (LCS) recruited young men and women in April, 2019 but to-date these recruits have not undertaken mandatory training courses; and if so, how soon the Minister will intervene as with the passage of time the recruits miss out on life opportunities such as promotions.

5 1778.

INFORMATION REGARDING SCHOOLS FEEDING PROGRAMME.

Hon.
Hon.

K. Makoa (PR): To ask the Minister of Education and Training, to shed some light to this Honourable House on the following: (i) (ii) reasons that students in Government schools are currently not being provided with food at their schools; reasons that the respective schools do not offer any explanation for the lack of food; (iii) measures being undertaken by the Government to ensure that the Schools Feeding Programme continues; and (iv) how soon all schools caterers will be paid.

1779.
1779.

PROVISION OF WATER TO THOTENG COMBINED GOVERNMENT SCHOOL.

Hon.
Hon.

K. Makoa (PR): To ask the Minister of Water, if he is aware that the Ministry’s personnel in the district of Quthing are prevented from completing the project to supply water to Thoteng Combined Government School in Maqokho area due to the vandalism done on the water pipes installed to transmit water to the school; and if so, how soon the Minister will intervene and ensure that water is provided to the school especially in the current Covid- 19 climate.

1780.

NEED TO REPAIR A ROAD.

Hon.


K. Makoa (PR): To ask the Minister of Public Works, if he is aware that to-date the damaged road from Tlokoeng to Ha-Mohale and on to Kubung has still not been repaired, and the people of Kubung have gone back to carrying the deceased on strechers; and if so, how soon the road will be repaired.

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