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KINGDOM OF LESOTHO ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT NATIONAL ASSEMBLY Daily Hansard (Official Report) FIRST SESSION SECOND MEETING Thursday 16th March, 2023 (Unrevised) NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CHAMBER Thursday, 16th March, 2023 [The House assembled at 2:30 p.m.] [RT.

HON.

MR. SPEAKER in the Chair] PRAYER [The Chaplain led the House in Prayer] HON.

ADV.

L. RAKUOANE (PR): Ntlha ea tsamaiso, Mohlomphehi Motsamaisi oa Lipuisano!

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HON.

MR. SPEAKER: Ntlha ea tsamaiso, Setho se Khabane Mohlomphehi Rakuoane.

HON.

ADV.
HON.

ADV.

L. RAKUOANE: Ke lebohile, Mohlomphehi Motsamaisi oa Lipuisano.

Ke ntlha ea tsamaiso in a very light note feela ke taba.

Ha u kena mona, e leng nako eo ho etsoang observe the decorum of this House ke bone Mohlomphehi Moetapele oa Bohanyetsi a ntsa phahamisa letsoho joale ke nahana hore u betsa ‘meshara.
Ha ke tšohile taba ena ke bona hore hona le batho ba sitiloeng ho bolella baeti bane ba rona hore nako eo u kenang ka mona ba lokela ho ema joale e le hona a etsang mosebetsi o moholo joaloka tichere e kholo.

Ke eona ntlha eo ke neng ke ema ka eona.

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HON.

MR. SPEAKER: I think that as a previous teacher, he was embarrassed.

Litho tse Khabane, re ile ra arohana nakonyana re ne re il’o etsa mosebetsi.

Ke nka monyetla ona ho le amohela.

Welcome back.


Joalokaha Mohlomphehi Rakuoane a se a bontšitse, re na le baeti.

Ke mesuoe le bana ba tsoang sekolong sa Gregg Memorial High School.

Ke kopa hore le ba amohele ba tsoa lefapheng la Teyateyaneng seterekeng sa Berea.

The Business Committee has finalised the membership of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).

They are as follows: HANSARD: THURSDAY, 16TH MARCH, 2023 1 1.

Hon.

M. Masoetsa 2.

Hon.

N. Moshoeshoe 3.

Hon.

V. Tsheka 4.

4.

Hon.


Motsoasele 5.

Hon.

M. Mputi 6.

Hon.

M. Seetsa 7.

Hon.

M. Maliehe 8.

Hon.

L. Makara 9.

Hon.

D. Jooma 10.Hon.

M. Lehata 11.Hon.

H. Letsaba 12.Hon.

M. Lemphane-Letsie 13.Hon.

M. Matela 14.Hon.

Prof. N. Mahao 15.Hon.

M. Maeea i. ii.

iii.

iv.

v. Hon.

M. Tjabane (MP for Stadium Area Constituency) is appointed to the Prime Ministers Ministries and Departments Cluster replacing Hon.

M.S.

Mputi.

Hon.

C. Lekholoane replaces Hon.


Itumeleng Rantšo in the Social Cluster Hon.

L. Puseletso replaces Hon.

Monokoane in the Law and Public safety Cluster.

Hon.

L. Makara replaces Hon.

K. Motseki in the Natural Resources Cluster; and Hon.

K. Motseki replaces Hon.

L. Makara in the Economic Cluster.

This is the announcement that relates to the Public Accounts Committee.

The nest announcements, Honourable Members, as you well know the 13th March was the Commonwealth Day.
In accordance to the tradition of Commonwealth Parliaments, the speech of the Queen is read on that day.

This time, it is as you know, no longer the Queen but the King.

Therefore, I will read His Majesty’s Commonwealth Day message.

This is how it reads: HANSARD: THURSDAY, 16TH MARCH, 2023 2 HANSARD: THURSDAY, 16TH MARCH, 2023 3 HON.
L. TAU (Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office): Ka ‘nete, Ntate, ke ne ke re e se e batla e le moetlo (practice) hore Ntlong ena ea Bakhethoa ha re na le baeti ho public gallery, ebile ba tla ba teng ka bongata ha ntse re re ea pele, Setho se Khabane sa lebatooa leno beo bana bana ba ka, beo ke ba ratang, ba tsoa ho sona, se ke se eme se ba lumelise le bona ba se tsebe.

Ke ne ke mo kopela hore a ke a eme a ba tsebe, Mohlomphehi.

Kea leboha.

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HON.

SPEAKER: It sounds to me a good tradition.


Ke kopa u eme, Setho se Khabane, u lumelise bana le Mesuoe ea bona.

Ke Setho se Khabane sa No: 24.

Ke Setho se Khabane sa TY No: 24, Mohlomphehi Letona Lebona Lephema.

Rea leboha, Honourable Minister.

Next item, Mr Clerk.

TABLING OF A REPORT Report of the Portfolio Committee on the Economic and Development Cluster on the Annual Budget and Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the Financial Year 2023/2024; Tabled by Hon.
S. Hakane (Chairperson of the Committee).

Report to lie upon the Table; and to be published.

HON.

M. S. LEHATA (Makhaleng): Point of Order!

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HON.

MR. SPEAKER: Order!

Setho se Khabane.

HON.

M. S. LEHATA: Kea leboha, Honourable Speaker.

My point of order ke ea hore kea kholoa re ne re tla lebella hore the Leader of the House e be ho latela mokhoa oo makala a entsoeng restructure ka teng, ebe o nyaretse li-Standing Order tse thehang Portfolio Committees.
Restructuring e etsa portfolios e ke ekare ka Standing Order li ikarabella tlas’a ho portfolio e itseng, akhanthe restructuring e entse hore ho the departments and ministries li ee portfolio committee e ‘ngoe.

So, our Business will be out of order ha ho etsoa report ke Komiti e seng relevant to the Standing Order in the House.

Ke ne ke nahanne hore e tla ba taba eno e se ee tsahetse kapelenyana.

Ke kopa re lo lokisa the order of the House and business ea rona e tsamae accordingly.

Kea leboha.
Kea leboha.

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HON.

MR. SPEAKER: Ke taba ea bohlokoa haholo, Setho se Khabane, eo u e buoang ‘me ke tseba hantle hore baheso ba se ntse ba e sebetsa, they are seized with it, empa e le hore mohlomong joalo ka ha u supa e ne e tla re thusa haholo ho ja e se e felile.

Honourable Members, I urge you to study this report in preparation for debates on it and its adoption on Monday 20th March, 2023 in line with Notice Paper No: 22 which has been circulated.
This brings us to today’s Business and the House is adjourned until tomorrow at 9.00 a.m. ADJOURNMENT There being no further Business upon the Order Paper, the Rt.

Hon.

Speaker adjourned the House without question put, pursuant to Standing Order No.

16 (2).

The House accordingly adjourned at 2:50 p.m. HANSARD: THURSDAY, 16TH MARCH, 2023 5