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KINGDOM OF LESOTHO ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT NATIONAL ASSEMBLY Daily Hansard (Official Report) FIRST MEETING FIRST SESSION THURSDAY 17TH NOVEMBER, 2022 (Unrevised) NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CHAMBER Meeting of Parliament Thursday, 17th November, 2022 [The House Assembled at 09:00 a.m.] [RT.

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MR. SPEAKER in the Chair] NOTICE CONVENING THE 11TH PARLIAMENT The Clerk read the following Notice in the Gazette appointing time, date and place for the opening of the 11th Parliament.
_____________________________________________________________________________ LEGAL NOTICE NO.

113 OF 2022 MEETING OF PARLIAMENT I, King Letsie III, pursuant to Section 82 of the Constitution of Lesotho, summon the First Session of the Eleventh Parliament of Lesotho to meet on Thursday the 17th November, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. at the new Parliament Building Maseru.

DATED: 11TH NOVEMBER, 2022 LETSIE III KING OF LESOTHO PRAYER [The Chaplain led the House in Prayer] HANSARD: THURSDAY, 17TH NOVEMBER 2022 1 RT.
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MR. SPEAKER: Honourable Members, distinguished guests, it is now time for the two Honourable Members of this Honourable House who have not yet been sworn-in to proceed to the Table to take their oath or make affirmation of allegiance.

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TAKING OATH OR AFFIRMATION OF ALLEGIANCE [Hon.

M. E. Mosoeunyane and Hon.

M. A. Khahloe proceeded forthwith to the Table to take oath or make affirmation of allegiance].

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MR. SPEAKER: I wish to take this opportunity to congratulate heartily the Honourable Members who have just taken oath.

I congratulate you and I welcome you into this House.

You have now become Honourable Members of the House and you will be expected to think, speak and act accordingly le le Litho tse Khabane, and please remember.

Honourable Members, on a lighter note, you are law-makers and not law-breakers.

Congratulations [Applause]!


Honourable Members and distinguished guests, the summon has been read by the Clerk to inform us of His Majesty’s wish to address the joint sitting and officially open the 11th Parliament of the Kingdom of Lesotho this morning at 10:30 a.m.
Therefore, I have to suspend the House for the joint sitting and Official Opening of the 11th Parliament of the Kingdom of Lesotho so that I can give space for His Majesty to come and conduct His affairs and make the Speech From the Throne as indicated in the summon.

Invited guests are advised to remain in the Chamber during suspension to secure their seats while Honourable Members and the Chief Justice are invited to assemble at the main stairs close to the parate square to welcome His Majesty.
Ke kopa hore taba ena ke tla mpe ke e bue ka matla baholo ba ka, lona bamemuoa ba rona ba bohlokoa.

Le koptjuoa hore ha Litho tse Khabane lia ho ea khahlametsa le ho amohela Motlotlehi Rabasotho lona le sale le ntse le lutse litulong hobane nakong eo Motlotlehi a khutlang a tlil’o tla etsa mosebetsi oa hae ka nako e ’ngoe ho ka etsahala hore ha u khutla u ne u ile ka ntle u fumane ho se ho e na le motho ea lutseng setulong sa hau.
Ho molemo ha u ka hla ua mpa ua itulela etsoe uena u le moeti ha ho na mosebetsi oo u ileng ho u etsa ka mane ka ntle.

For the joined sitting I wish to request that the cross bench seats be reserved for the Honourable Members of the Senate, the front seats on the right be reserved for the Speaker’s Procession while the front seat on the left shall be reserved for the President’s Procession.
Honourable Members and distinguished guests, kindly be reminded that when we come back after suspension we will only rise when His Majesty’s Procession enters this House and when His Majesty’s Procession leaves this House after He had delivered the Speech from the Throne.
Ka mantsoe a mang, ka tloaelo, Litho tse Khabane, ha Motsamaisi oa Lipuisano a kena ka Ntlong ena Litho tse Khabane lia ema, ka mokhoa o tšoanang ha Mohlomphehi Mookameli oa Ntlo ea Senate a kena mane Ntlong ea Senate, Litho tsa Ntlo eo lia ema, empa kajeno kaha mong’a HANSARD: THURSDAY, 17TH NOVEMBER 2022 2 Paramente ka boeena o teng kahoo ha le na ho ema ha ho kena Motsamaisi oa Lipuisano, ha le na ho ema ha ho kena Mookameli oa Ntlo ea Senate, le tla ema feela ha ho kena Motlotlehi Rabasotho.
Hopolang taba eo re tle re e nepe.

Litho tse Khabane li koptjuoa hore ha li fihla ka ntle li amohele ho tataisoa hore na li eme joang ele hore ha Motlotlehi Rabasotho a fihla hobe ho se ho ntse ho e na le tlhopho e nepahetseng hobile ho hlakile hore na o tla ema kae.

Eleng hore Litho tse Khabane li tle li laolehe, ho na le batho ba hlophetsoeng ho etsa mosebetsi oo.
Kamor’a ho nka setšoantšo se seholo (group photo) le Motlotlehi Rabasotho, Litho tse Khabane li koptjoa ho emela Motlotlehi le Batsamaisi ba Matlo ana a mabeli, eleng Ntlo ea Senate le Lekhotla lena la Sechaba ho kena ka har’a moaho pele, joale tsona li tle li latele.

Ke tšepa hore litaba tsena li hlakile re tle re sebetseng hantle Bahlomphehi ba ka.
[The House suspended at 09:18 a.m. and Parliament met at 11:05 a.m.] HIS MAJESTY’S SPEECH POLELO HO TSOA TERONENG KA MOTLOTLEHI LETSIE III Pulong ea Paramente ea Leshome le Motso o Mong ea Lesotho ka Labone la la 17 Pulungoana, 2022.
PUO EA MOTLOTLEHI LETSIE Ill PULONG EA PARAMENTE EA LESHOME LE MOTSO O MONG EA LESOTHO HANSARD: THURSDAY, 17TH NOVEMBER 2022 3 "SPEECH FROM THE THRONE" LABONE LA LA 17 PULUNGOANA, 2022 HANSARD: THURSDAY, 17TH NOVEMBER 2022 4 MOHLOMPHEHI TONA-KHOLO; MOHLOMPHEHI MOOKAMELI OA NTLO EA SENATE; MOHLOMPHAHI MOTSAMAISI OA LIPUISANO KA NTLONG EA BAKHETHOA BA SECHABA; MOHLOMPHEHI MOAHLOLI E MOHOLO; MOHLOMPHEHI MOTLATSI OA TONA-KHOLO; BAHLOMPHEHI MATONA A KHABANE; BAHLOMPHEHI BAAHLOLI BA LEKHOTLA LE PHAHAMENG; YOUR EXCELLENCIES HEADS OF DIPLOMATIC MISSION ANO INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS; BAHLOMPHEHI LITHO TSE KHABANE TSA MATLO A MABEL!
A PARAMENTE; BAHLANKA BA SECHABA; BO-NTATE LE BO-'ME.

HANSARD: THURSDAY, 17TH NOVEMBER 2022 5 PUSO EA KOPANELO KAMOR’A LIKHETHO TSE AKARETSANG KAJENO RE KOPANE HAMMOHO KA HARE HO NTLO ENA EA SECHABA HO TLA BULA PARAMENTE EA LESHOME LE MOTSO 0 MONG E TSOETSOENG KE LIKHETHO TSE AKARETSANG TSA NAHA TSA LA SUPA KHOELING EA MPHALANE SELEMONG SE HOLIMO SA LIKETE TSE PELI, MASHOME A MABELI LE METSO E 'MELI (La 7 MPHALANE, 2022).
LIKHETHO TSENA, TSEO EBILENG TSA KHOTSO, BOLOKOLOHI LE PONALETSO, LI RE TSAOLLETSE PUSO E ’ NGOE HAPE EA KOPANELO; MOFUTA OA PUSO OO KE LUMELANG HORE SECHABA SA BASOTHO SE SENG SE O TLOAETSE JOALE.

LE TLA HOPOLA, LITHO TSE KHABANE, LE LONA SECHABA, HORE KE LEKHETLO LA BONE RE EBA LE PUSO EA MOFUTA ONA, HO TLOHA LILEMONG TSE LESHOME TSE FETILENG.
HO NYOTOBELA HA MORUO KAJENO, RE THAKHOLA TSEBETSO EA PARAMENTE ENA, NAKONG EO BOHLE RE TSEBANG HORE MORUO QA NAHA EA RONA O TLOKOTSING KA LEBAKA LA LITLA-MORAO TSA LEFU LA COVID-19 LE ILENG LA APARELA LEFATSE, LE NTOA E NTSENG E KUPA MANE TIKOLOHONG EA EUROPE E BOCHABELA PAKENG TSA RUSSIA LE UKRAINE.
KAHOLIMO HO MOO RE BOETSE RE HANSARD: THURSDAY, 17TH NOVEMBER 2022 6 TOBANE LE MAEMO A RE TŠOENYANG A PHETOHO EA LEHOLIMO, A RE TLISETSANG, KHAFETSA, KOMELLO LE LIPULA TSA LIKHOHOLA TSE THEFULANG TLHAHISO EA TEMO LE HO SENYA THEPA EA SECHABA.
MAEMONG ANA A HLOBAETSANG, KE UTLOA KE TLAMEHA HO IPILETSA HO LONA LITHO TSE KHABANE, LE LE BAROMUOA BA SECHABA, HORE LE TŠOARANENG KA MATSOHO HO BOPA MAANO LE MERALO E KA HOLISANG MORUO OA NAHA EA HABO RONA, E LE HORE BOPHELO BA SECHABA SA BASOTHO BO TSEBE HO NTLAFALA.

KE LUMELA KA HO TIEA HORE HA LE KA ATLEHA HO PHETHAHATSA BOIKARABELLO BONA, NAHA EA LESOTHO E TLA TSOELAPELE, E BE BOEMONG BOO E KA TSEBANG HO FA BAAHI BA EONA BOPHELO BA KHOTSO, POELANO, LE BOIKETLO, BOO BA BO LABALABELANG.
HANSARD: THURSDAY, 17TH NOVEMBER 2022 7 MOHLOMPHEHI MOOKAMELI OA SENATE, MOHLOMPHEHI MOTSAMAISI OA LIPUISANO, LE LONA LITHO TSE KHABANE; LIQHOLOTSO TSE TOBILENG NAHA HO HLAKILE HORE NAHA EA HABO RONA E TOBANE LE LIPHEPHETSO, LIQHOLOTSO LE MATHATA A MANGATA, EMPA LEHA HO LE JOALO, HA REA TŠOANELA HO INEHELA, HA RE SEBELETSENG HO FETOLA OONA MATHATA ANA MEKOLOKOTOANE EO RE KA EMANG HOLIM’A EONA HA RE BOPA MERALO E MECHA EA KHOLISO EA MORUO OA NAHA LE MAANO A HO NTLAFATSA SECHABA.
BOLUMELI BA SECHABA SA BASOTHO SECHABA SA BASOTHO KE SECHABA SA BOLUMELI; SE RUTUOENG HO BEHA MOLIMO KA PELE LINTHONG TSOHLE; KAHONA, KE KOPA LITHO TSOHLE TSA NTLO ENA, LE BOETAPELE BA NAHA KA KAKARETSO, HORE RE IKOPELE THUSO LE TATAISO HO MORENA MOLIMO, RE TLE RE FIHLELE KATLEHO MERERONG EOHLE EA HO TLISETSA SECHABA KHOTSO, NALA LE BOIKETLO.

HOPOLANG MANTSOE A MOPESALEMA A RENG "EKARE HAESE JEHOVA EA HANSARD: THURSDAY, 17TH NOVEMBER 2022 8 AHANG NTLO, BA E HAHANG BA SEBELETSA LEFELA" (PESALEMA 127:1).
MOHLOMPHEHI MOTSAMAISI OA LIPUISANO, LITHO TSE KHABANE, PALO E THEOHILENG EA BAKHETHI RURI EBILE KATLEHO E KHOLO EA NAHA HO TŠOARA LIKHETHO TSA KHOTSO LE PONALETSO, EMPA RE ELELLETSOE HORE THAHASELLO EA SECHABA EA HO KHETHA E NTSE E FOKOTSEHA.

RE BOETSE RE BONE MONYEBE OO BASOTHO BA O BONTSITSENG HA BA EA LIKHETHONG.
LEKHOTLA LE IKEMETSENG LA KOMISI EA LIKHETHO LE BONTŠITSE HORE KE FEELA KAROLO EA MASHOME A MARARO A METSO E SUPILENG LE SEKOTOANA SA BOSUPA LEKHOLONG (37.7%) EA BATHO BA INGOLISELITSENG LIKHETHO EILENG EA KHETHA.

MOHLOMONG TABA ENA KE LETŠOAO LA HORE SECHABA SE NTSE SE LAHLEHELOA KE TŠEPO LIKHETHONG TSA NAHA, ESITA LE HANSARD: THURSDAY, 17TH NOVEMBER 2022 9 MEKHENG E IKETELANG LIKHETHO.
HO HLAKILE HORE HAEBA BOEMO BONA BO KE KE BA FUMANELOA PHEKO KAPELE, BO TLA QETELLA BO NONYETSA PUSO EA SECHABA KA SECHABA.

HO BEHA SECHABA KA PELE HO TSOHLE KA LEBAKA LENA, KE SE KE IPILETSA HO LONA LITHO TSE KHABANE, HORE HA LE KENA MOSEBETSING OA LONA, MOSEBETSI OO LE O FUOENG KE SECHABA, LE SEBETSE KA MAFOLOFOLO, BOITELO, BOTSEPEHI LE BOITEBALO.

LE BEHE LITLHOKO TSA LESOTHO LE BASOTHO PELE HO TSA LONA LE MEKHA EA HABO LONA.
LE LE LITHO TSA PARAMENTE, LE BAROMUOA BA SECHABA, SECHABA SE BEHILENG TSEPO EA SONA HO LONA HORE LE SE ETSETSE MELAO E TLA NTLAFATSA BOPHELO BA SONA LE HO HOLISA NAHA.

BOSEBELETSING BOO BA LONA, LE HOPOLE KA LINAKO TSOHLE, HO SIRELETSA SERITI SA NTLO ENA E HLOMPHEHANG, NTLO EA SECHABA, KA HO QOBA LE HO NENA LIPUO LE LIKETSO TSE HLOKELANG LITHO TSE LING LE SECHABA HLOMPHO.
KE LUMELA E LE KANNETE HORE BOSEBELETSI BA LONA BO HANSARD: THURSDAY, 17TH NOVEMBER 2022 10 MAKHETHE LE BOETAPELE BO HLOAHLOA LI KA KHUTLISA LE HO NYOLLA, HABONOLO LE KAPELE, TŠEPO EA SECHABA LITABENG TSA LIKHETHO LE LITABENG TSA PUSO KA KAKARETSO.
MOHLOMPHEHI MOTSAMAISI OA LIPUISANO, BAHLOMPHEHI LITHO TSE KHABANE, PHETISO EA MELAO EILENG EA KHAOLETSOA KE NAKO LE TLA HOPOLA HORE, KATHOKO HO LITABA TSA TLHOPHO BOCHA, HO BILE LE LITŠ0ANTŠ0 TSA MOLAO TSE NGATA TSE ILENG TSA PHIRIMELLOA TSELENG HA PARAMENTE EA LESHOME E FELLOA KE NAKO.

LITŠ0ANTŠ0 TSENA TSA MOLAO LI RERETSOE HO MATLAFATSA PUSO EA SECHABA KA SECHABA, HO BABALLA KHOTSO LE BOTSITSO LE HO TLISA PHETOHO BOPHELONG BA SECHABA SA HABO RONA.
KE TŠEPO EA KA HORE NTLO ENA E KHABANE, KA LIKAROLO TSA EONA TSE FAPANENG, HA NAKO E FIHLA, E TLA HLAHLOBA LE HO HANSARD: THURSDAY, 17TH NOVEMBER 2022 8 SEBETSANA LE LITŠ0ANTŠO TSENA TSA MOLAO, LE TSE LING, KA MAFOLOFOLO, BOHLALE LE KA 'NETE EOHLE MOLEMONG OA SECHABA LE NAHA.

ETSOE RE SE RE ITHUTILE HORE LESISITHEHO MOSEBETSING OA BOHLOKOA OA SECHABA LE KA RE TLISETSA LITHOLOANA TSE BOSULA.
MOHLOMPHEHI MOTSAMAISI OA LIPUISANO, LITHO TSE KHABANE, MOSEBETSI OA TLHOPHO-BOCHA HA RE KHUTLELA TABENG EA SOHLOKOA EA TLHOPHO-BOCHA, KE KOPA HO LE ELETSA HORE LE HETLENG MORAO HO HLAHLOBA LIKHOTHALETSO TSA 'MOKA OA SECHASA LE TSA LEKHOTLA LA NAHA LA TLHOPHO-BOCHA (NRA), E LE HORE LE IKHOTSOFATSE HORE LITSOANTSO TSA MOLAO TSE AMANANG LE TLHOPHO- BOCHA, LI FUPERE MAIKUTLO A SECHABA SA SASOTHO.
RE HOPOLENG HORE MOSEBETSI OA TLHOPHO-BOCHA KE MOSESETSI OA SECHABA, 0 RERETSOENG HO HANSARD: THURSDAY, 17TH NOVEMBER 2022 9 TLISETSA SECHABA LE NAHA ENA EA MOSHOESHOE BOTSITSO LE KHOTSO EA 'NETE.

HA KE HLOKE HO LE HOPOTSA HORE MOSEBETSI ONA OA TLHOPHO-BOCHA O MONGATA EBILE O PHARALLETSE HOBANE 0 TLA AMA MAFAPHA A MANGATA A PUSO LE A SECHABA.

KA LEBAKA LENA, KE TLA LEBELLA HORE BOHLE RE TLA IKAKHELA KA SETOTSOANA LE HO KENA KHABONG KA MATLA HO NTŠETSAPELE MOSEBETSI ONA O MOHOLO.
MOSEBETSI ONA RE LOKELA HO O PHETHA RE TŠOARANE KA MATSOHO LE MAFAPHA OHLE A SECHABA KA MEKHAHLELO EA OONA, KA HO KHETHOLAHA, MEKHATLO E IKEMETSENG EA SECHABA (CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS), MEKHATLO EA BOLUMELI (FAITH BASED ORGANISATIONS); MAFAPHA A THUTO (ACADEMIA); BOPHATLALATSI BA LITABA (THE MEDIA); BOEMELI BA KHOEBO E IKEMETSENG (THE PRIVATE SECTOR), LE MEKHATLO LE LINAHA TSE NANG LE SETSOALLE LE NAHA EA LESOTHO (DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS).
HANSARD: THURSDAY, 17TH NOVEMBER 2022 10 MOHLOMPHEHI MOTSAMAISI OA LIPUISANO, LITHO TSE KHABANE, MESEBETSI EA NTLAFATSO LE PHANO EA LITŠEBELETSO LITABENG TSA MESEBETSI EA NTLAFATSO LE PHANO EA LITSEBELETSO HO SECHABA, 'MUSO OA KA O TLA ITHUKHUBETSA KA MATLA HO HOLISA MORUO LE HO LOANTŠA TLALA LE BOFUMA KA HO PHETHAHATSA MESEBETSI E LATELANG E MEHOLO: 1.

PHEHLO EA MOTLAKASE O HLOEKILENG KA MOEA, METSI LE LETSATSI; 2.

NTLAFATSO EA TEMO EA LIJALO LE LIPHOOFOLO LE KANETSO EA LIJO LE PHEPO E NEPAHETSENG; 3.
TLHAHISO EA THEPA KA LIFEME; 4.

KHAHO EA LITSELA, MAROKHO, LE MESEBETSI E MENG E MEHOLO EA SECHABA; 5.

NTLAFATSO EA MERAFO LE LIHLOLILOENG; LE 6.

KHOLISO LE NTLAFATSO EA BOHAHLAULI.

HANSARD: THURSDAY, 17TH NOVEMBER 2022 11 KE TŠEPO EA 'MUSO HORE HA O THAKHOLA LE HO PHETHAHATSA MESEBETSI ENA E MEHOLO, O TLA BE O KENYA LETSOHO TOANTŠONG EA BOTHATA BO BOHOLO BA NAHA ENA E LENG TLHOKAHALO EA MESEBETSI.
HO FETOLOA HA TŠEBELISO EA CHELETE TSA SECHABA 'MUSO OA KAO TLA TSEHETSA PHETHAHATSO EA MESEBETSI ENA KA HO FETOLA TSELA LE SEBOPEHO SEO 'MUSO 0 SEBELISANG CHELETE EA SECHABA.

'MUSO O TLA KENYA TŠEBETSONG MAANO A TLA THUSA HORE CHELETE EA SECHABA E SEBETSE HAHOLO MESEBETSING EA NTLAFATSO E HOLISANG MORUO OA NAHA EA RONA, 'ME O FOKOTSE SEKHAHLA SA TŠEBELISO EA CHELETE MABAKENG LE MESEBETSING EA MEHLA LE MEHLA (RECURRENT EXPENDITURE).
TŠEHETSO EA ’MUSO HO BAHOEBI BA IKEMETSENG 'MUSO O IKEMISELITSE HO TSEHETSA BAHOEBI BA BASOTHO HORE BA KENYE LETSOHO MESEBETSING ENA E MEHOLO, LE E MENG, E LE TSELA EA HO HOLISA KHOEBO KA HARE HO NAHA.

HA LIKHOEBO TSA BASOTHO LI ATLEHA, 'MUSO O TLA EKETSA HANSARD: THURSDAY, 17TH NOVEMBER 2022 l 12 12 MEHLOLI EA CHELETE E KENANG MOKOTLENG OA OONA (TAX REVENUE) E HLAHANG KA HARE HO NAHA.
TABA ENA HAEKA PHETHAHALA, E TLA FOKOTSA HO ITŠETLEHA HOA RONA CHELETENG E TSOANG KA NTLE HO NAHA, JOALOKA CHELETE EA SACU.

MERALO E HLAKILENG EA NTLAFATSO 'MUSO OA KA O TLA TSOELAPELE HO ETSA MERALO E HLAKILENG, E TOTOBATSANG TSE LOKELANG HO FIHLELOA, LE NAKO EO LI TLA FIHLELOA KA EONA.

'MUSO O TLA TEKA LITLALEHO NAKO LE NAKO KA PELE HO NTLO ENA E KHABANE, HO BEHA LONA BAKHETHOA BA SECHABA LE SONA SECHABA KA KAKARETSO, LESELING KA KHATELO-PELE EA MERERO ENA EA NTLAFATSO LE TŠEBETSO EA 'MUSO KA KAKARETSO.
MOHLOMPHEHI MOOKAMELI OA SENATE, MOHLOMPHEHI MOTSAMAISI OA LIPUISANO, LITHO TSE KHABANE, HANSARD: THURSDAY, 17TH NOVEMBER 2022 13 TŠEBELISO EA MAHLALE LE NTLAFATSO EA MORUO KE TABA E SENG E TSEBAHALA HORE KHATELO-PELE EA LITABA TSA MAHLALE E ENTSE HORE HO BONAHALE JOALOKAHA EKA LEFATŠE E SE E LE MOTSANA.

LINAHA LI LOKELA KE HONA HO TŠEHETSANA HORE LI HATELE PELE MORUONG LE HONA HO FUMANA BOTSITSO BA 'NETE.
KA TSELA E TŠOANANG, LESOTHO HASE SEHLEKE-HLEKE, 'ME LE KEKE LA ITŠEKA THAJANA KA HARE HO LINAHA TSA LEFATŠE, ETSOE MOSOTHO ORE "LEFU LA NOHA KE HO TSAMAEA E LE NGOE".

KA LEBAKA LEO, 'MUSO OAKA, 0 TLA TSOELAPELE HO NTLAFATSA, LE HO THEHA MAQHAMA A SETSOALLE LE LINAHA TSE LING TSA AFRIKA LE TSA LEFATŠE, TSE KA BONTŠANG THAHASELLO EA HO THEHA SETSOALLE LE RONA.
LIKAMANO TSA LESOTHO LE LINAHA TSA MACHABA ELE HO LEKA HO EKETSA LITSEBO LE HO NTLAFATSA BOSEBELETSI LITABENG TSA LIKAMANO TSA MEBUSO LE LINAHA, 'MUSO OAKA O TLA FEREHA SEKOLO SE SEHOLO SA SECHABA (NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LESOTHO) HO HLOPHISA MANANE-THUTO HOLIMA LITABA TSA LIKAMANO TSA LINAHA LE HANSARD: THURSDAY, 17TH NOVEMBER 2022 14 MEBUSO (DIPLOMACY).
TAKATSO E KHOLO EA 'MUSO KE HORE KA LETSATSI LE LENG 'MUSO, KA THUSO EA SEKOLO SE SEHOLO SA SECHABA, O THEHE SETSI SA KOETLISO LITABENG TSA LIKAMANO TSA LINAHA LE MEBUSO (FOREIGN SERVICE INSTITUTE).

'MUSO O ELELLETSOE HORE NAHA EA RONA E HLOKA BOSEBELETSI LE BOHLANKA BO NANG LE LITSEBO LE BOIPHIHLELO LITABENG TSA LIKAMANO TSA MEBUSO LE LINAHA; BOHLANKA BO KA TSEBANG HO FUMAHELA NAHA EA LESOTHO MELEMO HA BO FUOE THOMO EA HO EMELA NAHA MACHABENG.
TŠEHETSO LE TLHOMPHO EA MEKHATLO EA MACHABA 'MUSO OA KA O TLA TSOELAPELE HO TŠEHETSA LE HO HLOMPHA LIQETO LE MAANO A MOKHATLO OA MACHABA A KOPANENG (UNITED NATIONS), LE MEKHATLO E MENG EA LEFATŠE EO RE LENG LITHO HO EONA.
RE TLA EMA LE LINAHA TSA LEFATŠE HO LOANTŠA LITLA-MORAO TSA PHETOHO EA LEHOLIMO {CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION), HO LOANTŠA BOKHUKHUNI (TERRORISM), HO FELISA KHOEBISANO KA BATHO (HUMAN TRAFFICKING), HO FELISA LIBETSA TSE KOTSI, HO HANSARD: THURSDAY, 17TH NOVEMBER 2022 15 TŠEHETSA THAROLLO EA LIKHOHLANO TSA LIPOLOTIKI KA LIPUISANO (PEACEFUL RESOLUTION OF CONFLICTS) LE HO BABALLA LITOKELO TSA MANTLHA TSA BOTHO (RESPECT AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS).
POULELO LE PABALLO EA MAQHAMA A SETSOALLE PAKENG TSA LESOTHO LE AFORIKA BOROA KAHA 'MATLO HO CHA MABAPI', 'MUSO OAKA O TLA TSOELAPELE HO BOULELA LE HO BABALLA MAQHAMA A SETSOALLE, A TEBILENG, LIPAKENG TSA LESOTHO LE NAHA EA AFRIKA BOROA.

E LE HO PAKAHATSA HORE LINAHA TSENA TSE PELI LI NA LE SEPHEO SA HO MATLAFATSA LIKAMANO, LI ILE TSA KENA TUMELLANONG E NCHA EA TŠEBELISANO 'MOHO E BITSOANG Bl-NATIONAL COMMISSION OF COOPERATION.
HA RA MELEMO E MENGATA E TLA HLAHA TUMELLANONG ENA, RE TŠEPA HORE RE TLA FUMANA THAROLLO E TLA NOLOFATSA MOTSAMAO OA BATHO LE HO TŠELA HOA THEPA MALIBOHONG A LINAHA TSE PELI, RE FUMANE THAROLLO LITABENG TSA LITOKOMANE TSE LUMELLANG BASOTHO HO SEBETSA LE HO KENA LIKOLO KA AFRIKA BOROA, RE BE LE TŠEBELISANO 'MOHO HANSARD: THURSDAY, 17TH NOVEMBER 2022 16 E MATLA TOANTŠONG EA LITLOLO TSA MOLAO MEELING EA RONA, E KENYELLETSANG TOANTŠONG EA BOSHOLU BA LIPHOOFOLO, LE HO SEBETSA 'MOHO TOANTŠONG EA LITLOLO TSA MOLAO TSE ETSAHALANG MERAFONG E SENG E KOETSOE.
NTLAFATSO EA TEMO LE PHUMANTŠO EA LISEBELISUOA 'MUSO O TLA SEBETSA KA THATA HO MATLAFATSA TEMO LE TLHAHISO EA LIJO KA HO ETSA HORE LISEBELISOA TSA TEMO LI FUMANEHE KA NAKO.

LEKALA LA TEMO LE BOETSE LE TLA THUSA LIHOAI HO KENA KA MATLA TEMONG EA NOESETSO ELE HO FOKOTSA SEKHAHLA SA LITLA-MORAO TSA PHETOHO EA LEHOLIMO TLHAHISONG EA LIJO.
'MUSO OTLA TSOELAPELE HO MATLAFATSA MERALO EA HO NTLAFATSA TEMO EA LIPHOOFOLO, HAHOLO-HOLO LIKHUTŠOANE, ELE HORE BOEA BA NAHA EBE BA BOLENG BO HOLIMO, BO KHAHLANG BAREKI LIMMARAKENG TSA MACHABA.

HANSARD: THURSDAY, 17TH NOVEMBER 2022 17 TŠEBELISO LE PABALLO EA METSI BOHLE REA TSEBA HORE MORENA MOLIMO O HLOHONOLOFALITSE NAHA EA RONA KA LETLOTLO LE LEHOLO, ELENG METSI.

METSI A RONA A HLAHA MEHLOLING LE MEKHOABONG E TLETSENG NAHA ENA, EBE A PHALLA, HO TLOHA MOO MEKHOABONG, HO FEPELA LINOKANA LE LINOKA.
KAHONA, 'MUSO O TLA THUSA SECHABA SE PHELANG PEL’A MEKHOABO HO BABALLA MEHLOLI ENA E LE HORE E TLE E TSOELEPELE HO FEPA LINOKANA LE LINOKA TSA RONA METSI A HLOEKILENG MOLEMONG OA BOPHELO BO BOTLE BA SECHABA LE MOLEMONG OA TSOELOPELE EA NAHA.

HAPE, 'MUSO O TLA AKOFISA PHEPELO EA METSI LITOROPONG, METSENG LE METSANENG; A TLE A SEBELISOE MOLEMONG OA BASOTHO KA HAR’A NAHA; 'ME A RE SALLETSENG RE TLA TSOELAPELE HO A REKISETSA AFORIKA BOROA, ESITA LE NAHA EA BOTSWANA.
HO THEHOA HA LIKHOEBO TSE NYANE LE TSE KHOLO ELE HO NTŠETSAPELE LIKHOEBO, 'MUSO OAKA O TLA PHETHAHATSA LEANO LA HO BATALATSA MABALA LE HO TATAISA HO THEHOA HA LIKHOEBO TSE NYANE LE TSE KHOLO HANSARD: THURSDAY, 17TH NOVEMBER 2022 18 LE NTLAFATSO EA TSONA.

'MUSO OTLA BOELA O THEHE SESIU SA MANANE A LIKHOEBO LE NGOLISO EA TSONA TLASA BOHOKAHANYI BA LEKALA LA TSA LEHAE.
LEKALA LA KHOEBO LE TLA POTOLOHA LE NAHA HO KHOTHALETSA BASOTHO HO THEHA LIKOPORASI LE HO BA THUSA HO FUMANTSOA LIKALIMO TSA LICHELETE HORE BA TSEBE HO THEHA MESEBETSI.

N T L A F A T S O E A B O H A H L A U L I 'MUSO O TLA BOELA O SEBETSE KA THATA HO NTLAFATSA BOHAHLAULI KA HAR’A NAHA KA HO NTLAFATSA LIBAKA TSA BOHAHLAULI, HO BABALLA TIKOLOHO LE HO THUSA BASOTHO HO ETSA LIHLAHISOA TSEO BA KA ITHEKISETSANG TSONA KA SEPHEO SA HORE BA IPHELISE, EBILE BA NTSE BA KENYA LETSOHO HO MATLAFATSA MORUO QA NAHA.
NTLAFATSO EA THUTO 'MUSO O TLA TSOELAPELE KA THUTO E SA LEFELLOENG EA MATHOMO LE HO FEPA BARUTOANA LIKOLONG TSEO TSA MATHAMO.

'MUSO O TLA SEBETSA LE LIKOLO TSE KHOLO TSA NAHA (TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS) HO HLAHLOBA MANANE-THUTO A TSONA KA SEPHEO SA HO A NYALANYA LE LITLHOKO TSA HANSARD: THURSDAY, 17TH NOVEMBER 2022 19 NAHA; LE HO MATLAFATSA LITHUTO TSE KA KOETLISETSANG BACHA HO ITŠOARELA KA MATSOHO LE HO ITHEHELA MESEBETSI.
N T L A F A T S O E A L I P A P A L I , B O N O N O L E B O Q A P I 'MUSO OTLA BOELA O NTLAFATSE LIPAPALI, BONONO, LE BOQAPI LITABENG TSEO, LE HO AHA MABALA A LIPAPALI 'MUSO O TLA NTLAFATSA LITŠEBELETSO TSA BOPHELO KA HO THUSA LITSI TSA BOPHELO - TSE KHOLO LE TSE NYANE KA LINGAKA, BAOKI LE LITLHARE.

'MUSO O TLA ETSA KA MATLA HORE LITŠEBELETO TSA BOPHELO METSENG LE TSONA LIA MATLAFATSOA.
'MUSO OAKA O KE KE OA KHAOTSA HO LOANTŠA LEFU LA HIV LE AIDS HOBANE LE NTSE LE TSOELAPELE HO QETA BANA BA BASOTHO.

'MUSO O TLA LOANTŠA KHOLUMOLUMO ENA 0 TSOARANE KA MATSOHO LE MEKHATLO E IKEMETSENG KA HARA NAHA LE BAFANI LE BATŠEHETSI BA RONA BAO E SALE RE LOANA NTOA ENA LE BONA.
HANSARD: THURSDAY, 17TH NOVEMBER 2022 20 MOHLOMPHEHI MOTSAMAISI OA LIPUISANO, BAHLOMPHEHI LITHO TSE KHABANE, THIBELO EA LITLOLO TSA MOLAO RE LIPAKI HORE LITLOLO TSA MOLAO TSE KENYELLETSANG BOSHOLU BA BOQHOBANE, LIPOLAO TSA BATHO KA SEHLOHO, THLEKEFETSO EA BASALI LE BANA, LE TSE LING TSE NGATA, KE LINTHO TSE PHELISANG SECHABA HABOHLOKO.

TABENG ENA, 'MUSO O TLA TSOELA-PELE KA MATŠOLO A HO THIBELA LITLOLO TSENA TSA MOLAO KA THUSO EA MAFAPHA ’ OHLE A TŠIRELETSO.
'MUSO O TLA BOELA O TSOELEPELE HO SEBELISANA LE LINAHA TSA SADC KA LITABA TSA POLOKO EA KHOTSO LE BOTSITSO TIKOLOHONG ENA EA RONA JOALOKAHA BAHLABANI BA RONA BA NTSE BA ETSA JOALO NAHENG EA MOZAMBIQUE.
MOHLOMPHEHI MOTSAMAISI OA LIPUISANO, LE LONA LITHO TSE KHABANE, HANSARD: THURSDAY, 17TH NOVEMBER 2022 21 PUSO E HLOEKILENG EA MOLAO LE PHELISO EA BOBOLU LE BOMENEMENE ELE HO NETEFATSA HORE 'MUSO O IKEMESELITSE HO BOPA PUSO E HLOEKILENG EA MOLAO, O TLA SEBETSA KA THATA HO LOANTŠA BOBOLU LE TŠEBELISO E MPE EA LICHELETE TSA SECHABA.

'MUSO O TLA FIHLELA SENA, KA HO MATLAFATSA LITSI TSA TOANTŠO EA BOBOLU LE BOMENEMENE; LI TLATSETSOE KA LISEBELISUOA TSE TLA AKOFISA TŠEBETSO EA TSONA.
HA ’MUSO O KA ATLEHA MORERONG ONA, SECHABA LE METSOALLE EA RONA BA TLA RUOA TŠEPO MABAPI LE TŠEBELISO E NTLE EA LICHELETE TSA SECHABA.

'MUSO 0 LUMELA HORE BOIKEMISETSO BA OONA HO LOANTSA BOBOLU BO TLA KHOTHATSA BAFANI HO TSOELAPELE LE HO ETSA LITHUSO TSEO BA FANANG KA TSONA HO NAHA EA LESOTHO.

HAPE, 'MUSO O TLA THUSA MAKHOTLA HORE EBE LITSI TSE IKEMETSENG, TSE TLA ABA HANSARD: THURSDAY, 17TH NOVEMBER 2022 22 TOKA HO SENA LITSEKAMELO TSA MOFUTA OFE KAPA OFE.
KABO EA TOKA, KA NEPO LE KA NAKO, E TSIRELETSA SECHABA LE NAHA HO LITLOLI TSA MOLAO, EBILE E MATLAFATSA BOTSITSO BA NAHA.
HANSARD: THURSDAY, 17TH NOVEMBER 2022 23 YOUR EXCELLENCIES, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, ENACTMENT OF NATIONAL REFORMS BILL AND OTHER REFORM ORIENTED BILLS THE ELEVENTH (11TH) PARLIAMENT, THAT WE HAVE THE PLEASURE TO OFFICIALLY OPEN TODAY, WILL ENSURE THAT THE NATIONAL REFORMS BILL, AND OTHER REFORM ORIENTED BILLS, THAT COULD NOT BE CONCLUDED BY THE TENTH (10th) PARLIAMENT, ARE ENACTED AS A MATTER OF PRIORITY.
THE GOVERNMENT IS FURTHER COGNIZANT OF THE FACT THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF BILLS THAT WERE NOT PASSED BY THE 10TH PARLIAMENT AND IT WILL WORK IN EARNEST, WITH THE 11TH PARLIAMENT, THROUGH ITS PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES, TO ENSURE THAT THOSE BILLS AND OTHER IMPORTANT BILLS ARE ENACTED.
STIMULATING ECONOMIC GROWTH MY GOVERNMENT IS DETERMINED TO TURN AROUND LESOTHO'S FORTUNES AND, TO THIS END, IT WILL WORK IN HANSARD: THURSDAY, 17TH NOVEMBER 2022 24 COLLABORATION WITH ALL STAKEHOLDERS TO BRING INTO OPERATION PROGRAMMES THAT ARE GEARED TOWARDS STIMULATING ECONOMIC GROWTH.
THESE WILL BE IN AREAS SUCH AS: • INVESTMENT IN AGRO INDUSTRY, FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION; • EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS AS WELL AS SELLING SURPLUS WATER TO COUNTRIES SUCH AS SOUTH AFRICA AND BOTSWANA; • REHABILITATION OF ROADS AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS; • GENERATION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY; • IMPROVEMENT OF THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR; HANSARD: THURSDAY, 17TH NOVEMBER 2022 25 • REVIEW OF THE MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE MINING SECTOR; AND • DEVELOPMENT OF THE TOURISM SECTOR.
MAINTAINING MEMBERSHIP OF INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY MY GOVERNMENT WILL REMAIN AN ACTIVE AND LOYAL MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AND MAINTAIN ITS MEMBERSHIP TO THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE UNITED NATIONS AND ALL ITS AGENCIES, THE COMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS, THE AFRICAN UNION AND THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY, TO NAME BUT A FEW.
WE SHALL REMAIN COMMITTED AND LOYAL TO THESE ORGANISATONS BECAUSE WE SHARE THE COMMON IDEALS AND PRINCIPLES WHICH WE BELIEVE ARE ESSENTIAL IN MAINTAING REGIONAL, CONTINENTAL AND GLOBAL STABILITY, PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT.
HANSARD: THURSDAY, 17TH NOVEMBER 2022 26 ADHERENCE TO THE PRINCIPLE OF MULTILATERALISM MY GOVERNMENT WILL, TOGETHER WITH LIKE-MINDED COUNTRIES, STRIVE AND ADVOCATE FOR ADHERENCE TO THE PRINCIPLE OF MULTILATERALISM IN THE QUEST TO ACHIEVE INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND IN ADDRESSING ALL CHALLENGES THAT THREATEN OUR WORLD IN THESE TIMES.
SOME OF THESE CHALLENGES ARE CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS RAMIFICATIONS, DEMOCRATIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS, RESPONSE TO INTERNATIONAL DISASTERS LIKE COVID19, CONFLICTS BETWEEN NATIONS, RESPECTS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND ELIMINATION OF ANY FORM OF DISCRIMINATION.

IN THIS REGARD, LESOTHO WILL STAND WITH THOSE WHO CALL FOR A GLOBAL ORDER THAT RECOGNISES AND PROMOTES THE IMPORTANCE OF INCLUSIVE CONSULTATIONS AND CONSESUS BUILDING WHEN DEALING WITH ISSUES OF GLOBAL IMPORTANCE AND SIGNIFICANCE.
COMMITMENT TO THE PROCESS OF PERIODIC PRESENTATION OF REPORTS IN ORDER TO ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY, MY GOVERNMENT IS COMMITTED TO THE PROCESS OF PERIODIC PRESENTATION OF REPORTS TO THIS AUGUST HOUSE HANSARD: THURSDAY, 17TH NOVEMBER 2022 27 TO KEEP THE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT AND THE NATION AT LARGE INFORMED OF THE PROGRAMMES OF GOVERNMENT AND OF PROGRESS IN THEIR IMPLEMENTATION.
ENSURING THAT THE RULE OF LAW IS UPHELD AND ERADICATING CORRUPTION MY GOVERNMENT REMAINS RESOLUTE TO ENSURE THAT THE RULE OF LAW IS UPHELD.

IT IS THE COMMITMENT OF MY GOVERNMENT TO FIGHT CORRUPTION AT ALL COSTS AND FROM ALL ENDS.

INSTITUTIONS ESTABLISHED FOR THIS PURPOSE WILL BE EMPOWERED TO DISCHARGE THEIR MANDATE EFFECTIVELY AND WITHOUT FEAR OR FAVOUR.
A CALL HAS ALSO BEEN MADE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND THE JUDICIARY TO STRENGTHEN THEIR EFFORTS IN ENSURING THAT CRIMINALS ARE BROUGHT TO BOOK AND THAT JUSTICE IS FAIRLY AND EVENLY ADMINISTERED TO ALL IN A TIMELY MANNER.

HANSARD: THURSDAY, 17TH NOVEMBER 2022 28 MOHLOMPHEHI MOOKAMELI OA SENATE, MOHLOMPHEHI MOTSAMAISI OA LIPUISANO, LE LONA LITHO TSE KHABANE; HA KE PHETHELA PUO ENA EAKA, KE LAKALETSA LITHO TSOHLE TSE KHABANE TSA PARAMENTE ENA EA LESHOME LE MOTSO 0 MONG KATLEHO MOSEBETSING OA BONA.
KE TŠEPO EA KA HORE KA BOSEBELETSI BA LONA, BO TLA TATAISOA KE LERATO LE QENEHELO EA SECHABA, BASOTHO BA TLA PHOLOHA BOKHOBENG BA TLALA LE BOFUMA, 'ME NAHA EA HABO RONA E NTLAFALE MOLEMONG OA BOHLE.

MOLIMO O BOLOKE LESOTHO, MOLIMO O BOLOKE BASOTHO KHOTSO!

PULA!

NALA!

[LIATLA] [Parliament adjourned at 11:55 a.m. and the House resumed at 12:18 a.m.] RT.

HON.

MR. SPEAKER: Litho tse Khabane, mangolo ke ana: HANSARD: THURSDAY, 17TH NOVEMBER, 2022 29 HANSARD: THURSDAY, 17TH NOVEMBER, 2022 30 RT.

HON.
HON.

MR. SPEAKER: Litho tse Khabane holatela mangolo ana, re qalile joale ho sebeletsa taba ea ho phethahatsoa ha ngollano ena le tsebiso ena eo re e fumaneng ka la leshome le metso e ’mene khoeling eona ena ea Pulungoana (14th November).

Honourable Members, we have come to the end of today’s Business and the House is adjourned until tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m. ADJOURNMENT There being no further Business upon the Order Paper, The Rt.

Hon.
Hon.

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

16 (2).

The House accordingly adjourned at 12:25 p.m. HANSARD: THURSDAY, 17TH NOVEMBER, 2022 31