DC cries foul
MASERU — The main opposition Democratic Congress (DC) party says it is not happy with the “appalling” treatment its MPs are receiving in parliament.
The party’s deputy leader, Monyane Moleleki, told a media briefing in Maseru yesterday that the DC was being discriminated against in parliament by being denied a chance to participate fully on the budget which “utterly undermines the role of parliament”.
“We’re angered by the manner in which the budget is being handled in parliament and the utter disrespect of the august House by the coalition government,” Moleleki said.
“We do have the intention in assisting government to pass the budget and allocate funds so that the needs of the people can be met. We do want this budget to pass on time.”
But, Moleleki alleged, the Speaker of the National Assembly Sephiri Motanyane was flouting procedures of the House and in the process “is also dragging this honourable House on thorny ground”.
“So far we have not opposed the passing of the budget. But there’s a tendency by the government side to ignore views of the opposition if they don’t sit well with them.”
Moleleki said “there’s also this bad practice of misusing the portfolio committees to keep issues that we raise instead of bringing them into the House. They did the same with the budget, tabling it on February 22 then shelving it for 24 days before bringing it back into the house.”
Moleleki was flanked by Tlohang Sekhamane, Semano Sekatle, Hloaele Mokoto, Mootsi Lehata, Mathibeli Mokhothu, Tsukutlane Au and Serialong Qoo, all DC MPs and the party’s shadow cabinet ministers.
Reading from a press release, Sekhamane said it was evident that government was taking parliament for granted adding “it has absolutely no regard for parliamentary processes”.
“It is bent on manipulating and maneuvering the budget process for political gain with no regard whatsoever for the opinions and ideas from representatives of the people,” Sekhamane said.
“We as the opposition took a stance and used every instrument at our disposal to block this absurdity. On Monday March 18 alone, the DC orchestrated two divisions of the House in order to emphasise its position in the attempt of the government to bulldoze and steamroll the budget process.”
“We would want to warn the nation that this budget process (has) very serious flaws. Government ministries have granted half their normal time to present their submissions and hear feedback from members.”
The DC was referring to the furious debate on Monday in the National Assembly where the report on the Budget and Estimates for the Financial Year 2013/2014 by the Portfolio Committee on the Economic and Development Cluster was passed by the House despite misgivings by the opposition.
During Monday’s debate, the opposition was of the opinion that since the report was being tabled for the first time, it was only prudent that MPs took it home with them to read, understand and form informed opinions on it before it was discussed in parliament.
But it was not to be.
Instead, it was first proposed that Standing Order (91) (5) be suspended in respect of the report.
The motion to push the report through into the House was voted for with government’s 58 votes against the opposition’s 39 votes.
Motanyane said although he was aware that although the report had just been tabled “I will give you from 3:35pm to 5pm to study the report”.
“It is elegantly put and short too,” Motanyane said.
After the break, the DC MP for the Lebakeng constituency Semano Sekatle made the point of order that Motanyane did not have the right to prescribe the length of time in which members should study the report.
“You decided to suspend this House earlier, which you have the right to do. What I don’t understand is what powers you have to prescribe for the time to read a report that’s supposed to be debated in this House,” Sekatle said.
“Honourable member for Lebakeng, you are right that I have the authority to suspend. Every suspension, like every adjournment has a time frame. It must be specific,” Motanyane said to applause from the government gallery.
“My question is based on where you derive the authority to decide the period of time in which the report should be read, not when we should return to the House after an adjournment,” a furious Sekatle said.
“No, the house has resolved,” Motanyane said.
“No, it hasn’t resolved,” Sekatle responded.
Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) PR MP Lebohang Ntšinyi then chipped in with a point of order, telling Motanyane that it was abominable that Sekatle was standing and motioning at him while he was addressing the House adding “it’s not supposed to be the manner in which we conduct ourselves”.
“I therefore propose that the MP for Lebakeng withdraws his statement and refrain from his actions,” Ntšinyi said.
“Honourable member (Ntšinyi), that’s water under the bridge,” a seemingly disinterested Motanyane said.
The Qacha’s Nek MP Ponts’o Sekatle also raised what she described as serious flaws on the report after it was voted that it be adopted by the House by government’s 57 votes to the opposition’s 39.
Because Motanyane had refused DC MPs’ points order saying they asking for them simply to sow further confusion, Sekatle told the Speaker that it was a shame that an senior person of his standing who had been in parliament since 1965 could be so bitter that “you can’t even differentiate between those who have substantial issues to raise and those delaying the House’s work”.
On the weaknesses of the report, Sekatle pointed that it said there was a substantial decline in the capital budget of M552.1 million of 10.3 percent from M5.396 million in the fiscal year 2012/2012 to M4, 842.5 million in 2013/2014.
“Qacha’s Nek is indeed surprised. We’re scared because whereas we thought Lesotho was progressing in terms of development and other projects carried out by the seventh parliament, the Eighth Parliament has immensely cut down such funds,” Sekatle said to applause.
“The recurrent budget continues to take a larger allocation which is 66.76 percent of the national budget. The House may wish to know that the recurrent budget stood at 61 percent in 2011/2012 and 2012/2013.”
“This means that what the previous government was doing its best to cut down has been increased this time around. What are the reasons behind this? It should also be taken into consideration that only 19 percent of last year’s budget was utilised.”
The other complaint raised was that ministries had only been given one hour to make their presentations, a situation which the DC claimed was unfair because “it denies us the opportunity to ask questions”.
“It is unfortunate the length of time given ministries to make their budget presentations. That is where we were supposed to be given the opportunity to air views based on the condition of our constituencies,” Sekatle said.
Comment by Principles! on 21 March 2013:
Le ne le itse ho tlaba joang mapotoana! Ke hona le utloisisang na ho bohloko joang ho se mameloe. Wht goes around comes around
Comment by Scorpion on 21 March 2013:
Na ke re ba ke ba fuoe platform ea ho ba vocal ka bobulu bona bo bokana nke re bone na ba tla nne ba hule lichoke tsena tsa bona hakana. ba idlelela holimo joalo ka koloi tse hutsoeng li choke ba hlotsoe ho runner naha ha ba ne ba ena le monyetla. Ba e liile naha ena. Ba khopo batho ba na. Meharo ke ntho e joang ha eka e tsa batho ba se nang lihlong tje?
Comment by Pitso on 21 March 2013:
Moleleki eena haa phele hantle kq hloohong ka mona oa kula.O batla ba mameloe ha bona ba kile ba mamela mang.Hona o tsebang kaho nts’etsa naha pele?Haa ka eme Ngoana Ntja aka shebelle bo Abutiae haba isa Lesotho kanana!!!
Comment by semenekane on 21 March 2013:
Ma – Pitsa se la re senyetsang nako ka lintho tse sa utloahaleng. Naha ena ha ea tsoelapele ka lebaka la bobolu bona ba lona Mahaletere.
‘Muso o tatile ho fana ka lits’ebelletso ho Basotho kahona Ma-Pitsa se lare senyetsang nako hle.
Uena Mahaletere qetellong ea letsatsi u tlo ea Ntloana-Ts’oana ka chelete eane ea metsi a Lihlaba o e jeleng. Nxa!
Comment by Mabuketsa on 21 March 2013:
pontso le monnanyana enoa oa hae ba iqeta matla feela. Ba tla ithlathlatha mahala, budget oena ea feta. Ha ele moleleki mahaletere eena ke sephoqo sa sehole. Oa itebatsa hore ke mesebetsi ea hae ena paramenteng e fetileng. Ha ana lihlong a nyonyehang. ‘poho re e pana e bohla.’joale ho na le hore ba e pane, ke likhapha feela tse kopaneng le mamina. Nxa!
Comment by Machesetsa Morumobe on 21 March 2013:
nxa! Masoebe haa kelello sekokotoana sena sa li pampers. Fla ntse re tla ho lona manasi.
Comment by lesothohaeso on 21 March 2013:
Hey lona, why le sa commente ka litaba tsa article. Budget directly or indirectly affects you all. But due to the ignorance you have shown you have attacked the man and not the issue at hand.you criticise people of your same nation like a south african will treat a foreigner. No one swore in parliament, no one talked abt a fecal matter in the house but you group of men and women have attacked peoples personality like you know them well. Like u have seen them with mucus coming down their faces. And even though I understand that commentaters on this wall hide behind their disrespectfull words due to their lack of knowledge of process and act like they have been given an overnight diploma in governance. I would like to just say that the thought process alone here is flawed and that I pray all of you gets an education and appreciation for government and all its functions be it executive, legislature and judiciary
Comment by Antonio on 21 March 2013:
Ea bokolla poto joale
Comment by sisbenny on 21 March 2013:
Ha li baje,ha ene ele lona hone ho le monate.ho bona Coalition,eta ho lla sa lona joale.
Comment by Sue on 21 March 2013:
ha e ne eba ‘muso oa Moleleki le ba habo o nts’elitse naha ena pele re ka be re ntse re sa supe ka menoana hohang, o ne a tseba hore o tla batla ho mameloa!! halaaaaaaala, kea ipotsa hore na etlare 2017 e fihla batho marama a tla be a fafatsehile ho le hokae ke ho lla, chuoo, athe ho monate tje ho kotsomala tulo sa ndemps
Comment by Lefefooane on 21 March 2013:
“…..Malebo qeta re tsebe ho vouta….”
Comment by sisbenny on 21 March 2013:
ke re coalition uena o letse katara,bana bona ba jive.heneng ba le etsa bana ba bona ka moo.o bohloko joale ha u khutlela sefateng molumu.ho bona.
Comment by Lefefooane on 21 March 2013:
I remember the numerous “point of order” made during the announciation of the formation of DC in February last year and the then speaker Ntloi Motsamai never listenmed to opposition. I remember when she called some mps to stay behind the speakers sit instead of voting. It was during that same parliament during which Libe Moremoholo (then ABC MP for Likhetlane) was docked his 6 months salary for no reason at all. Where was Moleleki then when such an injustice was being done to the “opposition”. Monna enoa ese ke ea ba o nahana re lebetse tsela eo Ntlhoi Motsamail a neng a bapala opposition seeta ka teng. I remember when Ntlhoi Motsamai refused Tom to be leader of opposition a sebelisa molao oa litseana tsa maparente and not the constitution. A o banna the list is endless.
Comment by Moroetsana on 21 March 2013:
lesothohaeso monnaeso, u opile khomo lenaka. I support the political process in Lesotho, even party politics, but there is a constant disappointment with the commentary we put forward which is disgraceful, marred with insults, ignorance and bigotry. Just to service our verbal diarrhea tendencies, we neglect to comment even on the budget that affects us as a nation (it may be driven through the political process but it is a national issue). I wonder how of the people here who are so eloquent in insults are in touch with in-depth national political, economic and social issues;just wondering. I also realize anybody against the low level commentary above is referred to as “poto”. It looks like we ca never as some Basotho come to a space where we can agree to disagree with naming each other. Sorry state indeed.
Comment by Kokoana on 21 March 2013:
Ha ba lule ba ntse ba tlibiliha bano ka mono. Ba nahana ke bo mang bona. Moja pele o tsoana le moja morao.
Comment by Scorpion on 21 March 2013:
Ha re batle ho utloa ofe kapa ofe ua batho bana ba liileng naha ba ahlama. Ba supa mang phoso bona?
Comment by Sbegdene on 21 March 2013:
Basotho ke likoata tse kekeng tsa tsoa tlaleng le khale! Chaba se sooto sa litlhapa le bokhonatha. Instead of dwelling on the issue at hand, ba busy ka li personal attacks. Sis, this is nauseating!!!!
Comment by Mokoko oa Lihlaba on 21 March 2013:
Ako le utlueng moleleki le bo pontso hleng, ke ntho e o ba neng ba e etsa opposition ena joale ,tsatsing lena ba tseba hore ba lle,ke hona ba sa tlo lla masholu ana a ithuisitseng ka chelete tsa naha.Naha ea Lesotho ke lesupi tjena ka baka la bona ,joale ha banna le basali ba ratang ho ntsetsa naha ena pele, ba isa litsebeletso sechabeng ,bare nyoe nyoe budget budget ,fotsek ha balo oela matjoing koana ,ba shebelle banna le basali ha basebeletsa sechaba.Chaba se lapile ,re batla litsebetso eseng hohong ,ho bona coalation gov.I wish you all the best .Le tlohele bana ba ‘ne ba hobule khoeli.
Comment by vocalist on 21 March 2013:
le lebala kapele hee, hale koetela muso mosadi eo hothoeng ke Nthloi Motsamai ona nna a etsa sena seo Veteran Sephiri ase etsang. Bale totlotsa ka molamu wa lona. Le rutile tsoene ho jaeva. Ho bona till Halti a beola
Comment by Thakabanna on 21 March 2013:
hahahahaa Mokola are U serious?
Comment by lerato on 21 March 2013:
Ke bona eka moleleki o se a nahana ka ditelu joale eseng kelello joale. Ho bona coalition.
Comment by Moleleki on 21 March 2013:
The main problem was everything was done in English and we as DC MP’s couldn’t follow at all…..!
Comment by mpi on 21 March 2013:
“On the weaknesses of the report, Sekatle pointed that it said there was a substantial decline in the capital budget of M552.1 million of 10.3 percent from M5.396 million in the fiscal year 2012/2012 to M4, 842.5 million in 2013/2014.”
bohloko ke hore bongata ba eona bone bo se na thuso e ne e ea lipokothong tsa bona ka li company tseo ba patileng hore ke tsa bona. sis!
Comment by THOKOLOSI on 21 March 2013:
pheping bana beso ba ma potoana ba batle, kea tseba taba ena e bohloko empa bonnete ke hore le rona ne ntse re sa mamele opposition ha ntse re le litulong. bonyane re jele chelete ea naha 4 14yrs re sa e ntshetse pele ha hona taba ha re toheleng meleko ena e ke sebetse pele rona re tle re fihle ka ho senya hape haeba re ka ba lehlohonolo la ho wina likhetho ka 2017
Comment by Monatala on 21 March 2013:
the i ssue of budget has to be the citizenry’s not only to look at it as a battle between opposition and “government” in the parliament. hana what are the impacts of the flawed budget procedures or discussions in the House? who actually suffers the consequences, isn’t it US the public? BASOTHO RE TLA HOLANG NENG?
Comment by Le Nonyana on 21 March 2013:
Ho bona Motanyane ha e ne e le Moroetsana Ntlhoi hono ho le monate le tsamaea le utsoa puso masholu ting. Ke hona le tlo lla uena Chobolo u pelo e mpe le monnanyana enoa oa hao helele loooooona!
Comment by Suprise Moriri on 21 March 2013:
Helele luneeeee mapots…….what goes around comes around, se khuetsoe ke liboy lisele-sele
Comment by julio on 21 March 2013:
Lona ba ntseng ba sokelana le rohakana, ho so tsotellehe hore na leba mekha efe, le tla lula le le livictim tsa li verbal attacks. Haele batho bohle ba paramenteng le bana ba bona ba tla lula ba phela ha monate. itlhahlobe hohle moo o teng ha o ntso comment. Are benefiting anything ha ho ntso bapaloa melao e sa fete?
Comment by semenekane on 21 March 2013:
Budget e fetisitsoe khale koana. Lona ba itseng bare re bue ka eona le ea pota. Re bueng ka eona e ka feta mesebetsi ea sechaba ea tsoelapele.
Enoa eo bareng ke Mahaletere eena re tla mohopotsa tsa hae, naha ena ea kikitlela moruong ka lebaka la Mahaletere enoa ea meharo joalo ka Fariki. Ebe batho ba bang ba ikeme ka leshome le senang metso hore re ea mofutuhela, go hang sons of seekers. Nxa!
Comment by Goduka on 21 March 2013:
If you watch enough people talk about politics, you’ll quickly conclude most people just aren’t very good at it. There’s often a kind of emotional intensity that clouds communication. But there’s also a general lack of skill at articulating the complex ideas and frequently-unexamined principles that motivate so much political disagreement. Aroon Roose Powell
Comment by lefika on 21 March 2013:
Mona ke lesotho,ntja eja ntjanyana,nhloi motsamai ona nna a decliera a bunch of DC fools 2 b government afta de split 4rm LCD
Comment by selehe on 21 March 2013:
Those who were too young when the National Party was last in government in 1986 have no idea how it is to be ruled by fear and threats! Ke utluile mmele oa ka u baleha ha ke bona Bacha-ba-BNP ke feta ka tsela Ha-’Masana mono … Kea utloa kea ts’ba!
Comment by Apole on 21 March 2013:
Joona oe! Ho monate ho busa batho basa tloaelang ho busa hape bane ba sa nahane ho busoa. Lekhoakhoa le Motanyane ke boy tse tsebang ho busa ka molao hantle. Ichuoe
Comment by Lefefooane on 21 March 2013:
@Vocalist, kannete ba lebala kapele. E ka re ka bapalloa lebanta leno. Ke hopola ho na le monna emo tenya tjena a bokolla “point of order, point of order Mohlomphehi”. Ke hopola monhali maphalla a nkile buka e tala tjena eo eena maphalla a neng a re ke Lesotho constitution joale Maphalla a re “point of order, point of order madam speaker”. Ao, the then speaker never gsave him chance. Tsatsing leo, ho be hole teng banna le basali ba apereng meaparo e mekhubelu ea lipolotiki. In my entire life life it was my first time seeing MPs in party regalia and merchandise. Ka ipotsa hore na speaker o kae? Kajeno I am told the red club ke eona e llang ka hore ha ba fuoe monyetla oa ho bua. It’s pity it has to happen so fast to DC.
Comment by thuwana on 21 March 2013:
hobona potoana bare tsepisitse ntho li hana hofela bana ba mmuso oa mokipkip. fela ha bono tse peli di aroha u tesbe hotsoa masepa
Comment by Zhao Zhiyang on 21 March 2013:
DC ea ka. Bobolu ba ka. DC ea hau. Bobolu ba hao!
Comment by Bobete on 21 March 2013:
Ba tloheleng ba bohole khoeli joaloka nyalasi ba tlabe ba khathale. Ba hulanye majoeng Hon Motanyane ebile ha o so qale, ba rata o tsamaise paramente ka thato ea bona joalokaha Ntlhoi, budget ena e tla feta ba thotse kapa ba buoa. Re khathetse ke batho bo ekang linyofu e be sale le ba lla ka hona le hoane. They are drinking thier own medicine.
Comment by tapdancer47 on 21 March 2013:
Ha li lo oela matjoing koana likatana tsena, ba ne ba re ho tla ba joang? Khale ba entse naha ena joaloka ha eka ke lefa la bo-ntat’a mol’a bona. K’huoe!!
Comment by Khomo ea Molatelle on 21 March 2013:
Ke litholoana tsa bohanyetsi ba nako e telele tsena. LETSEMA ha le phethahatse litsepiso. JOALE MONA PUSONG LE TLO SITOA HO RAPALLA KA PARAMENTENG KAPA HO KOPA LILIFT MEHOANTONG. Ho bona MOKOLA, ba thethele lipitla.
Lihloa lekhoara, DC ke mosebetsi oa lona ho ba ruta PUSO joale le ho ba bontsa hore bohanyesi ke ntho e joang.
NTJA HA E JA NTJA E NGOE HA E NONE. NEEEEETE KE THEBE.
Comment by Sakunyane on 21 March 2013:
Ako tlohe mona, u bua khaitseli ea malomao,ke mosalimoholo nthoeo. Ntate moleleki u motho e moholo ha ke na hore u leshano,feela ha u bue Nete
Comment by Siba-la-mpshe on 22 March 2013:
Ke hore joale mona re etsoa bana straight! Maobane le ne le sa mamele OPPOSITION ebile le hatikela litokelo tsa eona tse teng Molaong oa Motheo, kajeno le tseba ho ruta Motsamaisi oa Ntlo ea Bakhethoa mosebetsi oa hae. Ntate Moleleki, ‘me Pontso le ntate Sekatle le batho ba baholo etsang lintho tse etsoang ke batho ba baholo re tsebe ho le hlompha.
Comment by Sakunyane on 22 March 2013:
Ntate moleleki u motho a moholo ha ke na u re u leshano feela ha u bue nnete. Tlohela hobua khaitseli ea malomao.ke mosalimoholo nthooe
Comment by Mawande on 22 March 2013:
Helang utloang Mokola o re bo mang ba mo mamele? Hee che mehlolo. Ntate Tom, ntate Metsing, Ntate Thesele etsang oa lona mosebetsi, kea le rata. Tlohelang bana ba iketsang eka ba rata Lesotho bt ba le hloile hakana. Ba ne ba batla ho ripitla naha ena empa Molimo a utloa ha re lla. Keep it up coalition.
Comment by Dr. Gaps on 22 March 2013:
Hao beso mor`a Moleleki osa lla joalo ka poli e utloa thipa tje banna, ebe joalo kaha Tom a itse a fasoe matsoho a maputsoa aa o tla llela kae!!
Comment by Nthokasefubeng on 22 March 2013:
Dead Complainants(DC) ntse resa le utloe hobane hale existe. Lona bareng re bue ka taba tsa article le bomang lona hore joetsa na re bue kang. Tlooang mona. Eeare taba tse li hlotse batho ba khethetsoeng ho bua ka tsona ebe rona retlo tiisa meqheleba ebe rea li bua ebile resa lefshoe letho. Soka.
You Dead Complainants (DC) tsamoitielang. Fotsek! Haeee!
Comment by Oa makhaleng on 22 March 2013:
Butleng besong! Batho baa ha se bona ba neng ba re ho babang ba buoe ba tsebe ho vouta! E se no ba mohlomi e tla ho tlala mahlanya a barui!!!
Comment by Mapingu on 22 March 2013:
I wish DC as a party could learn something from their present frustrating experience.
This exactly what most of us were complaining about when DC guys were in power. Its fair that whatever goes around comes around. When the DC were in power they taught everyone new nothing &they knew everything; hence everyone else had nothing to contribute.
Now they are out of power why cant they accept that those in power know it all; just as you used to think of themselves, and give them breathing space to rule the country – which is their mandate of course.
Shame on you DC guyz. Do anto others as you want them do anto you – says the Bible. Go and read that book of wisdom you silly DC guyz.
Comment by pit on 23 March 2013:
Ba hloka mampara feela bana ba DC. Khale ba palamisa batho masole le mampara ka paramenteng…..
Comment by windows on 24 March 2013:
It is funny how situations quickly turn around. Everyone remembers the steamrolling by the former Speaker of parliament. It was frustrating for the opposition then. Today, the shoe is on the other foot. Be that as it may, one has to be cautious as to why there had to be such a lull between when the entire budget was passed and when individuals ministries were allowed to present and defend their requests. It is true that that the process was more transparent during the previous government because there was a long time given to each ministry. The ministers were thoroughly grilled by parliament. This time around it is different. An hour for presentation and questions is on the very short side. It does look like something is being hidden. Note that the present opposition is made of very experienced and highly educated MPs, and they can easily spot chicanery from a very long distance. It will help the ruling coalition to consider seriously the points raised by the opposition regarding the budget. As I read public eye, opposition mentions that huge salary increases for some public servants were not covered in the budget passed in February 2013, only 6% was. It may be that the phantom increases had been taken from investment budget and that could be suicidal because it cannot be sustained beyond a few months. IMF has cautioned against ambitious tendencies. Remember the days of BCP government when teachers were given very high increases and government could not sustain them beyond two months and that created bloodshed. Debates are very important to avoid such tragedies. God safe this beautiful country.
Comment by Mahambayedwa on 25 March 2013:
Politics and sensationalism aside, we all know that government will not afford to pay these huge salary increases (including new salary structure) in the long term without making other sectors of the economy and the population suffer. With a national budget of around M14,6 billion; no way! We all know that the largest portion of our country’s revenue is generated outside the country, not within our borders, mainly from the SACU receipts (about 60%), and this makes the country vulnerable to lots of uncertainties and unpredictable market forces. The figure of the revenue coming from outside is actually higher if you factor in the royalties from water and electricity sales to South Africa, remittances from migrant workers and grants from donors. We have to be sober when we approach a national budget and an allocation to recurrent expenditure. It can either make us or break us as a nation. Unfortunately, economic growth does not follow political sentiments, populism and political correctness, but it is influenced by the market forces and economic rationality. To his credit, the late PM and father of Lesotho democracy, acted swiftly and boldly to stop the skyrocketing salary increases for teachers way back in 1994 to save the country from the cataclysmic financial cliff. It is in times like this, when we have to listen to economists, financial experts and other related experts and not play to the political gallery. Mob psychology is not always right. The economic gurus like Dr Thahane and others have to step in here without fear or favour to save us from the impending financial crisis.
Comment by Dr Ts'emeli on 25 March 2013:
I thought we were a government of change…I am confused like seriously…I think we should explain ‘Change. Most of the comments I went through are not taking us anywhere…Lets be the change we preach people please…This is our country lets make it better for our children
Comment by semenekane on 25 March 2013:
Mahaletere o lla sa mokotsana ha bahlanka ba ‘muso ba nyetleletsoa chelete. Mofuta oa baetapele bao re nang le bona. Ho hoholo ke meharu, bosholu le ho ithuhisa a le mong.
Joale Ma- Pitsa ana a molatelang ona e ka ka o a jesitse phehla. Sis!
Comment by Manane on 25 March 2013:
Thuto e ausi Ntlhoi Motsamai. Sekhamane ha a batle likarabo ho the former Speaker, because she set the tone for the parliamentarian management.
Motanyane o ntsetsa pele se qaliloeng ke Ntlhoi oa le-pitsana.
Comment by Manane on 25 March 2013:
@ Windows
How did the AVIS looting take place if DC Mps are clever or was looting a government policy?
Comment by Lefefooane on 25 March 2013:
DC ha e ke e etse mosebetsi e tlohella ho bokolla le ho nyoefela. Kapa ha ba tsebe hore ho ba opposition ho thata joang. Ka oppositioning kamono ha se ka kerekeng, ba botse rona matoala. Being an opposition party in Lesotho is such a nightmare and one never ponders to be one again. The worst thing is that you are stuck for 15 to years before you become government again. My goodness. Atleast the current crop of DC leadership will all be gone when DC comes beck to power in around the year 2032.
Comment by moramotho on 26 March 2013:
Chee lona le ikentse hore le be oppoisition. Hee le e choatlile party ena ea ntate Mokhehle(moea oa hae o phomole ka khotso)!
Comment by Tlhase on 26 March 2013:
Ho hoholo ke nyoefe nyoefe! Ba itebetsa ba ne ne ba etsang ba bang ka Ntlhoi oa Mohatelli. Even Tom was denied his rightful place as leader of the opposition. A favour the coalition decided not to return by denying Mahaletere that privilege. They should at least get a taste of their own medicine in some ways. Gone are the days when they were Lords and Kingmakers in this country, so bloody arrogant and powerful. ‘Mokose le Mahaletere, le oena Hloaele ea li-ileng LEC, tsamaeang le ilo lla Cabineteng ea lona ea lithotsela koana (Shadow Cabinet). Ho bona Motanyane oa Maliba!