KINGDOM OF LESOTHO
PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES
SENATE CHAMBER
DAILY HANSARD
OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE SENATE
FIRST SESSION – ELEVENTH MEETING
ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT
Thursday 28th May, 2026
LENANE LA LITHO TSA NTLO EA MAHOSANA TSA PARAMENTE EA LESHOME LE MOTSO O MONG
| 1. Hon. Seeiso B. Seeiso | Principal Chief of Matsieng |
| 2. Hon. Joel A. Motšoene | Principal Chief of Leribe |
| 3. Hon. Sempe Gabasheane Masupha | Principal Chief of Ha ’Mamathe, Thupa-Kubu, Teya-Teyaneng le Jordan |
| 4. Hon. ’Mamolapo M. Q Majara | Principal Chief of Ha Majara |
| 5. Hon. Tumane Matela | Principal Chief of Makhoakhoeng |
| 6. Hon. Moeketsi Moletsane II | Principal Chief of Taung |
| 7. Hon. Lerotholi Mathealira Seeiso | Principal Chief of Mokhotlong |
| 8. Hon. Lerotholi L. Seeiso | Principal Chief of Likhoele |
| 9. Hon. Theko D. Bereng | Principal Chief of Phamong |
| 10.Hon. Mojela T. Makhaola | Principal Chief of Qacha’s Nek |
| 11. Hon. Seeiso S. H. Nkuebe | Principal Chief of Quthing |
| 12. Hon. Nthupi A. Bereng | Principal Chief of Rothe, Masite, Serooeng, Letšeng, Kolo Ha Mohlalefi le Thaba-Tseka Ha Ntaote |
| 13.Hon. K.L.K Khoabane Theko | Principal Chief of Thaba-Bosiu |
| 14. Hon. Mitchel S. Maama | Principal Chief of Ha Maama |
| 15. Hon Moholobela M. Moholobela | Principal Chief of Matelile |
| 16. Hon. Bereng G. Seeiso Api | Principal Chief of Ha Ramabanta le Kubake |
| 17. Peete Lesaoana Peete | Principal Chief of Koeneng le Mapoteng |
| 18. Hon. ’Mako T.Mohale | Principal Chief of Tajane, Ha Ramoetsana le Ha Mohale |
| 19. Hon. Khoabane T. Mojela | Principal Chief of Tebang, Tšakholo le Ha Seleso |
| 20. Hon. Retšelisitsoe Mopeli | Principal Chief of Botha-Bothe |
| 21. Hon. Pontšo S. Mathealira | Principal Chief of Tsikoane, Peka le Kolbere |
| 22. Hon. Qeto Sekonyela | Principal Chief of Malingoaneng |
| 23. Hon. ’Mawinnie Kanetsi | Senator |
| 24. Hon. Lebona Khoaele | Senator |
| 25. Hon. Thabiso Lebese | Senator |
| 26. Hon. ’Maphakiso Lebona | Senator |
| 27. Hon. ’Mabataung Patricia Mokhathali | Senator |
| 28. Hon. Sehloho Henry Monatsi | Senator |
| 29. Hon. ’Makholu Moshoeshoe | Senator |
| 30. Hon. Neo Matjato Moteane | Senator |
| 31. Hon. Seabata Motsamai | Senator |
| 32. Hon. Richard Ramoeletsi | Senator |
| 33. Hon. Limpho Tau | Senator |
PARLIAMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF LESOTHO
SENATE CHAMBER
Thursday 28th May, 2026
The House assembled at 10:30 a.m.
(MR. VICE-PRESIDENT in the Chair)
PRAYER
The Chaplain led the House in Prayer
COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIR
MR. VICE-PRESIDENT: Ke kopa ho le lumelisa le ho le amohela Litho tse Khabane Tulong ea kajeno ea Labone la la 28 Mots’eanong, 2026. Ha ke na litsebiso tse ngata Litho tse Khabane.
- Ha le sheba Order Paper ea rona le tla bona hore taba-kholo ea rona kajeno ke Sets’oantso sa Molao sa Children’s Protection and Welfare (Amendment) Bill, 2023 seo re tl’o tla re se tsamaisetsoa ke Mohlomphehi Letona le Khabane, Minister of Social Development, Youth and Gender, Honourable Pitso Lesaoana.
Kea hlokomela hore ha ke e-s’o mo bone ka koano mohlomong Tafole e tla mpha tsebiso hore na ebe o hakae hobane joale re ne re lokela hore hang kamor’a litsebiso re tsoele-pele le eena. Le tla hopola Litho tse Khabane hore ke eena ea ileng a etsa kopo e khethehileng bekeng e fetileng hore a tle a mpe a fuoe letsatsi lena.
Tebello e ne e le hore ebe re ile ra tsoela-pele le eena ka Labobeli kapa ka Laboraro empa o ile a etsa kopo e khethehileng ea hore o kopa hore a tle a mpe a fuoe monyetla oa ho re a tl’o tla a tsoela-pele ka Sets’oantso sena sa Molao kajeno ha e le Labone tjena.
Re tla utloa hore na o hakae. Kea kholoa ke hore Tafole e ke e re fumanele hore na ebe Ntate o hole hakae e tle e se ke ea ba o lebetse le eena hore o ts’oanela hore a tl’o tla a tataisa Sets’oants’o sa Molao ka koano.
Le tla hopola Litho tse Khabane ho re ke sa khale hona hoo. Haesale ke belaela hore le Litho tse Khabane e ka ‘na eaba ha li sa hopola litaba tsa teng ka botebo, hoo ba ka ‘nang ba tla phutla ka mokotla o metsi mona le mane hore ba hopole litaba tsa teng hobane ke Sets’oants’o sa Molao sa khale haholo se ileng sa khutla ka koano ka Ntlong.
- Re fihlile nakong e mona eo re eeng re phomotse Ntlo bakeng sa phomolo ea mariha ‘me kea kholoa ke e ‘ngoe ea litaba tseo re tla shebana le tsona hang ha re qetile ka Sets’oants’o sena sa Molao le Mohlomphehi Letona. Ke na le tumelo ea hore Tafole e il’o sala morao litaba tsa Mohlomphehi Letona le Khabane. E leng hore re tla tsoa re ntse re emetse tsebiso ho tsoa ho Tafole joale re tle re tsebe ho tataisa Ntlo hore na re etsa joang ho tloha mona.
Kea bona hore Morena oa ka oa Lioli o batla hore letho.
A k’u re letho re utloe na u reng, Morena oa ka.
HON. SENATOR S. K. MASUPHA: Kea leboha ebile kea u lumelisa Mohlomphehi oa ka. Ke lumelise Bahlomphehi kahar’a Ntlo ena ea Mahosana letsatsing la kajeno la Labone le bohle ba teng.
Oa tseba – che leha ke sa tsebe hore na ebe Tafole ea hau e tl’o tla e u bolella eng empa ke hlokomela hore ekare ke ka har’a Matona ana a Mohlomphehi Tona-Kholo Samuel Ntsokoane Matekane, enoa ke e mong oa batho ba matla haholo ba sa foseng.
Ke ne ke re na ebe u ka ntumella Mohlomphehi ke mpe ke mo kopele hore re mpe re emise hanyane ka metsotso eo u tla e khetha hofihlela a fihlile joale re boele re kene? Ka’nete ha se motho ea lofang Mohlomphehi.
Kea leboha.
MR. VICE-PRESIDENT: Kea leboha Morena oa ka oa Lioli.
Hantle-ntle the normal practice e ee e-be hore hajoale re sa emetse Mohlomphehi Letona a ntse a sa fihle ehlile u opile khomo lenaka re ee re phomotse Ntlo hakhuts’oanyane feela ‘me Tafole ea haeso ke hona ehlileng e ileng ho ea mo letsetsa.
Ke ne ke kopa hore re ke re phomotse Ntlo metsotso e leshome le metso e mehlano feela (15 minutes). Kea kholoa o tla fihla within that period. Re tle re boele re khutle re tl’o kena ka Ntlong re tsoele-pele ka mosebetsi.
House was suspended at 10:44 a.m.
The House resumed
MR. VICE-PRESIDENT: Litho tse Khabane, re ile ra phomotsa Ntlo e le hobane Mohlomphehi Letona a sa bonahale, re batla ho fumana hore na o ho kae ebile ho etsahala eng hobane joale taba-kholo ea rona letsatsing lena e ne e le ‘ngoe feela. Ke Children Protection and Welfare Amendment Bill 2023, eo re neng re lebelletse hore a tl’o re tataisetsa ho eona kajeno re e phethele.
Re qeteletse re mo fumane Mohlomphehi Letona. Ka bomali-mabe o re tlalehela hore ha a na bophelo. Joale ka lebaka leno o tla sitoa hore a tl’o ba teng. ‘Nete e salang ho n’o tšoanetse hore ebe ho ile hoa e-ba le communication ha ho le joalo, ebe re ile ra tseba ka Ofisi ea Mongoli e Moholo oa Lekala hore Mohlomphehi Letona ha a na bophelo.
Joale o re tlalehela hore o ile a tsoa maobane ka mane ka National Assembly e le hobane joale a ne a tlameha hore a potlakele ngakeng ka lebaka la ho hloka bophelo.
O re file tiisetso ea hore ha re ka mo fa monyetla, o tla tseba hore bekeng e tlang ka Laboraro a tl’o fetisa Bill ena hobane ‘nete e salang Bill ena ke ea khale haholo Bahlomphehi. E na le nako e telele haholo.
Re entse qeto ea hore re mo fe monyetla oa hore a tl’o qetela Bill ena ka Laboraro e le hore e tle e re ha re qeta, joale ebe re phomotsa Ntlo, re phomolela Mariha.
Taba ena e bolela hore Ntlo e tla phomola ho fihlela bekeng e tlang ka Labobeli ka 10:30 a.m.,
E bang le mafelo a beke a hlohonolofetseng.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business on the Order Paper, Mr. Vice-President adjourned the House without Question put, pursuant to the Standing Order No. 16 (3).
The House was adjourned at 11:04 a.m.