Africa-Press – Lesotho. The Office of the Honorable Prime Minister handed over 74 bags of 50 kg of maize to the horse traders’ association in Butha-Buthe district on Wednesday. These bags are intended to be passed on to landowners who use them for horse rental.
The chairman of the Butha-Buthe horse traders’ association, Mr Ropa Khabisi, thanked the Prime Minister’s Office for their assistance to the organization, saying they had applied for a grant and their application was approved.
“With this game we have even returned to other countries where we used to compete for bets,” he said.
Khabisi went on to say that they are asking for more aid from the government next year when they are no longer able to hold horse races due to the Corona virus.
He said that before the epidemic they were able to buy maize from the landowners while they were able to hold horse races. Butha-Buthe constituency candidate and Minister of Public Service Hon.
beautiful. He said they agreed to identify the area. Maliehe said they consulted with the landowners and agreements were reached. He said that due to the drought over the past few years, the organization had been unable to fulfill its agreement with the landowners.
“This dispute has also resulted in damage as some of the landowners, when they no longer have access to food, cut off the land on the plot and sold it,” he said.
Maliehe said it was important to sit down and consider how the landowners could be assisted so that the stadium could be used for the benefit of the organization.
He said apart from Corona’s situation, the stadium had not been used properly in a way that would bring in revenue and they hoped the Ministry of Gender, Youth and Recreation would do something about it.
The Deputy Minister for Gender, Youth and Recreation, Hon. He further added that the branch together with the Butha-Buthe Electorate should work together to address the specific problems of the Horse Racing Association.
“We thank the organization for the food they received which they will pass on to the landowners,” he said.
The Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. He added that it is well known that Lesotho has been plagued by drought since 2010. to harvest, ”he said.
He said that if the landowners decided to take over their lands, the good horse race plan could be thwarted, which is why the government should intervene to help.
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