{"id":3125,"date":"2021-09-09T07:48:25","date_gmt":"2021-09-09T07:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/majoro-draws-line-in-the-sand"},"modified":"2021-09-09T07:48:25","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T07:48:25","slug":"majoro-draws-line-in-the-sand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/majoro-draws-line-in-the-sand","title":{"rendered":"Majoro draws line in the sand"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press<\/a> – Lesotho<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The Prime Minister (PM) Dr. Moeketsi Majoro has issued a stern warning on leaders, charging them to ensure unity within their constituencies. This he said last Friday at \u2018Manthabiseng Convention<\/p>\n

Centre during the National Reforms Authority\u2019s (NRA) stakeholders\u2019 consultation under the theme \u201cTowards Securing Sustainable Peace, Political Stability, National Unity, Reconciliation and<\/p>\n

Social Justice in Lesotho\u201d. The NRA Act mandates the authority to promote long term national stability and unity as well as recommend the mechanisms for peace<\/p>\n

and reconciliation. The PM\u2019s hard talk was arguably motivated by the chaos that broke as a result of divergent views on whether or not the government should withdraw its sponsored controversial National Peace and Unity Bill, 2021<\/p>\n

which was tabled in May in the National Assembly by the Minister of Justice and Law Advocate Lekhetho Rakuoane. Should the bill see light of the day, the<\/p>\n

perpetrators of human rights violations and atrocities will be pardoned provided they make genuine confessions before the National Peace and Unity Commission, to be established upon the launch of the bill.<\/p>\n

Dr. Majoro said the leadership plays a critical role in unifying the nation. \u201cAs Leaders, we owe it to our Country and People, to unify Basotho and lead this country to prosperity.<\/p>\n

It is through you that Basotho will heal,\u201d the Premier said. He further told the leaders to work on identifying peace within and extend it to the nation thereafter.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeace and stability should naturally lead to prosperity. As we move forward, let us not forget our traditional peace<\/p>\n

building mechanisms, and where other nations have gained success in resolving crises, let us not hesitate to take lessons learnt, tailor them to our context,<\/p>\n

and resolve our situation. The motivation and drive to maintain this process should begin from within each of us. Let us take on a positive attitude to<\/p>\n

conflict, so that we do not fight against one another when conflict arises, but instead, boldly resolve it with a view to strengthening our solidarity as a<\/p>\n

nation. Should we be true to this, conflict resilience will be a legacy and inheritance for future generations; a legacy that will be a solid bedrock for<\/p>\n

sustainable peace and national prosperity,\u201d Dr Majoro remarked. He went on to show that the reforms process belongs to every Mosotho adding that \u201ctheir ownership of this process will be the key<\/p>\n

to its success, because over and above the categories of victim or perpetrator, mediator or instigator, each one is a Mosotho\u201d. The NRA Chairperson Chief Pelele Letsoela<\/p>\n

underscored that the reforms are about the future generations. \u201cWe cannot afford to fail,\u201d he said. Chief Letsoela appealed for the collective effort to<\/p>\n

\u201cboldly march forward\u201d. The European Union (EU) Head of Delegation in Lesotho Dr.<\/p>\n

Christian Manahl warned that \u201clegislation alone will not reform minds and hearts [of the nation]\u201d. Dr. Manahl further said through the reforms exercise<\/p>\n

the nation can turn a page of Lesotho\u2019s turbulent past and forge forward for the better future. He also highlighted that reconciliation can be achieved through the \u201cforgiveness\u201d between the perpetrator and the victim.<\/p>\n

The EU Head of Delegation made mention that amnesty and forgiveness can \u201ccomplement\u201d one another but hastened to show that the approach to be adopted should be such that the process in not compromised.<\/p>\n

He encouraged the people to draw inspiration from King Moshoeshoe I\u2019s approach to social issues and from their traditions. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)<\/p>\n

Resident Representative Betty Wabunoha committed the United Nations (UN) endeavour to walk the journey with Lesotho adding that the journey is \u201ccomplex<\/p>\n

but achievable\u201d. She said the nation should be inspired by Lesotho Vision 2020, which aspires for a \u201cstable democracy, a united and prosperous nation at peace with itself and its<\/p>\n

neighbours\u201d. Taking note of transitional justice as articulated in the Plenary II report, she said it has different meaning to different people. The UNDP Resident Representative mentioned that<\/p>\n

reconciliation requires the positive relationships and that communities are understood and shared values. The forum was envisaged to \u201cengender consensus among<\/p>\n

Basotho on National Reconciliation, and afford victims a platform for engagement with a view to promoting healing and reconciliation. \u201d The NRA convened this forum acting on the decisions<\/p>\n

contained in the Multi-stakeholder National Dialogue Plenary II Report which advocates for the implementation of \u201can all-encompassing Transitional Justice Commission (TJC)\u201d which is<\/p>\n

believed to be \u201csuitable to Lesotho\u2019s context to address incidents of human rights violations and injustices, with a focus on reconciliation, peacebuilding, reparation, compensation without compromising justice and<\/p>\n

impunity, to address all things that have turned Basotho nation against each other\u201d. The NRA is a statutory body which is established through NRA Act No. 4, 2019.<\/p>\n

It is charged with the mandate to \u201cmanage, coordinate and lead\u201d reforms process on the nations ambitions as contained in the Plenary II document and is it accountable to both houses of parliament (the<\/p>\n

Senate and National Assembly). The recommendations made in this forum will be consolidated into the report which will be submitted to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Facilitator to Lesotho, President Cyril Ramaphosa who will table that progress report before the SADC submit in August.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Lesotho. The Prime Minister (PM) Dr. Moeketsi Majoro has issued a stern warning on leaders, charging them to ensure unity within their constituencies. 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