Sepikara, ke a leboha. Ntate moruti, ke kopa ho bua Sesotho hore re tle re utlwane. [Speaker, I thank you. Reverend, I ask for permission to speak in Sesotho so that we can understand each other.]
Rape is a very serious offence. We do not have to make a joke out of it. I am sure that when that poor girl saw a Member of Parliament ...
... ntate moruti, o ne a nahana hore o tla fumana thuso, [... Reverend, she thought that she would find assistance ...]
... because, as a Member of Parliament, it is your responsibility to give people the information about what is the next step to take if they do not get assistance from the police. But you failed to do that for the poor victim.
Secondly, if you listened attentively to our latest statistics, you would know we had more than 800 police officers within the system who were arrested for wrongdoing and their cases are still on. Therefore ...
... Ke nahana hore rona re le ... [... I think that we have ...] [Interjections.]
Members of Parliament, we think that the issue of fighting crime is a government issue. It is not only a government issue, but it is the issue of all of us, including you, Reverend.
Thirdly, on the issue of the abuse of state resources, which is the motion raised by Linda Moss ...
Maak seker jou eie huis is skoon voordat jy die vinger wys na ander mense. [Be certain that your own house is in order before pointing fingers at other people.] [Applause.]