The Minister of Natural Resources says the death of Mr. Molefe Konyana, a Member of Parliament for Mekaling is a great loss to the government and nation.

He was passing condolences on behalf of the government at a memorial service held at Mohale’shoek parish of Lesotho Evangelical Church on Wednesday.

Mr. Monyane Moleleki said young and brilliant as the deceased was, the government and the community he represented in parliament had expected to benefit much from him.

He called on Mekaling community to pray God to help them to elect properly during by elections.

At the same occasion, the Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms. Ntlhoi Motsamai said due to his (deceased) eagerness to do work, he had been elected into the business committee of parliament.

He said his contributions in parliament showed his desire to see improvement in lives of Basotho especially Mekaling community.

The First Lady, Cabinet Ministers, Clerk of Senate, and Members of Parliament for Mohale’s hoek district and the public attended the service.

The late Mr. Konyana died of meningitis at Scott hospital in Morija on 28th May 2007 and will be laid to rest at Maphuts’eng Ha Makhube on Saturday.

He died at the age of 34 and leaves a wife and two children.
 

SOURCE: LENA 20/06/2007