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LERIBE
COMMEMORATES QUEEN'S BIRTH DAY |
His Majesty
King Letsie III has expressed gratitude to people of Leribe
for celebrating the Queen's Birthday, describing the act as
honour and privilege.
He was speaking on behalf of Her Majesty Queen ’Masenate
Mohato Bereng Seeiso at the commemoration of her 31st birth
day which was organised by the Leribe Horse Racing committee
in collaboration with the District Administration and the
Ministry of Gender, Youth, Sports and Recreation.
King commended organisers for their vision, saying horse
racing is a sport that is highly favoured by Basotho to
bring peace and unity. He further thanked members of
business community that sponsored the event, urging them to
continue not only in Leribe, but also other parts of the
country.
Speaking at the same occasion, Minister of Forestry and Land
Reclamation Mr. Ralechate 'Mokose also extended his
gratitude to business community for sponsoring the event. He
encouraged them to continue with the attitude.
He called on to all local business community to emulate the
example, noting that government has made a provision to
reduce income tax to all those who contribute to developing
sports through sponsorship.
One of the sponsors of the event, the Branch Manager of
Standard Lesotho Bank, Mr. Tikoe Tokoe told LENA that the
initiative aims to plough back to the community, looking at
the significance of the event in Leribe, thus both the
Queen's Birthday celebration and horse racing.
The chairperson of the Leribe Horse Racing committee, Mr.
Pitso Manesa known
as 'Chibase' expressed joy for having the honour to
celebrate the Queen's Birthday and hosting the horse racing.
He said the event was their dream come true, through the
support of the Ministry Gender, Youth, Sports and
Recreation.
He also thanked the business community for the support,
hoping that the event will continue to be more successful in
the coming years.
The event was funded with over M40, 000, and had attracted
horse riders from as far as Mokhotlong and Mohale's hoek.
Her Majesty Queen 'Masenate Mohato Seeiso was born in Leribe
on June 2nd, 1976.
Source: LENA |
