THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE PRIME MINISTER, MR. PAKALITHA

MOSISILI, SAYS THE AMENDMENT OF CLAUSE FOUR OF ELECTIONS BILL,

2000, WILL ENABLE THE INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSION, IEC, TO

REGISTER VOTERS PROPERLY, THUS LEADING THEM TO CREDIBLE AND

AUTHENTIC ELECTIONS.

THE PRIME MINISTER WAS COMMENTING ON THE AMENDMENT OF

ELECTIONS BILL WHICH SAYS THE IEC SHOULD BE GIVEN FREEDOM

TO CHOOSE THE APPROPRIATE  REGISTRATION METHOD OF VOTERS THAT IS NOT ONLY LESS COSTLY, BUT ALSO QUICKER.

MR. MOSISILI INDICATED THAT THERE COULD BE FREE AND FAIR

ELECTIONS IF THE REGISTRATION OF VOTERS IS PROPERLY DONE, AND 

SAID TO GIVE THE IEC FREEDOM TO CHOOSE THE REGISTRATION

METHOD IT DESIRES IS A SYMBOL OF FAITH THAT THE PARLIAMENT

HAS IN IT.

MR. MOSISILI SAID IT WOULD BE TO FORSAKE THE IEC TO ORDER IT TO

REGISTER VOTERS USING FINGERPRINT TECHNOLOGY WHOSE

EFFICIENCY IS NOT KNOWN

HE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT TECHNOLOGY CHANGES ALL THE TIME,

THEREFORE IEC WOULD HAVE TO INTRODUCE NEW TECHNOLOGIES ALL

THE TIME TO ALIGN ITSELF WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS.

HE SAID THE AMENDMENT WILL ENABLE THE IEC TO FIND ALTERNATIVE

REGISTRATION METHOD THAT IS SIMPLE.

HE THANKED THE PARLIAMENTARIAN FOR LIKHETLANE CONSTITUENCY,

MR. LIRA MOTETE FOR HAVING PROPOSED THAT CLAUSE FOUR OF THE

BILL BE AMENDED BY EMPOWERING THE IEC TO USE A REGISTRATION

METHOD IT FINDS SUITABLE.

THE INTERIM POLITICAL AUTHORITY, IPA, HAD RECOMMENDED THAT

FINGERPRINT TECHNOLOGY BE USED