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References
- ↑ "HONOURABLE SEKHAMANE ELECTED SPEAKER OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY". Government of Lesotho .
- ↑ "Sekhamane is new speaker of parliament". Metro News Lesotho. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ↑ "The Speaker – The National Assembly of Lesotho". Parliament of Lesotho . Retrieved 2023-01-07.
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