Hiring Controversy Fuels Fears of Census Boycott

MASERU — Allegations of politically motivated recruitment in the run-up to Lesotho’s National Population Census have sparked fears of a public boycott, casting a shadow over one of the country’s most consequential national exercises. The controversy centres on how census supervisors and enumerators are being selected and whether the process has been manipulated to favour supporters of the ruling Revolution for Prosperity (RFP) party. Government Moves to Contain the Fallout Seeking to calm tensions, Minister of Education and Training Prof.…Continue reading with a subscriptionSubscribe for full access to every story.Subscribe - M85/monthAlready a subscriber? Sign in Advertisement ...