Health Minister Alleges Foreign Pressure on MPs Over U.S. Agreement, Then Withdraws the Claim

Proceedings in the National Assembly took an unexpected turn on Friday when Minister of Health Selibe Mochoboroane alleged that unnamed foreign governments had lobbied Members of Parliament to vote against the proposed United States–Lesotho health agreement. The claim was withdrawn within minutes, on procedural instruction from the Deputy Speaker, but the disruption it caused lingered well beyond its retraction. Mochoboroane made the allegation during formal debate on the contested deal, asserting that some MPs had come under pressure from outside…Continue reading with a subscriptionSubscribe for full access to every story.Subscribe - M85/monthAlready a subscriber? Sign in Advertisement ...