Disaster Declaration is “legally untenable, politically expedient, and constitutionally precarious.”

Maseru – Yesterday’s (8th July) government declaration labeling youth unemployment and job losses as a “State of Disaster” has sparked fierce debate, with Basotho questioning its constitutionality and intent. The declaration, made under Legal Notice No. 102 of 2025, invokes the Disaster Management Act of 1997, granting the executive sweeping powers for two years to address the crisis. The Advocates for the Supremacy of the Constitution, Lesotho’s prominent legal watchdog, have issued a scathing critique of the move. In a statement…Continue reading with a subscriptionSubscribe for full access to every story.Subscribe - M85/monthAlready a subscriber? Sign in Advertisement ...