Passport Crisis Grips Lesotho: Senate Committee Uncovers Delays and Systemic Issues

Lesotho continues to grapple with a passport issuance crisis, marked by public frustration and anger. This is according to a September 2024 report by the Senate Committee on Government Assurances. Despite assurances from the Minister of Local Government, Chieftainship, Home Affairs and Police (Home Affairs) in August 2024 that passport processing issues had been resolved, the Committee’s investigation reveals a starkly different reality from what it was told. In September 2024, the Committee visited Home Affairs to assess the situation firsthand. It expressed…Continue reading with a subscriptionSubscribe for full access to every story.Subscribe - M85/monthAlready a subscriber? Sign in Advertisement ...