Lesotho: Revolution for Prosperity MP’s Transport Firm in M3.5 Million Tollgate Fraud

HIPPO Transport, owned by the Revolution for Prosperity (RFP)’s Peka MP, Mohopoli Monokoane, is accused of conspiring with a Revenue Services Lesotho (RSL) agent to defraud the Road Fund of more than M3.5 million.

Court papers filed the Road Fund last week paint a picture of a scheme that went undetected for nearly four years, from April 2018 to December 2021, before it was exposed by a whistleblower.

According to the Road Fund, the fraud involved tollgate officials accepting cash for personal…