Lesotho: Probe Into IDs, Passports Crisis Should Be Applauded

THE decision by Ombudsman Advocate Tlotliso Polaki to launch a formal investigation into the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftainship, Home Affairs and Police into the chronic failure to issue passports and identity documents on time is a welcome and necessary step.

This probe is not merely about administrative inefficiency; it delves into systemic failures that impact fundamental human rights and potentially foster corruption within state institutions.

As Advocate Polaki rightly points out,…