Masire-Mwamba leads Lesotho election observer team

Masire-Mwamba
Masire-Mwamba

Former Commonwealth deputy secretary general, Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba has joined regional and international observers in Lesotho ahead of the contentious general election set for the weekend in the mountain kingdom.

Lesotho’s prime minister, Pakalitha Mosisili called the snap election in March after that country’s Parliament passed a motion of no confidence in him, the latest development in a period of turbulence in the troubled country.

Masire-Mwamba, who is also the former Botswana Export Development and Investment Authority CEO, is leading a team of three Commonwealth observers from Ghana, Swaziland and the United Kingdom, who are also supported by three staffers from the Commonwealth Secretariat.

Editor's Comment
Inspect the voters' roll!

The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...

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