A jungle called Lesotho

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Members of the opposition parties in Lesotho have decried the state of rule of law, placing the blame for turbulences besieging their mountainous Kingdom on the government of Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili.

As the Southern African Development  Community(SADC) Double Troika Summit met this week in Gaborone to discuss the political and security situation in Lesotho, opposition leaders were also busy lobbying for the return of the rule of law in their country.

All Basotho Convention (ABC), Basotho National Party (BNP) and Reformed Congress of Lesotho (RCL) members sent representatives to Gaborone to present to the delegates their plea as important stakeholders.  Speaking on behalf of the three parties, the BNP deputy leader Joang Molapo said they represent a sizable and important portion of the people of Lesotho.

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