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Lesotho: Lesotho Plunges Into Constitutional Crisis
Lesotho Times, 17 October 2023
Lesotho has been plunged into a constitutional crisis after the heads of security agencies vowed not to allow Prime Minister Sam Matekane to be toppled in a parliamentary no… Read more »
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Lesotho: Security Forces Threaten a De Facto Military Coup to Save Prime Minister From No-Confidence Vote
Daily Maverick, 17 October 2023
Lesotho's army, police and intelligence chiefs have in effect threatened a military coup, warning they will step in to prevent Prime Minister Sam Matekane from being toppled in a… Read more »
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Lesotho: No Confidence Motion Against Prime Minister On Hold
Lesotho Times, 16 October 2023
Prime Minister Sam Matekane can heave a sigh of relief for now. Read more »
No Confidence Motion Against Lesotho Prime Minister on Hold
A no confidence motion against Prime Minister Sam Matekane has been deferred following a last minute court challenge by Revolution For Prosperity (RFP) parliamentarian Lejone Puseletso. Matekane has been under fire from opposition MPs who accuse him of multiple transgressions including "incompetence, nepotism, corruption" and failure to fulfill his electoral promises.
Puseletso has gone to court to challenge the constitutionality of the no confidence motion tabled by Basotho National Party leader, Machesetsa Mofomobe, and seconded by Democratic Congress legislator Mootsi Lehata.
Puseletso's application will be heard on October 30, 2023. He also wants parliament to be barred from conducting the no-confidence vote until his application has been finalised. The Speaker of Parliament, Tlohang Sekhamane, had no option but to defer the no-confidence motion, citing the court application.
Sam Matekane (file photo).
