By, May 22 -- Thoboloko Ntsonyane
MASERU - Being able to prove one's legal identity is essential for participation in many areas of life yet some Basotho find themselves stranded as they are unable to do so because the National Identity Document (IDs) is what allows citizens to access the services.
As the first batch of IDs issued in 2014 is set to expire this year and, with the stock critically low at Home Affairs, the debate over removing the expiry date has been intense.
This week, Mekaling No.62 Member of Parliament (MP) and also an MP for majority opposition Democratic Congress (DC) Hon Thabiso Lekitla moved a motion in the highly charged house that seeks to have the expiry date on the IDs eliminated.
Mekaling legislator has called...