MASERU, Feb. 12 -- The youth-led movement, Bacha ShutDown, has written to the Ombudsman, Advocate Tlotliso Polaki urging her office to investigate alleged corruption, conflicts of interest, and non-compliance with procedural laws within various government ministries.

In their petition, the movement have expressed concerns over what they describe as possible maladministration in government.

Among the ministries under scrutiny are the Ministries of Finance and Development Planning; Agriculture, Food Security, and Nutrition; Public Works and Transport; Energy; Natural Resources and Home Affairs, Local Government and Police which they suspect may be involved in irregular practices that have been reported extensively by different media outle...