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Lesotho maintains support for police allowances reform

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Lesotho’s Minister of Home Affairs and Police, Voeswa Tsheka, says the government continues to support allowances reform and police officers’ social demands. The cabinet approved the requests, subject to agreement from the ministries of Finance and Public Service, according to The Reporter.

Lesotho’s Minister of Home Affairs and Police, Voeswa Tsheka, says she continues to support the restructuring of allowances for officers of the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS), the national police force. She also says she has not abandoned concerns related to police officers’ welfare, according to The Reporter.

The government approved the requests submitted, subject to the agreement of the ministries of Finance and Public Service, Voeswa Tsheka said. The position comes as police officers in Lesotho threaten to slow down their operations over their demands concerning allowances.

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