Lesotho police threaten go-slow over risk allowance
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lestimes
Lesotho police are threatening to slow down their operations after the government reversed its decision on a risk allowance increased to 1,500 maloti. The allowance was to be paid in three phases from October 2026, but the police association says the agreement reached with the Home Affairs Ministry is no longer being honoured, reports the Lesotho Times.
Lesotho police are threatening to slow down their operations to protest the government’s U-turn on increasing their risk allowance from 100 to 1,500 maloti, according to Lestimes.
Members of LEPOSA, a police association, say an agreement provided for the increase to be implemented in three phases from October. However, the Police Act prohibits officers in the Lesotho Mounted Police Service from striking, which could limit the form their protest takes.
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