Lesotho - October 2025

On 23 October, the Office of the Prime Minister announced the dissolution of the Government Assets Recovery Task Team (GASRTT), a body tasked with reclaiming fraudulently acquired state assets, just weeks after it had reported alleged government mismanagement and corruption to Lesotho’s parliament. Among the findings it shared with the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) were that state land had been irregularly allocated to senior government officials and private individuals and that the government could not account for hundreds of its vehicles. The prime minister’s office justified GASRTT’s dissolution on the grounds that it lacked the necessary legal framework and said it would be re-established once this had been rectified. However, questions have been raised about the timing of the intervention, with GASRTT reported to have flagged the legal framework issue when it began its operations in 2023. The team had been due to present two further reports to the PAC on 3 November. 

Sources: Lesotho Times, Ground Up, Lesotho News Agency, Lesotho Tribune