Lesotho, Nov. 4 -- Basotho could soon benefit from a more accessible and coordinated legal aid system as government advances plans to reform how legal assistance is provided across the country.

The proposed National Legal Aid Policy is intended to strengthen access to legal services for poor and vulnerable citizens through reforms aimed at improving service delivery, expanding coverage and modernizing the legal framework.

Minister of Law and Justice, Hon. Richard Ramoeletsi, said government is committed to ensuring that eligible citizens receive legal assistance through a system that is "affordable, accessible, sustainable, effective and responsive to people's needs."

As part of that effort, government has already started decentralizi...