Lesotho, Oct. 28 -- Prime Minister Hon. Samuel Ntsokoane Matekane has urged the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) to ensure that communities affected by the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) receive their compensation promptly and in full.

The PM made the call during the closing of a three-day stakeholder engagement organised by the LHDA, where he emphasised the need for project leadership to treat affected communities with dignity, respect and empathy.

Right Honourable Matekane said he had issued a directive to the LHDA leadership and the Lesotho Highlands Water Commission (LHWC), which he identified as the ultimate decision-making body, to ensure that communities are served with humility and consideration.

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