1. The Oversight Committee of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in the Kingdom of Lesotho Committee is appointed to:
a) Act as an overall monitoring body and early warning mechanism in the event of signs of instability.
b) Follow up and support the implementation of the recommendations of the SADC Facilitator’s Report, in particular constitutional and security reforms.
c) Follow up on the implementation of SADC decisions and the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry.
d) Liaise and work closely with the Government of Lesotho and all relevant stakeholders.
e) Examine any other matters relevant to the SADC decisions on the Political and Security situation in the Kingdom of Lesotho.
f) Propose appropriate intervention measures in consultation with the SADC Facilitator.
g) The Oversight Committee shall compile and submit, to the Chair of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation, monthly reports of its activities.
h) The Oversight Committee shall compile and submit, to the Chair of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation, a final report eight (8) days after the completion of its assignment.
REPLY:
2. Yes. The Oversight Committee has achieved its mandate.
The Oversight Committee has been on the ground in the Kingdom of Lesotho, serving as adeterrent, since 3 June 2015, after the Double Troika Summit held in Pretoria, South Africa, approved its establishmentto act as an overall monitoring body and early warning mechanism in the event of signs of instability, and intervene as appropriate in consultation with the SADC Facilitator. The Oversight Committee continuously files reports to the SADC Facilitator on developments in the country and has engaged relevant stakeholders in the Kingdom of Lesotho for the implementation of SADC decisions and its presence has proven useful to stabilise the Kingdom.
REPLY:
3 (a) The terms of reference, as approved by the Double Troika Summit of 15 September 2017, of the Contingent Mission are as follows:
(b) The Preventative Mission was officially launched on 2 December 2017 and the deployment would be for a period of 6 months.
REPLY:
4. The Contingent Mission was only officially launched on 02 December 2017 for a period of 6 months and thus an evaluation of its mandate can only be done after 6 months.
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