Lesotho’s Ministry of Home Affairs has launched a five-day stakeholder consultation workshop to modernise and digitise the country’s national identity management system, bringing together government agencies, technical experts and private consultants to chart a new course for civil registration services.
The workshop, running from 29 June to 3 July 2026 at the Ministry of Information, Communications, Science, Technology and Innovation boardroom in Maseru, is being held under the Public Sector Foundations for Service Delivery Project.
The consultation brings together representatives from the Ministry of Home Affairs, the National Identity and Civil Registry, Immigration Services, Passport Services, Legal and Procurement Units, information technology specialists, and AAM Consultancy, among other technical and business stakeholders.
At the centre of the process is AAM Consultancy, represented by Mr Akos Szirmdi, which has been engaged to assess existing systems and develop a comprehensive systems architecture and implementation framework to guide the reform.
During the workshop, AAM will present a proposed Systems Architecture Design and Modernisation Framework, covering the legal, institutional and operational implications of the planned reforms. Stakeholders will have the opportunity to review proposals and contribute input toward building what the ministry describes as a robust and integrated digital identity system.
The initiative forms part of a broader government push to develop a Modernisation Framework that will strengthen Lesotho’s national identity ecosystem and drive the digital transformation of civil registration, immigration, passport and identity management services.
The project is expected to improve service delivery by creating an efficient, secure and integrated identity management system aligned with Lesotho’s wider digital transformation agenda.
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