The National university of Lesotho(NUL) will lead a campaign against violence on the 10th May 2017, starting from 9:00am during a memorial  service for the late female student, Tumelo Mohlomi, who was shot dead just outside the Roma campus a week ago.

The campaign against violence will be launched to highlight the specter of violence in our society and to build public engagement to break the cycle of violence.

Activities of the day will kick-start with a march from ha scout to the Netherlands hall where the campaign will be launched.

This campaign was spurred by the death a week ago of Tumelo while relaxing with friends at a restaurant outside campus. This untimely death has drummed home the specter of violence haunting the nation.

Tumelo was allegedly shot and died on the spot by a police officer who is now in police custody. Her death threw sharp relief numerous violent deaths in our society.

Elderly people routinely get raped and killed often by known assailants.

Murder incidents of all kinds ranging from domestic disputes, competition in business, armed robbery and political violence have assumed alarming proportions. Increasingly society is becoming immunized to violence as an acceptable instrument of inter-relations discourse. Lesotho is steadily earning itself another dubious mantel as one of the most violence countries of the world.

The university invites Basotho to be part and parcel of the campaign wherever they may be. The university strongly feels time has come when Basotho in all their walks of life must coalesce against violence in their midst before the nation self-destructs.

At the launch range of activities will be on display. speeches will made by expects and prominent members of the Basotho society :heads of churches; the ministry of education and training; Lesotho mounted police services; NGO; culture leaders; the media and the principal chief of Ha Maama.