Lashonda Ellis, a 23-year-old woman who was a resident at the now-demolished Mocha Squatting area was terminated as an employee of the Ministry of Home Affairs for “acting in a manner that would bring the Ministry into disrepute”.
In an interview yesterday with Stabroek News, Lashonda Ellis, who is a single mother of one, stated that her contract was terminated without her being given an opportunity to respond. Ellis participated in a protest and standoff with Ministry of Housing and Water officials on January 5. Her house was later demolished.