Parliament detains Director General of EWRC for Contempt
By Sulaiman Jalloh Sierra Leone Parliament on 8th May, 2024, detained Emmanuel Manah, the Director General of the Electricity and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) alongside two others for contempt of parliament. According to Hon. Musa Lahai, the chairman of the parliamentary committee on water resources, Emmanuel Manah had refused to honor the committee’s invitation on…...
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CRSG has contractual responsibility to release tollgate traffic data – says deputy opposition leader
By Sulaiman Jalloh In an exclusive interview with Expo Times, Hon. Aaron Aruna Koroma, the deputy leader 2 of the opposition All People’s Congress (APC) party in parliament, has said irrespective of the current dollar exchange rate, the China Railway Seventh Group (CRSG) has a contractual responsibility to produce or release the traffic data…...
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House Speaker apologizes to Sierra Leoneans
By Alusine Fullah Recently, there have been several reports bordering on some anomalies in the Parliament of Sierra Leone as the House Clerk Paran Tarawalie has been on the spotlight for certain reported ‘non-procedural’ recruitment and mass sacking in the country’s lawmaking body. Hon. Paran Tarawalie is said to be in conflict of interest…...
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SLPP/APC Parliamentary Leaders to Probe Redundancy and Allegation Against Clerk
By Alieu Amara Suwu In the spirit of public accountability and transparency, a Five-Man bipartisan investigating Sub Committee compromising the Leaders of political parties in Parliament has been constituted to “look into the matter relating to redundancy in Parliament,” and look into claims that the wife of the Clerk of Parliament with regards to…...
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Parliament Approves 2024 Budget
The Parliament of Sierra Leone on Tuesday,19/12/2023, approved the Bill entitled, “The Appropriation Act, 2024”, (National Budget) for the services and development of Sierra Leone. It could be recalled that the budget was presented to Parliament by the Minister of Finance, Sheku Ahmed Fantamadi Bangura on Friday 10/11/2023 in the Chamber of Parliament, Tower Hill, […]
Parliament asks those implicated in 2022 audit report to get ready
Parliament has asked those implicated in the audit report to get ready for parliamentary summons to account for money allegedly unaccounted for. In a public notice, the law-making body, via the Deputy Speaker’s Office, acknowledged receipt of the 2022 Audit Report. “The Office of the Acting Speaker or the Deputy Speaker of Parliament hereby…...
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Hon. Margaret Johnson commends President Bio in 2024 budget debate
By; Alieu Amara Suwu The outspoken Honourable Member of Parliament representing the people of Kailahun District, Hon. Margaret Johnson, during the debate of the 2024 Budget in the Chamber of Parliament commended and appreciated the work of President Bio in transforming the development of the State. Making her submission, she thanked the Minister […]
