A REJOINDER: TWO-THIRDS OF WHOM? SECTION 108 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SIERRA LEONE, THE MAJORITY REQUIRED TO AMEND IT, AND THE QUESTION OF CONSTRUCTION FOR THE SUPREME COURT
By Ady Macauley Esq. Abstract Dr. Michael Imran Kanu in his above titled article casts the 2025 Constitutional Amendment Bill as the long-awaited outcome of Lomรฉ and TRC reforms which…
The Choice Before President Bio
By Oumar Farouk Sesay President Julius Maada Bio may soon face one of the most consequential decisions of his presidency: whether to sign a constitutional amendment into law, a step…
Opposition Whip Calls For New Port To Unlock Economic Potential
By Lemuella Tarawallie The Opposition Whip in Parliament, Hon. Abdul Karim Kamara, has called for stronger government support for Sierra Leonean investors and an urgent expansion of the countryโs port…
Statistics Sierra Leone Assures MPs Of December Census
By Lemuella Tarawallie Statistics Sierra Leone has assured Parliament that the 2026 Population and Housing Census remains on course for December despite an estimated US$10 million funding gap for the…
Dr Ibrahim Bangura: A Compelling Case For APC Flagbearership
By Tamba Amadu Matturie The contest for the flagbearership of the All Peopleโs Congress (APC) should be approached with seriousness, maturity and a clear understanding of what is ultimately at…
Sierra Leoneโs Constitutional Crisis: When The Atmosphere Becomes The Order From Above
By Oumar Farouk Sesay In developing my theory of disavowed agentic corruption, I have argued that one of the most effective mechanisms by which institutional wrongdoing operates is the familiar…
Pontius Pilate In Parliament
By Yoni Emmanuel Sesay Pontius Pilate is remembered not because he lacked authority, nor because he was oblivious of the gravity of the decision before him. His story has endured…
Why โTwo-Thirds Of Parliamentโ Cannot Mean โTwo-Thirds Of Who Are Presentโ
By Moses MASSA, Esq. The Hypothetical Imagine a massive political crisis or a total boycott where only ten Members of Parliament show up to the well of Parliament in Freetown.…
The Nothingness In President Bioโs Parliamentary Address
By Mohamed Sankoh (One Drop) One thing President Julius Maada Bio appears to be good at is his knack for churning out what seems to be sexed-up statistics to make…
Sierra Leone: A Nation At War With The Past
By Oumar Farouk Sesay A dangerous principle increasingly governs Sierra Leoneโs politics: yesterdayโs wrongs can justify todayโs abuses. That principle is captured in the Krio expression โYou du me, ah…