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By Political staff writer

The Executive Director of the Institute of Governance Reform, IGR a research organization based in Freetown has moved to quell what he called ‘rumors’ that his organization and two other groups – Fambul Tok International and Campaign for Good Governance ‘received Le1.8 Billion Leones in bribes from the government to coordinate the Government-CSO Dialogue series’.

By Saio Marrah

The government of the Junta Leader in Guinea, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, has instituted a commission of inquiry to look into the management of the country’s resources since post-independence.

Doumbouya said this in Guinea's capital, Conakry during the visit of the Mano River Union (MRU) diplomatic delegation on Sunday 5^th December 2021.

By Mohamed Foday Conteh

After 28 adjournments with no prosecution witnesses led, Justice Sulaiman Bah has acquitted construction worker, Lamin Kanneh of sexual penetration charges.

Kanneh was cleared of the crime on Monday 6^th December 2021 at High Court No.2 in Freetown.

According to the Particulars of Offence, the 24-year-old construction worker is said to have sexually penetrated the alleged victim on a date unknown between the 1^st of January in 2019 and 31^st September the same year in Freetown.

By Nasratu Kargbo

Chozen Generation Sierra Leone has ended a two-day training for journalists, bloggers, and youth activists on cyber security and digital rights issues.

The training focused on Freedom of Expression, Access to Information, Internet Freedom, Digital Rights, and Cyber-security, understanding the Cyber-Security and Crime Act 2021, and the effective use and Introduction to Digital Rights Advocacy among others.

By Alpha Abu

The Institute for Governance Reform (IGR) has analysed the 2022 budget which was presented to Parliament by Finance Minister Dennis Sandi. In a released statement, IGR said for “government to meet all or the greater part of government’s priorities in the Medium-Term National Development Plan (MTNDP), revenue mobilization (improving domestic revenue collection), addressing vulnerabilities and building resilience along with stringent public financial management practices will have to be a top priority”.

By Nasratu Kargbo

Poverty Reduction Campaigner for Africa, Professor Frederick W. Kwoba has in a position paper condemned the way Traditional Privatization Programme (TPP) is done. Titled “War on Poverty” and released at the Freetown City Hall during the Economic Association of Sierra Leone’s 1^st annual conference, Kwoba stated that privatizing the people’s income generating assets is not good for the country.  

By Mabinty M. Kamara

The Chairman of the Pujehun District Council Sheik Suhibu Sowa has confirmed the withdrawal of a case he filed against ruling Sierra Leone’s Peoples Party’s Pujehun District Public Relations Officer, Alpha Kamara, following a report Politico published last week.

According to court papers seen by Politico, councilor Kamara was to have appeared before a Magistrate yesterday, 7^th December 2021 to answer a six count charge in a case brought against him by Sheikh Sowa.