Three men claiming to represent three farmer associations in Karene and Port Loko districts have accused two District Agriculture Officers of failing to provide them with fertilizer for this planting season, despite having followed all procedures laid down by the Ministry of Agriculture. The men, who came to Politico in a visibly angry mood, blamed two District Agriculture Officers (DAOs) Francis Kekura and Charles Bangura of stifling their efforts to get the fertilizer that they say the Ministry is supplying farmers in different parts of the country.
Anti-Corruption Commission Clears University of Sierra Leone Secretariat
By Alpha Abu
The University of Sierra Leone (USL) has been cleared of any wrong doing by the Anti- Corruption Commission (ACC) with regards to investigations the Commission launched following the release by the Accountant General’s Office of Audit Reports for the period 2015-2018.
A recent statement from the ACC said probing was conducted with a view to prosecuting or recovering public funds, public revenue or public property as mandated by the anti-corruption Act of 2008.
MRU conducts training on Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis
Within the framework of the implementation of the ''Ecosystem Conservation and International Water Resources Management of the Mano River Union” project funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF)', the National Protected Area Authority (NPAA) and the National Executing Agency in collaboration with the Mano River Union, Regional Executing Agency, organized on October 14, 2020, in Bo city, a training workshop to strengthen capacity of national actors.
AIG East vows to act tough against Gangsterism
By Prince J Musa in Kenema.
Following the arrest of six alleged gang members from two factions at Largo Town in Kenema, the Assistant Inspector General of Police East, Thomas Mustapha Lahai, has warned parents to caution their children against involvement with cliques and gangsterism.
The move by the AIG was precipitated by a clash between the rival gang in Largo Village in the outskirt of Kenema, which according to him destabilized the peace and security of the community.
Sierra Leone's former State Chief of Protocol bounces back
By Kemo Cham
Former State Chief Protocol, Fatmata Edna Kargbo, who was sacked after her church testimony in Nigeria sparked graft probe into her financial dealings, has bounced back with an appointment in the Foreign Service.
Ms Kargbo is among four presidential appointees announced on Thursday. She is going to Germany as deputy ambassador, replacing veteran journalist Jonathan Leigh, according to a statement released by the office of the president.
Judiciary requests for Le22 Billion for 2021 financial year
By Francis H. Murray
The judiciary of Sierra Leone has presented a proposed budget of Le22, 053,000,000 to the Ministry of Finance for the running of the justice sector in the 2021 financial year.
Chief Justice Babatunde Edwards made this disclosure during the ongoing budget planning process at the Ministry of Finance in Freetown.
Leaking of conversation between Ernest and IGP is “coordinated conspiracy” - APC spokesman
By Politico Staff Writer
The Publicity Secretary of the All Peoples Congress (APC) party, Sidi Yaya Tunis has said their party could not in any way be involved in leaking to the public the telephone conversation between Former President Ernest Bai Koroma and the Inspector General of Police, Ambrose Sovula in relation to the confusion around the former president’s residence in Makeni, as officials from the Anti- Corruption Commission (ACC) attempted to interview him on issues connected to his tenure of office.
