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By Prince J Musa in Kenema

The National Monitoring and Evaluation Directorate (NaMED) has urged local councils to align their project implementation with the highest operating procedure. Officials of the directorate said this will help in proper monitoring and evaluation.

NaMED officials were in Kenema last week where they engaged local council authorities in the eastern region on a document designed to help them execute their role accordingly.

By Francis H. Murray

The State Prosecutor in the preliminary investigations of Mariama Sajor Barrie and Ibrahim Bah, the two people accused of murdering five-year old Kadija Madinatu Saccoh, has closed his case before Magistrate Mark Ngegba in Freetown.

The decision came after the ninth prosecution witness, Alex Mohamed Nalo, a relative of the deceased, took the witness stand on Thursday 1st October 2020 to seal the prosecution’s case.

By Francis H. Murray

The judiciary of Sierra Leone has announced a couple of measures aimed at combating the spread of the Corona Virus pandemic ahead of the commencement of the general court sessions across the country.

Sittings at both Magistrate and High Court levels start today Monday. The new court calendar follows the end of the criminal sessions nationwide.

By Politico staff writer

The First Lady of Sierra Leone, Fatima Bio, has pledged Le150, 000,000 as support for a planned water supply project targeting police barracks across the country.

The project is championed by the head of the Sierra Leone Police Wives Association (SLPWA), Hawa Sovula, who is also the wife of the Inspector General of Police, Ambrose Sovula.   

By Francis H. Murray

Justice Augustine Musa of the High Court in Freetown has ruled that the High Court in Kono lacked the jurisdiction to hear and determine the substantive matter between Koidu Holdings Ltd and the Affected Property Owners in Kono.

In his ruling on Wednesday 30th September, 2020, Justice Musa noted that because the present action in respect of the matter was issued in Kono, where there is no district registry, it rendered the court defective on grounds of jurisdiction.

By Francis H. Murray

The advisory committee on nominations of judges at the Internal Criminal Court (ICC) has approved the nomination of Sierra Leone’s Court of Appeal Judge, Justice Miatta Maria Samba to serve at the world court.

The ICC was established to investigate, and where warranted, try individuals charged with the gravest crimes of concern to the international community, including genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and the crimes of aggression.

By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay

A new Afro Barometer report that was launched on Tuesday has shown that 54% of Sierra Leoneans believe that the Commissions of Inquiry (COI) is effective to fight corruption. Only 11%, which represents just one in ten people, hold a negative view against the establishment of COI.