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By Politico Staff Writer

A meeting called to discuss threats to elections has recommended that Election Observers be protected during polling. Officials from the National Electoral Commission, Political Parties Registration Commission (PPRC) and National Elections Watch held the Focus Group Discussions at the Jui office of the National Commission for Democracy (NCD), which itself organized the event.

By Francis H. Murray

Vandi Sannoh, father of the 15-year old girl who was allegedly sexually penetration by the leader of the Alliance Democratic Party (ADP) Mohamed Kamarainba Mansaray, testified on Saturday 12^th September 2020 before Justice Samuel O. Taylor at the sexual offences division of the High Court in Freetown.

By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay

The Minister of Finance, Jacob Jusu Saffa, has said the Government of Sierra Leone is set to invest Le349.4 billion in road works across the country. The amount has been set aside by the government in the recently approved supplementary budget for 2020.

On Wednesday, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the government and four of the companies which will be working on the roads. The companies that will be undertaking the works are First Tricon, Gento Construction, SECON, and CSE.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

With schools set to reopen next week, amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Sierra Leone’s teachers have expressed concern over the lack of preparedness with regards infection prevention control.

The Sierra Leone Teachers Union (SLTU), which represents the interest of the country’s teachers, say they are concerned about the safety of both the teachers and pupils.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

Plans are underway to increase transportation fares, despite an already difficult experience for Freetown’s commuters, Politico has learnt.

We understand that an engagement with major players in the public transportation sector, including the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), the drivers’ union and the Sierra Leone Road Safety Authority (SLRSA), ended on Tuesday with calls for the review of transportation fares for particularly vehicles plying the Freetown-Waterloo route.

By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay

Proceedings at Committee Room One in Parliament took a shocking turn on Thursday after Ibrahim Tawa Conteh announced his resignation as the Chairman of the Transparency and Accountability Committee.

The Member of Parliament from the ruling Sierra Leone Peoples Party  (SLPP) told Politico shortly after his resignation that he will not allow himself to be used by the leadership of parliament whiles he is conducting probe in to dealings of  government officials.

By Kemo Cham

Older people in Sierra Leone face a high prospect of death and disability due to their exposure to factors that contribute to cardiovascular disease, a study has found.

The study conducted by the researchers at the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom revealed that three-quarters of people over the age of 40 in Sierra Leone have at least one health factor that could contribute to cardiovascular disease – creating a ‘ticking time bomb’ of death and disability.