In this edition of the Interview, Mohamed Jaward Nyallay talks to the recently appointed head of the National Electoral Commission, Mohamed Kenewui Konneh.
Konneh was appointed by President Julius Maada Bio last July, taking over from Mohamed N’fa Alie Conteh, who served one term. Konneh went through a fiercely contested confirmation hearing which saw his nomination approved through voting by Members of Parliament, with 78 voting in favor, against 51 opposition votes on July 29th.
By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay
The new National Electoral Commission (NEC) chief, Mohamed Kenewui Konneh has unveiled his reform agenda in an exclusive interview with Politico on Thursday. The Chief Electoral Commissioner said his reform agenda is based on integrity and collaboration with all stakeholders.
By Newnan Anthony Levey in Bo
Police at Mattru Jong division Bonthe district are currently investigating the death of an 11 year old girl who was allegedly raped. Politico understands from Police sources in the district that the deceased went to buy recharge card for her grandma when she first went missing on the 21st of August this year.
By Mabinty M. Kamara
A 17 year old girl who was writing the West Africa Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) on Tuesday, 26th August suddenly went in to labor pain whiles waiting to write her second examination of the day.
The girl who attends the Ansarul Islamic Secondary School in Freetown had just written the Oral exams for English Language and was waiting to write Health Science when she suddenly burst in to tears whiles in clear agony, eyewitnesses told Politico.
By Mabinty M. Kamara
The ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) earlier this week issued a warning to its supporters against broadcasting hate speech and incendiary comments, amidst rising political tension in the country.
The last few weeks have witnessed a torrent of viral rhetoric on social media, largely between supporters of the SLPP and its archrival the main opposition All People’s Congress (APC).
By Mabinty M. Kamara
The 25 August heavy down pour in Freetown left over 60 residents in the Portee Community in the eastern part of the capital city homeless, Politico has gathered.
Residents and affected people say the heavy downpour led to the destruction of five houses.
The affected area, which falls within Ward 409 of Constituency 116, was in 2019 declared by the Office of National Security (ONS) as one of the disaster prone areas in the city, yet, apparently, little or no effort was made to evacuate the people.
By Francis H Murray
A twelve member jury has been sworn in before Justice Augustine Musa in the ongoing High Court trial of former Mayor of Freetown Herbert George Williams and the Public Relations Officer of the opposition All Peoples Congress Party in the Western Area Abu Bakarr Daramy on a two-count indictment of murder and conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
