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IMPOVERISHMENT OF THE MASSES IN SIERRA LEONE STARTS WHEN THE POLITICAL STRUCTURE ISN’T PLURALISTIC

by Mahmud Tim Kargbo Fundamental to any consideration of citizen engagement in policymaking and the design of public services is the recognition that the citizens...

BIO’s GOVERNMENT OVER BLOATED WAGE BILL: AN ECONOMIC FEN AND POLITICAL BIND

By Mahmud Tim Kargbo The current Bio-led SLPP government in Sierra Leone has allowed political patronage to find its way into our public service thus...

President Xi Jinping Made New Commitments at FOCAC conference to the Promotion of China-Africa Cooperation

On 29 November 2021, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech titled Uphold the Tradition of Always Standing Together And Jointly Build a...

PARLIAMENT COMMITS 2022 NATIONAL BUDGET TO SECOND READING

By Emperor Bailor Jalloh in Freetown As a normal Parliamentary procedure, after the introduction and first reading of the Appropriation Bill by the Minister of...

ODDLY SORCEROUS : GLOBAL MCC INDEX LIES, DAMN LIES, AND STATISTICS

by Mahmud Tim Kargbo Mark Twain, the 100th anniversary of whose death transpired months back, was never known to be soft-spoken about his opinions. He...

BIO’S SLPP FACING ECONOMIC GUT-CHECK WITH GROWING VOTERS’ ANGST

by Mahmud Tim Kargbo The Bio led SLPP government will argue for months about what led to the legitimate loud cries of "electricity plus bread...

THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF SIERRA LEONE POLICE DEMYSTIFIES HIS OFFICE

https://youtu.be/YovoBNeIC_w In what was described by many as the seeming expression of frustration, disappointment, resentment and disgruntlement by the No.1 gentleman of the Republic of...

BIO “PAOPA” VERNACULAR ELITES ARE A THREAT TO NATIONAL COHESION

by Mahmud Tim Kargbo This is an important and timely period for our contraption. Historically, when Sierra Leone has faced serious challenges, the contraption has...

IS CABINET RESHUFFLE A SIGN OF TOUGH LEADERSHIP

IS CABINET RESHUFFLE A SIGN OF TOUGH LEADERSHIP by Mahmud Tim Kargbo Let's cut straight to it, what's tough leadership? It’s leadership with edge. Surely not the crazy...

STOP PUSHING YOUR SELFISH DESIRES IN OUR THROATS

by Mahmud Tim Kargbo President Bio's "Paopa" SLPP government was reborn out of the realisation that we could no longer afford to have our domestic...

FASTENER A RICKETY SIERRA LEONE : What You Can Do to Restore Balance

We have a choice. Here’s something I learned from a remarkable Sunday school screen actor . Do you see this pencil? I can get it to...

THE BAD POLITICS OF IGNORING JUSTICE TO THE ORDINARY PEOPLE IN SIERRA LEONE

by Mahmud Tim Kargbo Whether our justice system has an ethical obligation to address the justice gap in delivering the much needed social services for...

THE MENACES OF NOT PROSECUTING ERNEST BAI KOROMA

by Mahmud Tim Kargbo Julius Made Bio is wary of a legal reckoning against his predecessor, but to let Ernest Bai Koroma go would be...

POLITICAL ANATOMY OF MARKET SELLOFF IN SIERRA LEONE

POLITICAL ANATOMY OF MARKET SELLOFF IN SIERRA LEONE by Mahmud Tim Kargbo Some commentators have rushed to describe the recent national market turmoil as "historic" and...

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