President Bio Removes Joseph Kapuwa as SLBC Director-General

The Director General of the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC), Joseph Kapuwa has been removed and replaced with Madam Josephine Kamara, Sierraloaded can authoritatively report.

Kapuwa took over as the SLBC Director-General in 2018 following his appointment by President Julius Maada Bio and subsequent approval by the Parliament of Sierra Leone.

The SLBC has recently been under investigation by both the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and the board of the corporation for alleged corruption, hinging on the misuse of public funds to the tune of over two billion old Leones.

Sierraloaded reported in December 2022 how Kapuwa, a Lecturer at Fourah Bay College (FBC) and Member of the Sierra Leone Bar Association (SLBA) was busy building mansions with unexplained money while the institution was suffering for want of badly needed funds to keep it operational.

Recently, Staff of the SLBC main headquarters in Freetown raised concerns about the corruption going on at the institution and the Ill-treatment they are receiving from the Director General.

The staff told Salone Gossip, a popular blog, that the DG unlawfully employed some staff who have turned out to be problems for other staff members of the institution. They said these staff are bent on molesting and intimidating other staff members and have even resulted to forging other people’s signatures.

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| 2024-01-13 14:14:38

The ACC is another corrupt institution this guys knows exactly the reason why they been appointed to this positions nothing will come out of it sorry to the people who has no say
| 2024-01-13 09:27:54

What about Sierratel the most useless tele communication in Sierra Leone
| 2024-01-13 07:45:16

These are same staff that were complaining the former Director and that they want his replacement with the current one for the same issues
| 2024-01-13 07:21:45

Let the ACC investigate SLRA for the 6 years Bonthe Township Road Construction by First Tricon company.. because not a single road has been completed for the past 6 years..
| 2024-01-12 22:43:09

Mr. President please do your job, don't live any stone on turn.
| 2024-01-12 22:35:19

It left the PPRC another corrupt government institution
| 2024-01-12 22:33:17

The President is somehow late to remove these corrupt people from these institutions. Similar Corruption activities are being carried out in most of these state institutions. For example the PPRC is the most corrupt state institution for now
| 2024-01-12 22:32:02

Let the issue be investigated
| 2024-01-12 22:19:05

Why is it that president is not paying attention on the state owned telecommunication, sierratel. We need intervention from the president please
Tamba Francis Manga | 2024-01-12 22:11:26

Please Mr. President just do your job to safe mama salone
| 2024-01-12 22:06:33

Let him be investigated and an example be sett on him. Occupying public offices does not mean you are lordhoho . Thievery is on the increase in this nation. Instirurions are going bad whilst individuals are getting richer day by day.