Dr. Kaifala Marah, aspiring 2023 APC flagbearer, demonstrated once again, an act of faith and duty as a Muslim to his APC brothers and sisters in the Ummah in Kono, Kenema and Bo by donating bags of rice to support their Iftar.

Receiving the items, the beneficiaries expressed heartfelt thanks and appreciation for his unsurprising thoughtfulness of their situation and his generosity aimed at ameliorating the challenges they face during these challenging times of unprecedented economic hardship in the country.

This philanthropic move by Dr Marah resonates with the teachings of the Holy Quran on almsgiving, especially during the Holy Month of Ramadan.

It could be recalled that in the mid of the Holy Month of Fasting, Dr Marah extended similar gestures to his Comrades in the Muslim Ummah in Koinadugu and Falaba Districts with the same aim of easing the challenges they were facing.

Kaifala Marah is a Sierra Leonean politician, accountant, Governor of the Bank of Sierra Leone (2016-2017), and Minister of Finance (2013-2016). On March 7, 2017, Dr. Marah resigned as governor in order to seek the nomination of the All People’s Congress (APC) for the Presidential election of 2018.

He served as State House chief of staff and senior economic advisor to Sierra Leone’s president Ernest Bai Koroma from 2010 until his appointment as finance minister in 2013.

Marah holds a Bachelor’s degree in international relations from Fourah Bay College, a master’s degree in Public Policy from State University of New York; and a doctorate degree in political finance from the University of Hull. Marah served as a deputy Town Clerk at the Koidu-New Sembehun city council. He later served as a Budget Analyst at the New York State Senate. Marah was the public expenditure management adviser at the commonwealth secretariat in London, before he was appointed as chief of staff to president Ernest Bai Koroma.