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Parliament will reconvene Friday at 10 a.m. to consider a supplementary budget and resume debate on a controversial constitutional amendment bill that sparked a marathon 15-hour sitting earlier this week.
The Office of the Clerk confirmed the chamber will first consider “The Supplementary Act, 2026,” authorising additional funds from the consolidated revenue fund for government services. The Finance Ministry has invited Vote Controllers, development partners, and civil society organisations to witness the presentation.
Lawmakers will then resume debate Monday, Aug. 3, on “The Constitution of Sierra Leone Amendment Act 2025,” which proposes sweeping changes to the 1991 Constitution.
The constitutional bill, piloted by Attorney-General Alpha Sesay, includes provisions shifting the presidential election threshold from 55% to a simple majority, requiring at least 20% of votes in two-thirds of voting districts. It also mandates 30% women’s representation on party nominee lists and establishes a Search and Nomination Committee to appoint the Chief Electoral Commissioner.
Sesay has described the reforms as “generational” and based on recommendations from the Justice Edmond Cowan Constitutional Review Committee and the Tripartite Committee.
Debate on the bill was adjourned after heated exchanges between ruling and opposition lawmakers that stretched from Tuesday morning into the early hours of Wednesday. The opposition All People’s Congress has previously raised concerns about procedural compliance and the potential impact of district-level voting thresholds on electoral competitiveness.
Both sessions will convene in the Chamber of Parliament at 10 a.m.
