Political commentator Dr. Sylvia Olayinka Blyden has argued that Sierra Leone’s next general elections must be held no later than Wednesday, 11 October 2028, based on her interpretation of the country’s...
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...
Parliamentarian Mohamed Bangura has called on fellow lawmakers to lower the proposed electoral threshold under the Proportional Representation (PR) system, warning that the current 11.9 to 12 per cent...
Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Alpha Sesay, has proposed a constitutional amendment that would disqualify individuals convicted of certain serious offences from contesting parliamentary elections,...
Member of Parliament for Port Loko District, Hon. Aminata Sesay, has challenged assertions that the Proportional Representation (PR) electoral system was solely responsible for increasing women’s representation...
Parliament continued deliberations on the Constitutional Amendment Bill on Thursday, with Members of Parliament from the governing Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) and the main opposition All People's...
Sierra Leone Parliament has commenced debate on the Constitutional Amendments Bill 2025, while the government prepares to broaden nationwide consultations on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), the Ministry...
Attorney General and Minister of Justice Alpha Sesay Esq. has described Sierra Leone’s proposed Constitutional Amendment Bill 2025 as a historic opportunity to transform the country’s governance framework...
Members of Parliament from both the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) and opposition All People’s Congress (APC) have expressed opposition to a provision in the ongoing Constitutional Amendment...
Western Area Member of Parliament, Hon. Abdul Sulaiman Murray-Conteh, has said that the constitutional responsibility of Members of Parliament is to make laws, represent the people and oversee government,...
