By Steven Bockarie Mansaray in Kabala
IFAD accused of theft
By Septimus Senessie in Kono
Residents of Bangambaya Village in Sandor chiefdom, Kono district have accused the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) of squandering over Le 38 million, funds meant for the construction of a warehouse and a drying floor.
The village headman, Kai Gboimakowa, told Politico that in 2010 the intergovernmental organisation approached them and identified their village for the construction of a grain store, warehouse and drying floor facilities.
PPRC mandate exceeds elections
By Aminata Phidelia Allie
Head of the Political Parties’ Registration Commission says the mandate of the commission is way above organising and regulating political parties to participate in elections.
Justice Tholla Thompson told journalists, at the close of a 5-day professional enhancement training organised by the United Nations for PPRC staff, that many people made lots of mistakes as far as the mandate of the PPRC was concerned.
MPs quiz MASADA, SLRA over Freetown filth
By Crispina Lois Cummings
The Sierra Leone Roads Authority and Freetown City Council have blamed each other when parliament summoned them to explain why the city gets filthier by the day, posing serious health hazards for its inhabitants.
The two institutions and Masada had been summoned to face the Committee on Local Government to answer to specific allegations made by FCC in a previous query for the “alarming proportion of garbage” littering the streets of Freetown.
