Bottom Line, our judges don’t either have the power to overrule some of these bad decisions by a superior authority or they simply fear of their jobs if they make such moves. There is no system in place for continuity in our constitution to prevent such reckless and irresponsible mess from happening when a new government comes in. I hope that our parliamentarians focus their minds on some sort of continuity procedure when a new government comes to power. Another area to prevent such impulsive decisions is to reduce the term of the presidency, from two five year terms to one six year term. Such a law would allow future presidents to work very hard for the country and try to achieve a decent legacy in their one and only term.
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 6 February 2021:
Following the publication yesterday of allegations made in parliament this week by the opposition APC party parliamentary leader – Chernor M. Bah, accusing the Bio-led government of secretly permitting the Chinese mining company – Kingho Mining Company Ltd to ship millions of dollars worth of iron ore from the shores of Sierra Leone without parlaiment’s approval, the ministry of mines and mineral resources has responded in a presss statement.
Justifying its decision to allow the shipment to go ahead, the ministry of mines says that:
“The ownership of the iron ore stockpiled at the Pepel Port rests with the State and under the authority of the Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources. Hence, the Minister of Mines and Mineral resources urgently put modalities in place through the Cabinet to legally, morally and ethically authorize Kingho Investment Company Ltd to export (on a one-off commercial basis as agreed in the One-Off APA) the I
By Reuters Staff
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BEIJING, Jan 30 (Reuters) - A ship carrying iron ore from west Africa’s Tonkolili mine set sail for China from the Port of Pepel in Sierra Leone on Friday, China’s official Xinhua news agency said.
The shipment was the first export from the mine since Chinese firm Kingho Investment Co Ltd took over the project, Xinhua said. The report did not detail the size of the shipment.
Kingho could not immediately be reached for comment on Saturday.
The mine, which has estimated resources of 13.7 billion tonnes, was previously owned by China’s state-backed Shandong Iron & Steel Group.
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January 13, 2021
Management of Kingho Investment Company Limited have on Friday joined officials of the mining and minerals sector of Sierra Leone to sign the railway and port lease agreement that will ensure the company’s subsidiary- Kingho Railway and Port Company Limited utilize the infrastructure for their iron ore transportation in the country. It should be noted that the Railway and Port is now the asset of the Government and the People of Sierra Leone.
The 192 kilometer railway facility which stretches from the new Iron Ore mines in Tonkolili District to the port town of Pepel in Port Loko District is owned by the Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL). In order to enhance effective transportation of the iron ore from the mining site in Tonkolili to be transported out of the country, Kingho has to lease the railway and port facilities from the GoSL.