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By Andrew Keili, Freetown, Sierra Leone
President Bioâs opening salvo in this yearâs speech at the State opening of Parliament set the scene very well. He reaffirmed his governmentâs commitment to Human Capital Development, which he said was not a mere slogan. Indeed, his litany of achievements seem to be skewed firmly towards Human Development.
The President is rightly proud of the recruitment and training of thousands of teachers and hiring and deploying more school inspectors in every District. The construction of the University of Kono will start later this year. NACSA has embarked upon activities for protecting the most vulnerable by building school and community infrastructure. Government also provided cash transfers to over a hundred thousand poor and vulnerable families and informal sector workers and is implementing the National Micro-Finance Programme (MUNAFA FUND) to provide finance to targeted SMEs.
By Victor Omondi After a colorful ceremony in Freetown on April 29, 2021, some 59 African-Americans are now happy citizens of Sierra Leone, a West African country. “When President Bio signed my documents saying I’m officially Sierra Leonean, when I took my oath, and he gave me my passport … it was a surreal feeling,” […]
By KABS KANU
The fundamental premise on which SLPP politics is built is that whenever they are in power, they must promote tribal hegemony and set back progress in the North and the West. They do not believe in national cohesion and national development.
The SLPP does not believe that Sierra Leoneans are one people who share common customs, origins, history, language; and a common nationality. They only believe in a Sierra Leone inhabited and controlled by Mendes. Also, all the SLPP believe in is imposing their Mende tribe on the nation, appointing only Mendes in government and quasi-government positions and excluding other tribes.