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Govt takes control of Kasafoni Deposits As part of reaching out to mining communities, a high-powered governmental deleg...
28/08/2025

Govt takes control of Kasafoni Deposits

As part of reaching out to mining communities, a high-powered governmental delegation visited Sambaia-Bendugu Chiefdom and engaged traditional leaders and residents on the new role of the Mines and Minerals Development and Management Corporation (MMMC).

The delegation included the Ministers of Finance, Lands, Housing and Country Planning, Local Government and Rural Administration, Deputy Ministers of Information and Civic Education, Local Government and Rural Development, and the Deputy Leader 2 of the Parliament of Sierra Leone, who also is Chairman, Parliamentary Mines Committee.

During the engagement, Paramount Chief, Sambaia Bendugu raised longstanding grievances about previous mining arrangements.
He noted that although the deposits are located within Sambaia Hills, earlier agreements guaranteed equal benefits and sharing among Sambaia, Dansogoia, and Diang Chiefdoms even though without a clear Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on what happens when mining activities shift between chiefdoms.

He emphasized that despite hosting the mineral deposits, Sambaia Bendugu has seen stagnated growth, with most of its infrastructure concentrated in Dansogoia Chiefdom.
This situation, he said, leaves the host community with the feeling of marginalization.
“Our people have endured these injustices for too long,” the Paramount Chief remarked. “But today, we are hopeful that with the Mines and Minerals Development and Management Corporation, fairness and equity will prevail. We are exercising restraint despite provocations because we believe this new arrangement will finally address the imbalances of the past.”

In response, the government, through the delegation, assured the community that the MMMC, established under the Mines and Minerals Development and Management Corporation Act, 2023, was created to protect state and community interests, guarantee transparency, and ensure that mineral wealth benefits Sierra Leoneans, particularly host chiefdoms.

At the end, residents of Sambaia Bendugu, supported and signed the new mining lease agreement with the MMMC, which will represent both national and community interests in upcoming mining operations.

The engagement was part of a wider sensitization tour that covered three Chiefdoms in Tonkolili and Koinadugu Districts.
The government is trying to implement reforms under the Mines and Minerals Development Act, 2022, which law emphasizes accountability, environmental safeguards, and community consent in the governance of the mining sector.

On behalf of the chiefdom, PC Alhaji Foray Musa Bendugu and other Chiefdom Authorities happily signed a land lease agreement with the Mines and Minerals Development and Management Corporation

Njala’s WAOH certified ToTs to roll out CC Sessions On August 26, 2025, Njala University’s West African One Health (WAO...
28/08/2025

Njala’s WAOH certified ToTs to roll out CC Sessions

On August 26, 2025, Njala University’s West African One Health (WAOH) Project successfully completed a three-day Training of Trainers (ToT) workshop designed to equip community facilitators with the skills to lead Community Conversations (CCs) on One Health hazards and climate-sensitive health risks.

The workshop, held from 20–22 August 2025 at the College of Medical Sciences, Kowama Campus, Bo, was organized by Njala University in partnership with the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), United Kingdom, with support from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada. It was conducted under the theme “Strengthening Communities through One Health Collaboration.”

A total of 16 participants attended the training, representing Community Action Networks (CANs) from 16 border communities across eight districts, Pujehun, Kenema, Kailahun, Kono, Kambia, Koinadugu, Port Loko, and Falaba.
These trained facilitators will now roll out CC sessions in the next 3 months (September to November, 2025) within their communities to help build resilience against zoonotic diseases and climate-related health threats.

The sessions were led by Dr Abdinasir Yusuf Osman, veterinary epidemiologist from RVC, UK, and co-facilitated by Monya Konneh, WAOH socio-ecologist and Assistant Project Coordinator at Njala University.
Delivering the keynote address, Professor Rashid Ansumana, Dean, College of Medical Sciences, underscored the importance of empowering facilitators to champion One Health at the grassroots. “Community Conversations are not lectures; they are spaces for people to reflect, share, and act on their own realities. By training CAN members to lead these dialogues, we are ensuring that vital One Health messages will reach households and influence everyday practices,” he noted.

In her closing remarks, Amber Martin, WAOH’s Project Coordinator, commended participants for their dedication and active engagement throughout the training. She emphasized that the workshop had equipped them with the skills to lead conversations on health hazards, climate change, food systems, water and sanitation, and other issues critical to community well-being. Describing the group work as “phenomenal,” she urged participants to take the lessons learned back to their communities.
She likened the One Health Approach to a bicycle wheel, with climate, health, education, nutrition, and financial security acting as spokes, each essential to a stable and functioning society. She reminded participants that as community leaders, they serve as “first responders” in addressing local challenges, particularly in areas with limited government resources.
She called on them to sustain momentum beyond the life of the project by continuing to educate, mobilize, and inspire their communities toward better practices in health, environmental protection, and social development.

Speaking during the closing ceremony, Gasimu Mallah, Director, People’s Development Organization (PDO), encouraged participants to put their new skills into practice. “The knowledge you have gained must flow into your communities. By owning and driving these conversations, you can prevent diseases and strengthen trust between communities and health systems,” he stated.

During the training, participants were introduced to five key domains of Community Conversations:
1. Hazards from daily human–animal interactions (rodent infestations, livestock management, bushmeat handling).
2. Hazards from animal bites (rabies and post-exposure care).
3. Food and water safety (cholera, brucellosis, salmonellosis, hygiene).
4. Management of sick and dead animals (anthrax, antimicrobial resistance, Ebola risks).
5. One Health and climate adaptation (vector control, flooding, reforestation, resilience strategies).
Using participatory approaches such as storytelling, role plays, problem scenarios, community mapping, and group discussions, the participants practised guiding CCs in ways that encourage reflection and practical action. Each session concluded with the development of community action plans to translate conversations into tangible behaviour change.
Facilitators also highlighted challenges facing their communities, including limited mobility support, PPR vaccine availability, PPEs and the need for visibility tools such as T-shirts. These inputs were documented to inform future project planning.

The workshop concluded with field debriefings, lessons-learned sessions, post-training assessments, and the certification of participants. Monya Konneh emphasize that the newly trained facilitators will not only strengthen CANs but also reinforce linkages between local communities and national One Health structures, contributing to Sierra Leone’s epidemic preparedness and climate resilience.

By the Public Relations Unit, Njala University

“I’m humbled to lead Bo Rangers”-New Executive ChairmanBy David Lebbie After his appointment, by the Board of Directors,...
28/08/2025

“I’m humbled to lead Bo Rangers”-New Executive Chairman

By David Lebbie

After his appointment, by the Board of Directors, Bo Rangers Football Club, on Friday August 22, 2025, Joe Thomas has promised bringing more achievement and laurels to the team.
His appointment comes, after the Executive Chairman, Bo Rangers, Babadi Kamara was elected President, Sierra Leone Football Association.
Immediately upon assuming the presidency, Babadi relinquished his position to the Corporates Affairs Officer, Joe Thomas.

In a mobile phone conversation with the new Chairman, he told Home Times on the appointment, he stated: “I am overwhelmed.” He therefore promised to remain humble in leading one of Sierra Leone’s most successful clubs.
He emphasized commitment in leading the club to another enviable height. He promised building on the solid foundation left by his predecessor.
He also promised that his new Executive will bring in innovative ideas that would lead the team to greater achievements like never before.

"Because of the level we have attained in football, our fans are disappointed because we did not win the league this year,” he stated. He went on: “Me and my executive shall assiduously work to restore the glorious days of Bo Rangers again."

He said his Executive will ensure that the team wins and that he will continue to keep the fans excited.
" We will work hard to make sure that Bo Rangers keep winning on and off the pitch for the satisfaction of the fans. I want to take this opportunity to thank the out-gone Chairman for his work and achievements cannot be overemphasized and I also appreciate the Board for the trust and confidence reposed in me to lead this club. I'm humbled," he stated.

Meanwhile, Joe Thomas prior to his appointment was the Corporate affairs Manager for three consecutive season champions.

Njala student innovates for the classroomA sophomore Biostatistics and Epidemiology student of Njala University’s School...
28/08/2025

Njala student innovates for the classroom

A sophomore Biostatistics and Epidemiology student of Njala University’s School of Public Health, College of Medical Sciences, Alieu Sannoh, has developed a locally made whiteboard cleaning solution, an innovation he says was inspired by the poor state of whiteboards on campus.
He explained that during his first year at the College of Medical Sciences, he observed that most whiteboards easily get stained, making it difficult for lecturers and students to effectively use them. Motivated in finding a solution, he began experimenting with affordable and eco-friendly cleaning products.
“In class one day, I thought of creating something that could clean these stains. From there, I started working on a whiteboard cleaner, but I also have plans for other products like sanitizers, toilet and bathroom cleaners, and multi-purpose disinfectants,” Sannoh said.

He has since branded his innovation under the name ClExpert, which he envisions as a line of affordable and eco-friendly cleaning products designed to reduce reliance on costly imported goods. His whiteboard cleaner can also be used on surfaces such as mirrors, glass, desks, kitchen counters, and even freezers.
Looking ahead, Sannoh hopes to establish a cleaning products company within the next five years. “Most of the cleaning products in Sierra Leone are imported and expensive. I want to provide something affordable, eco-friendly, and locally made that everyone can use,” he said.

Despite his ambition, the young innovator faces challenges in accessing chemicals and materials to expand production. He is therefore appealing for support from individuals, institutions, and the government.

Born on April 27, 2003, in Largoh, Bo District, Sannoh is the youngest of three siblings, two of whom passed away recently. Raised by his parents, he began schooling at the United Methodist Church Primary School, Largoh, before moving to Freetown, where he attended Methodist Boys High School.
He later enrolled at Njala University, where he is currently pursuing Biostatistics and Epidemiology.

The Dean of the School of Community Health Sciences, now the College of Medical Sciences, Professor Rashid Ansumana, commended Sannoh’s innovation, particularly given his challenging background.
He emphasized that it is the responsibility of the university administration, government, and stakeholders to support student-led innovations that contribute to community services.

The young innovator’s upcoming projects include hand sanitizers, eco-friendly toilet and bathroom cleaners, floor and tile cleaners, car interior and dashboard cleaners, insect-repelling cleaning solutions, and multipurpose disinfectant sprays.

By the Public Relations Unit, Njala University

Bo Teachers’ challenge to govtBy Problyn John Alpha The Conference of Principals, Secondary Schools and the National Hea...
28/08/2025

Bo Teachers’ challenge to govt

By Problyn John Alpha

The Conference of Principals, Secondary Schools and the National Head Teachers Council, Bo District, have engaged some Regional and District Executives of the Sierra Leone Teachers Union, with threats of laying down tools, if the issue of unpaid school subsidies is not looked into by the Government of Sierra Leone.

The engagement with the aforementioned bodies was to primarily discuss challenges school authorities face in the day to day running of the school and among the challenges, they pointed out the issue of ‘delayed subsidies’ as the biggest.

They also highlighted supplying of teaching and learning materials and the welfare of teachers across the country as other problems.
The highlighted issues have been viewed as serious challenges and if not addressed by the government of Sierra Leone, would affect the running of the school as it is already affecting School Administrators.

The issues are however affecting the Human Capital Development and the Free Quality Education agenda of the Sierra Leone Peoples Party, led by President Julius Maada Bio.

Speaking to Home Times, Chairman, Sierra Leone’s Conference of Principals of Secondary Schools, Bo District, Luseni Gogra expressed frustration over the laissez faire attitude of the government in addressing the issue of subsidies and that he said has brought so much embarrassment to School Administrators.

He stated that throughout the 2024/2025 academic year, there are still schools, that the government of Sierra Leone didn't pay even a term’s subsidy. He described the situation as very unfortunate.
He therefore suggested that the government of Sierra Leone permits School Administrators to collect school fees again if they cannot meet or fulfill their promises anymore.

The resolutions agreed at the meeting according to the CPSS chairman in Bo include: Subsidies must be paid for all schools inclusive of the third term backlog or parents should be asked to pay school fees if not schools will not be reopened for the 2025 2026 academic year; to write the government of Sierra Leone for strike action should subsidies not be paid; to know why no supply of teaching and learning materials to schools for the past three years; school fees to be NLe50 for primary; NLe100 for Junior Secondary and NLe120 for Senior Secondary across the country and to engage radio stations on the burning issues affecting school leaders.

"If government reneges on addressing our resolutions, we would have no other option but to lay down tools,” stated Reverend Umaru Lahai Koroma, Vice President of the Sierra Leone Teachers Union.
He described the concerns of the School Heads as ‘legitimate’ and he stated that they have engaged the Minister of Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary School Education on the issue but that up to now, their problems remain the same.

He further said that the issue of subsidy has caused so much embarrassment to Heads of Schools, thus leaving them frustrated in running the affairs of their respective schools. He further disclosed that the union has joined hands with the Heads of Schools to pile pressure on the government in order to fulfill its promises for the betterment of education in the country.
"If the government that promised to support the free quality education is faced with challenges in fulfilling its promises, they should make it known to the public and allow the School Heads to collect school fees rather than leaving them in limbo,” he stated.

When asked about the role the union plays to address concerns of teachers, he explained that, the union gives several assistance to teachers, ranging from medical to academic. He explained that thousands of teachers have benefited from the intervention.
"The success of the free quality education has always been amplified across the country, excluding the challenges the school administrators face and one cannot run a government on such deception” he concluded.

Standing up for the teacher edition!
28/08/2025

Standing up for the teacher edition!

Aki-Sawyer becomes Rules of Law The seventh floor of Freetown City Council’s building nearly became a scene of violenc...
22/08/2025

Aki-Sawyer becomes Rules of Law

The seventh floor of Freetown City Council’s building nearly became a scene of violence last Friday.
The Council’s Chief Administrator, Abdul Rahman Tom Farma confirmed on Radio Democracy’s ‘Gud Morning Salone’ program on Tuesday 12th August, 2025 that Councilors surrounded the newly transferred Valuation Officer, Sheka Kamara, on the seventh floor of the FCC Building. Their anger boiled into threats and near physical assault.

The attack came days after the Local Government Service Commission (LGSC) published transfer of Council core staff, affecting eight councils nationwide.
In the capital however, the LGSC decision has triggered open rebellion from the Mayor, Her Worship Yvonne Aki-Sawyer, and Councilors, sparking a clash that now pits political will against the rule of law.

Staff transfers in Local Councils across Sierra Leone, is a lawful, routine exercise under its statutory powers.
It is an exercise provided for in the Revised Human Resource guidelines for Local Councils as recently rolled out, and as well as in the Local Government Act No. 26 (2022).
Pursuant to Human Resource guidelines for Local Councils, the Local Government Service Commission is bound to effect inter-local council core staff transfers once a particular staff has spent at least two years or more years in a particular Local Council. It also provides for transfers could be done when certain situations arise.

Tongues are wagging. Tensions rising and confusion boiling as the political head of the Freetown City Council’s political wing, Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyer convened an emergency Council meeting last week and resolves that her council will not recognize and will not accept the newly transferred Finance Officer, Sulaiman Kain, from Pujehun District Council, and the new Valuation Officer, Sheka Kamara, from Kailahun District Council.
Why should it be that FCC is the ultimate Local Council, out of eight, to raise objection over the transfer of staff? Or is it that FCC fears its shadows over the shady dealings the Council has machinated and/or orchestrated with these two staff who have been mandated to leave?

What is worth noting is that when elected officials in our country elect to defy the law, they do not just embarrass their office; they weaken the very system they are sworn to uphold and this is exactly what is happening at Freetown City Council. Their actions, from summoning and holding an emergency meeting to pass a resolution of refusal, to a near-assault on the new Valuation Officer, send a dangerous message that in our capital, Freetown, politics is above the law.

Mayor Aki-Sawyer, her Councilors, and the Local Councils Association of Sierra Leone (LoCASL), whose Chairman has written a letter to the Commission’s Executive Secretary, also requesting reversal of the recent transfers, shows that the LGSC must consult Mayors and Chairpersons prior staff transfers.

To what we know at Home Times, the Local Government Service Commission (LGSC) needs not the consent or blessings of a Mayor or Chairperson before transfer. council staff as the law, and the Local Government Act of 2022, is crystal clear on this.

Section 42(2)(a) of the Act spells out the Commission’s mandate on staff transfers, including who or what institutions it should consult in so doing and there is nowhere in its clauses, does transfers require consultation with any Mayor or Chairperson.

The statutory provision mandates thus that “without prejudice to the generality of subsection 1 (of Section 42), the Commission shall; in collaboration with the Public Service Commission and the HRMO create a mechanism for inter-Local Council transfer of staff and for mobility of staff from Local Councils to central Government and vice- versa.
” With the extant statutory provision, its adherence by the LGSC, and subsequent actions by the FCC, it is our view that the FCC and the LoCASL are non-respecters of our laws.

If all other Councils have welcomed, recognized and accepted staff transferred on August 4th 2025, is FCC exempted. Or is it that the FCC is doing something that they are jittery of secrets being leaked out or that would be frowned at by the new transferred professionals?

Mayor Aki-Sawyer and her team claim that 35 of the 40 Councilors who attended the emergency meeting (with 34 voting in favor of, 1 abstaining) reflect strong concerns that the transfers will be damaging for the smooth running of the council and detrimental to the delivery of services to the people of Freetown. Is it not barring of legitimately transferred staff not a hamper to service delivery?

According to them, Freetown City Council is currently piloting the new PFM Smart financial accounting system with the Ministry of Finance. This they say transitions them to the MOPTAX 2 property rate system with the Ministry of Finance and the World Bank.
They therefore assert that transfers of the Chief Finance Officer and the Valuation Officer, who are the technical experts on the systems, “will put the successful implementation of these systems at risk.”

It is however, worth noting that these officers were not the solely trained Local Council staff to understand and operate these financial mechanisms; over the years, Finance Officers and Valuation Officers of Local Councils have been trained in understanding and perfectly handling these systems. So, what is the fuss all about?

In our opinion, the LoCASL, as well as the Political wing of FCC, are misguided as to their functions. It is sad to know and note that Local Councils across Sierra Leone have for over a year now not received government grants for devolved functions, a situation which is muzzling community development and service delivery.

In lieu of advocating for and making a clarion call on the government via Ministry of Finance, the LoCASL and FCC best blow their trumpets on what is beyond their mandates.
It will be prudent and beneficial if the Freetown City Council and LoCASL give way to legitimate core staff postings for at the end, the law cannot be applied selectively; it either governs all, or it governs none.

The Local Government Service Commission’s authority is not a suggestion; it is a statutory mandate designed to keep local governance professional, impartial, and free from political capture. If Freetown City Council can openly defy lawful staff transfers without consequence, the precedent will ripple across the country, eroding the very foundation of local government accountability.

Please note that this commentary is not just about the two above mentioned officials; it is about whether we allow politics to overrule the law, or whether we reaffirm that in Sierra Leone, no office is above it.

Editorial

2007 haunting SLPPThe Sierra Leone Peoples Party came back to power in 1996, after being in the political wilderness for...
22/08/2025

2007 haunting SLPP

The Sierra Leone Peoples Party came back to power in 1996, after being in the political wilderness for nearly three decades, since it lost power in 1967 to the All Peoples Congress.

Many Political Analysts posit that the party lost power due to the strong-headedness of its then Leader and Prime Minister, Sir Albert Margai, who denied lawyers Kutubu Kaisamba from Kenema and Luseni A. M. Brewah from Taiama the SLPP symbol to contest as Members of Parliament and who then chose to stand as Independent Candidates in the 1967 general elections.

That internal dispute led to SLPP and APC gaining the same number of seats: 32, in the 1967 Parliamentary Elections, thus, there was a ‘hung parliament’ in Sierra Leone for the first time.
When the two unfortunately joined APC’s Siaka Stevens, he was declared winner of that election.

In 1967, it was Internal Politics that led to the downfall of the party and in 2007, it was the same. The question of who succeeds Tejan Kabbah was so much on politician’s mind in the government by then that, they forget about what the people wanted: change.

However, that wasn’t the major of factors that the party lost power in 2007. The major factor was that, there were divisions within the party, both at the grassroot level and the crème-de-la-crème level.
This was finally evident when Charles Margai, former Internal Affairs Minister in the government left and formed his own party. He went away with a chunk of the SLPP’s crème-de-la-crème and grassroot members too. The young, educated and vibrant members of the party like Dr Shodankay Johnson, lawyer Francis Robert Kowa, among others.
And his decision came only after a controversial convention held Makeni in which most of the aspirants accused the late president of having imposed Solomon Berewa, Vice President then, on them.

Support for Charles Margai and his just-formed Peoples Movement for Democratic Change gained momentum and by the time the election was over in 2007, Margai’s new party has swept some Local Councils and more than 8 Parliamentary seats in SLPP's strongholds.

By the time the SLPP could wake up from realizing that there are internal conflicts, APC was in power then as Bobby P*e the famous Mende Cultural Musician put it in his hit song, ‘Orsai-Orwai’: “You’ve been careless and now a small boy has gone away with your bonafide property and you sit complaining orsai-orwai”.

In 2018, SLPP came to power again, with strong support and rally behind one candidate since 2012, Julius Maada Bio. That ‘one-support’ or ‘one-voice, however seems to be waning down since the party came to power and it seems to be worsening each and every day as they party stays in power.

Of recent, and just after the party ushered in, at their National Delegates Conference, a new Executive, that will usher it into the 2028 General Parliamentary and Presidential Elections, more signs of disunity started showing.

Deputy Minister, Information, Civics and Education, Bockarie Bawoh on his FaceBook page under the title “Believe it or leave it” wrote: “H.E President Julius Maada Bio Should Lower His Gaze To See Through The Warning Signs We Ignore.”
“Many within the SLPP openly pretend to hold brief for His Excellency Julius Maada Bio, but their deeper agenda is to ensure he has little or no control over the party when he leaves office. Though carefully disguised, the early warning signs are visible to those who care to look”.

“The other target for this pent-up malice has been the First Lady. The 14th National Delegates Conference has simply lifted the lid on the deep grudges harboured against the President. The open show of disrespect for the President’s wife—right in his presence—was no coincidence. It was a warning shot of what is to come should he leave office without a succession plan”.

He asserts that that the internal politics will do or break the party should the president not look at the writings on the wall.
“What is most disturbing is that some in our own party hide behind the opposition to embarrass the Presidency.

Out of the 42 MPs the SLPP had in Parliament before 2018, 16 were considered anti-PAOPA. Yet at no time did they descend to the level the world witnessed at the last State Opening of Parliament. The Firstly Lady was targeted, embarrassed, and humiliated by an unholy but purposeful union of her party and the opposition”.

He warned: ‘“But as George Santayana warned: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." Sadly, in the SLPP, it sometimes feels like "history teaches that history teaches nothing."

Deputy Minister, Mines and Mineral Resources and former Secretary General, SLPP, Umaru Napoleon Koroma on his FaceBook page too, wrote: “It was an elective congress; at the height of the political game, some heightened arguments can be made, but it should not be extended to such a level as it did in parliament, with some of our members and the opposition joining the chorus to shout and sing provocative songs (as it is viewed) against our dear First Lady as she made her way to her seat.

In another posting he wrote: “Since 2017 we have only one leader in the SLPP and that is President Bio, you either obey him or don’t get your way in the party”.
He further wrote: “I don’t plot or plan for anyone as Allah is the master of that. I am not a coward and I don’t hide behind my fingers at all.

In the extracts above, Napoleon Koroma accepts that there is hatred in his party and the hatred showed when SLPP MPs joined APC MPs to do something belittling the First Family.

A columnist, Emmanuel Adonis Turay on his FaceBook page wrote “Mama Said Write”. In part 69 of his series, tilted “The Silence That Risks Everything”, he tells the President: “There is a silence that commands respect, measured and deliberate, and there is a silence that corrodes authority, quiet only in appearance while allowing chaos to gather momentum”.
About what he wrote he tells the president: “This is not theory, Kortor. It is the unfolding reality within your own party”.

His article goes further to state: “SLPP, once a movement defined by shared purpose and loyalty, now risks being undone from within. The 2028 Bloc, those quietly positioning for succession, manoeuvre with subtlety, casting doubt on current authority while feigning allegiance.”

He warns the President that “The opposition watches patiently, needing only to observe as SLPP undermines itself. The danger is not in the external adversary, sir, it is internal erosion. Every day of inaction allows loyalty to fracture, authority to waver, and the people’s confidence to wane.”
He recommends that the president “Engages directly with all factions, affirm the unassailable principles of party unity, and set boundaries that prevent public quarrels from eroding authority.”

Commentary…By Jude Billian

Contempt of law…Health Service Commission taken to CourtThe Sierra Leone Health Service Commission has been taken to cou...
22/08/2025

Contempt of law…
Health Service Commission taken to Court

The Sierra Leone Health Service Commission has been taken to court by the Law Firm, Tejan Cole, Yillah and Associates of 63 Berwick Street, Freetown. With reference: “Notice of Intention to Commence Legal Proceedings Against the Sierra Leone Health Service Commission, Pursuant to Section 3 of the State Proccedings Act (2000),” the letter states that its claim arises from the “unlawful suspension, termination and subsequent refusal to comply with binding recommendations of the Office of the Ombudsman.”

The letter, dated August 10, 2025, states that, the Commission failed to follow due procedures even when their client, Moinina Momoh, former Executive Secretary, Sierra Leone Health Service Commission, was “Exonerated by the Anti-Corruption Commission and the Office of Ombudsman’s Report dated 6th January, 2025, which ordered his reinstatement and payment of arrears.”

Find below the letter and know more about the indictment contained in it.

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This newspaper was established in 2014 with the sole aim of reporting stories that happen in the Provinces of Sierra Leone, as most times they are not reported by our national newspapers that are all based in Freetown. Home Times was also established to serve as the trusted voice of the people of the people of Sierra Leone, more so at a time when journalists have rejected ethics for ‘brown-envelopes. Additionally, the establishment of the newspaper provides answer to the question: ‘Why are all the newspapers in Sierra Leone found only in the capital city Freetown?’ And that is the challenge.

Operating a newspaper in a country like ours where Decentralization is only a lip-service, seems impoosible; where all big businesses have their offices in Freetown is killing; where adverts even for jobs to be done in the provinces are advertized in the city newspapers is unbelievable; where even those responsible for improving journalism profession don’t care or feel jealous to share the sweet art of newspaper journalism with the provincials. No wonder newspapers have been established in the provinces and closed later. But Home Times is here with a new powerful tide. Tide that has seen the newspaper survive over these three years with no major source of advert.