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07/19/2025

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07/19/2025

News Update*

*By Joshua Sahr Pettiquoi- 17th July 2025* .

As part of his bold step to amicably resolve the long standing impasse between two factions of the Traditional healers in Kono District in order to strengthen collaboration for a lasting peace among themselves in the District, the Chairman of the Kombra Network in Kono District Sheik Mohamed Lamin Fofana together with the District Coordinator Focus1000 Kono Isaiah Koroma, and the Human Rights Committee in Kono has held a day’s peace dialogue with groups of traditional healers following a long standing misunderstanding between the pillar head of the traditional healers in the Kombra Network Kono Ansumana Nyanga and the majority of the traditional healers who thought he had not been representing the interest of their membership.

Addressing considerable number of the traditional healers at the FOCUS1000 Kono Office situated at Main Kainkordu Road in Koidu City, the Chairman of the Kombra Network in Kono District Sheik Mohamed Lamin Fofana says Traditional Healers as a sector is a strong pillar in the Kombra Network of FOCUS1000 which remarkable contributions towards FOCUS1000’s intervention since they were organized and incorporated as a key Pillar in its interventions during the 2014 Ebola era have been enormous.

He says they have now got hearings from both of the two factions of the traditional healers in Kono District who had been apart for a long standing period.

“ *Our Next meeting will be held between the two groups”* Sheik Mohamed Lamin Fofana intimated.

He told all present that he invited the Human Rights Committee to be part of the hearing in order to solicit their expertise in getting a thorough understanding on the impasse and how it can be resolved by using the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanism for a lasting peace between the two groups in the District.

The District Coordinator FOCUS1000 in Kono Isaiah Koroma made known to the Traditional Healers that, FOCUS1000 sees them as a strong pillar in its interventions in not only the District but the country as whole for the wellness of people in society, most particularly women and Children.

He encouraged them to remain calm while they allow the Kombra Network to look into the impasse through its Chairman whom he said can resolve it amicably.

Members of this group of traditional healers which slogan states, *“DO GOOD AVOID EVIL, AVOID EVIL, DO GOOD”* expressed their profound thankfulness with gratitude for the laudable intervention of the Chairman of the Kombra Network in Kono under FOCUS1000 Sheik Mohamed Laman Fofana.

They vowed to accept peace and to be united in the District as traditional healers.

The Regional Organizing Secretary East for Traditional Healers Edward Abu Musa described the move by Sheik Mohamed Lamin Fofana as unprecedented. Adding that, it sends a signal that they are integral in society’s development.

He said they came in their numbers to witness the meeting following the importance attached to it, of which they are of the conviction that hence there is unity among themselves, more upcoming young ones will be interested to be herbalists to heal people with afflictions for a healthier society.

The next appointment with the two groups according to Sheik Mohamed Lamin Fofana will be on Thursday 24th July, 2025 at FOCUSS1000 office in Koidu City.

07/17/2025

*REV. MARK YAMBASU INSTALLS AS THE NEW NATIONAL MEN’S DIRECTOR OF THE ASSEMBLIES OF GOD MISSION SIERRA LEONE*

*By Joshua Sahr Pettiquoi*

An induction ceremony for the Newly appointed National Men’s Director of the Assemblies of God Mission Sierra Leone Rev. Mark Yambasu has been held at the Mission’s Headquarters in Freetown and was officiated by the General Superintendent Rev. Sahr Christian Fayia and Assistant General Superintendent Rev. Mark Abdulai Sesay.

Rev. Mark Yambasu’s appointment came following the invaluable roles and exemplary work he played together with the men in the Assemblies of God Mission in the Eastern Region through mobilizing the Men to lead the mission’s expansion and to win souls for Christ.

The auspicious occasion was organized to orientate the Men’s Directors from the respective regions including the newly appointed National Director on their roles and responsibilities that would prepare them to carry out their tasks with the dictates of the Assemblies of God Mission Sierra Leone doctrine.

During the induction, one of the expectations from the Directors headed by the newly appointed National Director is that, they should lead the Expansion of the Mission across Sierra Leone as this year’s target stated.
Rev. Mark Yambasu is one of the oldest and devoted members in the Assemblies of God Mission who was called to serve from his youth age.

Other positions that Rev. Mark Yambasu had served with impactful and footprints included, the Men’s Fellowship President of the Central Assembly of God Church Konomanyi Street Koidu City Kono District, Chairman Development Committee Central Assembly of God Church Kono who had relentlessly worked with the Senior Pastor and General Superintendent Rev. Sahr Christian Fayia, the board and the general membership to lead the reconstruction of the Church into the biggest edifies in Kono District.

He was appointed as the Regional Men’s Director East of the Mission prior to his new position as the National Men’s Directors.

07/15/2025

*Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education Officially hands over three newly built schools structures to Kamaa and Gbense Chiefdoms in Kono District under the Free and Quality School Education Project.*

By Joshua Sahr Pettiquoi - 12th July, 2025.

As part of the Government’s commitment to provide additional class rooms block to schools across the country in a bold step to create more access to children in Sierra Leone to be part of the inclusive education goal,
the Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education Dr Conrald Sackey together with officials in the Free and Quality School Education Secretariat has officially opened and handed over three newly built schools structures with WASH facilities two in Kamaa and one in Gbense Chiefdom Kono District.

The handing over ceremony was held at the project locations of the communities of Samequidu and Salia in Kamaa and Boroma New Site in Gbense Chiefdom.

This momentous occasion witnessed by traditional authorities and people in the beneficiary chiefdoms, and the media among others.

Giving the background to the project, one of the staff attached at the Free and Quality School Education Project secretariat Jina Jusu Gobe says the project is a multi donor trust fund of one hundred and six million dollars funded by the World Bank, EU, Irish Aid, and Foreign Common Wealth and Development Office under which the secretariat is providing two hundred and sixty one Class Rooms in fifty schools across the country with equiped Modern funiture with Kono benefiting ten schools.

According to him, the project is part of the Government’s strides to provide additional class rooms block to schools across the country which aims to create more access to children in Sierra Leone to be part of the inclusive education
goal.

The Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education Dr. Conrald Sackey says the free and quality school education project seeks to help cushy the burden from the parent of every child who had to struggle to pay his or her child's school fees.

He underscores the incredible land mark scored by the scheme including education for all through inclusion

One of the Pioneers of the project and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Human Capital Development Plus ( HCD+ ) and daughter of the soil of Kono Finda Koroma thanked the Government of President Bio for according Kono the opportunity to benefit from the project.

She thanked the previous Minister of basic and Senior secondary school Education Dr David Sengeh whom she said started the project.

She stressed on the need for parents to support the education of their children. Adding that, teenage pregnancy has been one of the factors which has hindered the education of the girl child which she said a stop should be put to.

According to records, children in those communities before now had to walk far distances to access primary and secondary education.

Traditional authorities and people from the beneficiary communities of Kamaa and Gbense chiefdoms applauded the government and partners for alleviating their ordeals in education and vowed to make the facilities achieve the desired goals.

07/15/2025

Africa Human Capital Development Plus in collaboration with the Minister of Basic and Secondary Education Conrad Sackey held a fruitful " Education Advocacy Dinner" at Fillie Faboe Hall in Kono District.

Dauda Kamara witnessed the session.

Speaking on behalf of the council of Paramount Chiefs in Kono District, the regent chief in kamara Chiefdom Charles Quee lauded the initiative of the Education Advocacy Dinner in discussing issues of education in the district. He pledged the council's support whilst commending Finda Koroma for creating the platform.

In her statement, the Chief Executive Officer Africa Human Capital Development Plus (HCD+) Madam Finda Koroma said the event is not talking about the gains in education in Kono but also a collective commitment to education equity and transformative for every child in Sierra Leone. She reiterated HCD mission to support the government in increasing investment in human capital development through better systems, strong institutions, and evidence base development.
Madam Finda Koroma appreciated President Julius Maada Bio's government for the free quality school education program launched in 2018. She stated that the initiative has created massive access to education for children across the country and contributed to breach the gender parity gaps in basic education.
She elucidated on the role played by the former minister of Basic and Secondary Education Dr. David Moina Sengeh in supporting the people of Kono District in the right trajectory on education.
The CEO, Africa Human Capital Development Plus Finda Koroma thanked the minister of Basic and Secondary Education Conrad Sackey for naming one of the school constructed by government in her name as a testament of her contributions in education.
She informed the gathering that Sierra Leone has ranked 151 out of 157 on the human capital index, which is not good for the country. She called on government and other partners to work with human capital development to scale issues around human capital development to change the narrative of such scored.

Madam Finda Koroma said ECOWAS has consented through a request to provide huge amount of money for the construction of clinic with modern facilities at the Kono University of Science and Technology which will also benefit the community people and also the human development department and social sectors will also construct factory in kono that will produce sanitary pad for the girl child to guarantee their retention in school.
Launching the Education Advocacy Dinner, the minister of Basic and Secondary Education, Conrad Sackey, said the platform has created direct contact with stakeholders and leaders in education in the district.
The minister said the Partnership with Africa Human Capital Development on this maiden Advocacy Dinner has triggered feedback from stakeholders and schoolsadministrators. He lauded the initiative of the CEO, Africa Human Capital Development Plus, Madam Finda, for her relentless support in supporting education in the district.
He spoke about the government commitment to support education in the country, citing the massive recruitment of teachers, reassessment of teachers, and the current installation of solar panels to enhance connectivity targeting 500 schools across the country.
Minister Conrad Sackey further started that the government has secured funds to re-engage school drop out to bring them back into the education system. He called on school leaders and non-government organisations to support the government to continue to strengthen and provide access to quality education for every child in Sierra Leone.

Kamara Kono

07/13/2025

News Brief

13/7/2025

To enhance inter Chiefdoms' roads connectivity, the Chairman Kono District Council, Augustine Sahr Sheku, in the presence of traditional authorities, has handed over the contractor for the construction of the bridge linking Benghazi and Saint Leonard Murialdo and Saint Francis Xavier Parish Church in Wordu Village in Tankoro Chiefdom.
According to the chairman, this is a testament of President maada Bio continue commitment to strengthen human capital development and provide rural connectivity in deprived communities. The fund was provided by the government of Sierra Leone. The deplorable bridge has been serving as an Impediment to connect the two Chiefdoms and other roads linking to the parish.
The estimated amount for the bridge construction is 1.7 billion Leones, and the contractor faithfully promised to hand over the finished bridge project in September 2025.

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07/09/2025

*News Brief*

*By Joshua Sahr Pettiquoi*

The Kono District Football Association (KDFA) has issued out a 21 day notice to occupants of the football premises at the Koidu Community Center in Koidu City.

According to records, those people apparently believing to be illegal occupants had lived within the football premises at the Koidu Community Center in Koidu City for decades and need to vacate to ensure future expansion of the football arena.

The Chairman of the Kono District Football Association (KDFA) Abu Bakar Masaray says the move was to show leadership as Chairman of the District FA following concerns from the Football family in taking stem steps in issuing out a 21 day notice to the people who occupied the area with businesses including boards selling, petty trading, Ataya base to name but few to vacate as a way of ensuring infrastructural development in football in the District is not obstructed.

07/08/2025

Station Managers Association in Kono District engages journalists on professional standards.

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07/07/2025

*FOR NATIONAL SECRETARY GENERAL POSITION, HONORABLE PARAN TARAWALLIE ENGAGES KONO DELEGATES AHEAD OF SLPP NATIONAL DELEGATES CONFERENCE* *. SEEKS THEIR SUPPORT*

*By Joshua Sahr Pettiquoi-4th July, 2025.*

As the clock ticks towards the conduct of the National Delegates conference of the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP), Honorable Paran Umar Tarawallie has ended a visit in Kono to solicit the support of the delegates in Kono to vote him to be the next National Secretary General in the upcoming national delegates conference of the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP).

Honorable Paran Umar Tarawallie is the Clerk of the Six Parliament of the second republic of Sierra Leone whose aspiration to contest for the position of National Secretary General of SLPP has brought arguments as the opposition APC party in parliament asking the government to allow him takes the back seat following his aspiration to contest for the Position of National Secretary General of the Party in Governance the SLPP.

He has recently been sent on leave as ordered by President Julius Maada Bio.

Addressing Delegates from across the nine constituencies and District at the Party’s new office under construction at the Main Masingbi Road in Koidu City, Honorable Paran Umar Tarawallie assured the delegates of Kono that he would provide the best administrative leadership should they confer on him the confidence in voting him as their next National Secretary General of the Party.

According to him, as the next National Executive would take the Party to the next General elections of 2028, the Party needs a proactive and robust Secretary General.

He dispelled rumors and arguments that were doing the rounds that he was not born in Kono District. Noting that, he was born in Kono District and did his primary education at the United Methodist Church (UMC) Primary School Pimbi Lane in Koidu City. Mr Paran Tarawallie also told the delegates and people of Kono that, he once served as KONSU’s Secretary while at Fourah Bay College.

He said after his graduation from Fourah Bay College, Kono was his first place of work under Restless Development.

He made known to the delegates that, he is moving with the agenda of the First Lady Fatima Bio whose passion and love to seeing the SLPP elect best and capable leaders in the Party for the subsequent years cannot be overemphasized.

While in USA, Honorable Paran Umar Tarawallie made it clear that, he led several advocacies for the development of Kono District.

According to him, all of them over four people contesting for the position of National Secretary General are all qualified. But that, he can be the best choice that would take the party ahead. He implored them to make the best decision of voting for him.

Speaker after speaker including the re-elected Chairman of the SLPP in Kono Safea Leslie Moiwa pledged their support to vote Honorable Paran Umar Tarawallie as the next National Secretary General of the SLPP.

The re-elected Financial Secretary of the SLPP in Kono Ruth James appealed to Mr Paran Tarawallie to always seek the interest of the District executive and people of the Party in Kono particularly in the award of symbols for political leadership positions including MP.

07/03/2025

News Brief
4/7/2025
By Dauda Kamara

To support the health sector and compliment Government efforts on health infrastructure, the Paramount Chief Member of Parliament Kono District PC Paul Ngaba Saquee V of Tankoro Chiefdom in partnership with Alhaji Papa Chendeka has officially handed over an ultra modern Annex building with 24 beds capacity to the Ministry of Health and Sanitation. The event attracted officials from the ministry, staff from Partners in Health, Council of Paramount Chiefs, Chiefdom authorities, community stakeholders, and the media, among others.
The Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Clinical Services, Ministry of health and Sanitation Dr. Mustapha Kabba lauded the initiative of the two gentlemen and the ministry is pleased with such colossal development in the health infrastructure in Kono District.

Stay tuned for more updates.
Photo Credit: Komba Gbense Soka

06/30/2025

*News Update*

Former Regional Chairperson East All Peoples’s Congress ( APC) Party Finda Diana Konomanyi ends Reconciliation and Peace tour among the APC Party members in Kono District.

*By Joshua Sahr Pettiquoi- 28th June, 2025.*

Hundreds of APC members and supporters from across the nine constituencies in Kono District were out to officially receive one of their icons and daughter of the soil of Kono Finda Diana Konomanyi has she enters Kono with her Entourage.

She was accompanied by APC Chairladies from across the 16 Districts in Sierra Leone.

In her statement at the APC party’s Headquarters at Yardu Road in Koidu City, Madam Diana Finda Konomanyi appreciated the people including party’s supporters for the warmth welcome even at a short notice.

She apologizes to membership of the party for taking the back seat during the 2023 general elections following her grieve against the Party.

According to her, she has buried the hatchet. Noting, they had been on a Nationwide tours with APC Chairladies in order to preach peace and bring membership of the Party together to reconcile with one another for the furtherance of the APC Party. “What the APC needs now is to come together, every other mistake that has happened should be laid aside, let us move on” Madam Diana intimated.

She said she mobilized the women in order to serve as peace ambassadors in their respective Districts and regions that help in healing the wounds in the party’s membership.

She assured that she would continue to preach peace until she sees total peace in the APC Party as a way of averting the reoccurrence of the mistakes that earned the Party nothing. Dania Finda Konomanyi who has been termed as the APC Peace Ambassador ended her statement by appealing to the Government to negotiate with Koidu Limited Mining Company to resolving the impasse with the over one thousand workers who are presently without jobs owing to the looming economic crisis that the issue has brought.
Those one thousand and some workers of Koidu Limited Mining Company that had been laid off had dependants, local suppliers to the company mostly women have all lost their sources of income.

This has adversely affected the District economically”. Madam Diana Finda Konomanyi concludes.

Speaker after speaker including the Regional Chairman of the APC East Marya Moiwo Kai Kai described the move as timely.

Marya Kai Kai says what the APC needs now is to galvanize the grassroots who are the Nucleus of the party.

He says peace is the bedrock towards the developments of any organization.

He applauded Madam Diana whom he calls as her mother.

According to her, the progress he made in the APC at a time when the Party was in governance was pioneered by Madam Diana.

The Regional Chairman APC East implores on the people of Kono to give their utmost support towards the aspirations of Madam Diana Finda Konomanyi.

06/28/2025

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