Playing Hide and Seek With The Environment
We are nothing without our environment; and we are a nation that ought to have learnt the hard lessons of being careless about environmental protection. At a time when the impact of environmental degradation and climate change cannot be clearer, it is important that the State shows the leadership and conviction that is required to […]
‘Pipoo’ Policeman Gone, Taylor-Pearce Tribunal Rides on Tortoise Back
It has been another eventful week in the country. From the suspicious sea container to the enactment of a new public election law and the sacking of the not-so-popular Inspector General of Police, Salone social media has been on fire. Not unusual though. For very good reasons, many people have been celebrating the removal of […]
Makeni Two Years On: Impunity is Still Winning
Two years ago, a confrontation between protesting youth and security forces turned bloody in the northern city of Makeni. Six people were killed and several wounded by security forces. To date, there has been no justice for the victims and their families despite calls from rights groups and civil society. This is just one of […]
The Public Elections Bill: why everyone smells a rat
We have to talk about the Public Elections Bill. Being a very important piece of legislation with serious implications, as well as a crucial exercise in law-making, the Bill has become the subject of a big debate, eliciting a wide array of opinion. If we want to be simplistic, we can easily say anything politics […]
A strong-handed state and its hungry people
There is no iffing and yes-butting about this. The right to protest is a fundamental pillar of democracy and a state that prevents people from peacefully gathering to exercise this right cannot be said to be democratic. And a state that uses old laws, such as the controversial Public Order Act of 1965, to justify […]