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Enumerators and drivers recruited by Statistics Sierra Leone (SSL) for the Demographic Health Survey (DHS) say they are being asked by management to give them kickbacks for their recruitment into the job.
Some of them who spoke to Politico on condition of anonymity alleged that they were asked to pay about 40% of their earnings from their assignments.
The drivers also say they are being asked to pay between Le 200,000 and Le 300,000 every month for the one-year contract they signed with Statistics Sierra Leone.

By Crispina Cummings
Representative for constituency 91 in Pujehun district, Sidi Tunis, MP has strongly criticised the American oil company, ANARDACO for “abandoning the community people during the exploration phase of their operations”.
According to the MP, the company which is prospecting for oil in the Sulima area of Pujehun district claimed that they were not required to undertake any corporate social responsibility program during the period of exploration.

By Richard Ngevao in Bo

The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament yesterday ordered the detention of William Alpha, chief administrator of the Bo City Council at the Bo west Police Division, accusing him of “perjury”.

According to the committee chairman, Hassan Sheriff, MP, they handed the chief administrator over to the police because he failed to comply with their directives regarding the ministry of agriculture and for failing to produce some delivery notes on procurement during a parliamentary public hearing on the council.

By Septimus Senessie in Kono.

Hundreds of residents of Koidu, the headquarters of the eastern district of Kono stormed the streets on Sunday night jubilating over the solar street lights after they were powered on for the first time.

It was the test phase at key locations including Post Office Road, Old Yengema Road, Bongalow, Number Nine and Yardu Road.