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Liberia: ESBI Management Still Overseeing LEC after Expiration of Management Contract; Sen. Karnga-Lawrence Raises Alarm
Liberia: ESBI Management Still Overseeing LEC after Expiration of Management Contract; Sen. Karnga-Lawrence Raises Alarm
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MONROVIA – ESBI Engineering & Facility Management running of the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) was filled with contentions, especially amid concerns that there were Liberians with the competence to run the facility, but little could be done about it – their contract was under the auspices of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) as part of the Mount Coffee Hydro Power Plant Rehabilitation Project.
In late 2017 the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) announced a Management Services Contract (MSC) with ESB International. The constituted the successful conclusion of a two-year process that began in October 2016 with the ratification of the US$257 million grant to the Government of Liberia, by the United States Governme
Liberia: No Election for New Senate Pro-Tempore Until 2024 – Sen. Albert Chie Clarifies
Liberia: No Election for New Senate Pro-Tempore Until 2024 – Sen. Albert Chie Clarifies
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MONROVIA – Prior to Monday, January 11, 2021 resumption of legislative activities, there have been speculations about election for a new President Pro-Tempore of the Liberian Senate, though the current, Sen. Albert Chie, is yet to end his six-year tenure.
The speculations stem from the results of the December 8, 2020 Special Senatorial Elections that saw 11 of the 14 Senators who sought re-election defeated and a good number of opposition figures winning against the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change candidates.
On Monday, Senate Pro-Temp announced that there is no vacancy for the position of Senate Pro-Temp until 2024. He announced that with the election results shown so far from the National Elections Commission, there are vacancies for few positions in the Senate leadership which include
Members of the House of Representatives of the 54th Legislature
The Institute for Research and Democratic Development (IREDD) has released the score card of Representatives and Senators for the 3rd session of the 54th Legislature with some lawmakers scoring high marks while others making zero. The Legislative Monitoring Report is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through the National Democratic Institute (NDI).
The latest report card under the theme, “Promoting Political Party’s Accountability in Liberia,” contains several lapses recorded during the period under review.
This report focuses on three monitoring areas; representation, lawmaking and oversight in which lawmakers have the constitutional mandate to execute their formal responsibilities.
Clockwise, from left: Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence (Grand Bassa, LP), Prince Moye (Bong, UP), Jonathan Sogbe (River Gee, CPP) and Simeon Taylor (Grand Cape Mount, CPP)
The Collaborating Political Parties has been projected to gain control of the Liberian Senate after winning three seats clearly with three others projected in their sight.
In 2018, the CPP was in control of 13 seats in the Senate, while the ruling CDC had seven, and the remaining 10 seats were shared among independent candidates.
However, CPP lawmakers over the time have voted along the agenda of the ruling CDC of President Weah and did little to checkmate the Executive or to properly critique bills coming from the presidency or the ruling party-dominated Hosue of Representatives.