County News

VOINJAMA, Lofa County – When the people of Lofa County go to the polls to elect a new senator on June 28, they will make a choice out of seven candidates.

It is poised to be a highly intriguing event after the Supreme Court of Liberia ruled this month in favor of the opposition Unity Party that it can field a candidate in the ensuing by-election in the county.

KAKATA, Margibi County – Liberians will grade and decide President George Weah’s fate in the 2023 general elections, based on the margins of their current economic status, whether they are living better or sinking deeper into abject poverty, the Political Leader of the Alternative National Congress (ANC), Mr. Alexander Cummings, told a cheering crowd in Monrovia.

ZWEDRU, Grand Gedeh County – Jurors at the 7th Judicial Circuit Court in Zwedru, Grand Gedeh have handed a unanimous guilty verdict against defendant Moses Mlarmah, despite his earlier guilty plea and his plea for mercy.

By Garmah Lomo, Contributing Writer

The Ministry of Justice through its Correction superintendent at Zwedru Correction Palace was invited by Judge George S. Wiles to ascertain the defendant’s character.

MONROVIA – Members of the Lofa County Legislative Caucus are said to be divided over the latest ruling from the Supreme Court of Liberia, mandating the incarceration of Senator-elect J. Brownie Samukai for misapplying money belonging to soldiers of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) along with two others.

The Supreme Court is the final arbiter of justice in Liberia

MONROVIA – The leadership of the Liberian Senate has received a communication emanating from a group under the banner “Concern Citizens and Registered Voters of Lofa County” seeking the indulgence of the Senate to declare the senatorial seat of Lofa vacant.

Plenary has taken seize of the communication based on motion proffered by Grand Cape Mount County Senator Simeon B. Taylor that due to the critical nature of the matter.

TUBMANBURG, Bomi County – Mr. Alexander Cummings, the Political Leader of the Alternative National Congress (ANC) has inducted into office the leader of the ANC Global Youths Movement (GYM), in Tubmanburg, Bomi County.

The ANC Global Youths Movement is an axillary political youth group that supports the presidential’s bid of the ANC Political Leader Cummings.

At the event, over the weekend, the ANC strong man congratulations the new leadership and called on them to be steadfast in promoting the vision of ANC.

LOFA COUNTY – Thousands of citizens in Lofa County have pledged their unflinching support and commitment towards the actualization of the presidential ambition of the Standard Bearer of the People’s Liberation Party (PLP) Dr. Daniel E. Cassell.

Dr. Cassell is also the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and President of the Dr. Cassell Foundation and Kwenyan and Associates Security Firm in Liberia.

NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 7- Kirinyaga Governor Ann Waiguru has refuted claims that she has always been hand-held by top leaders to rise up the political ladder saying she has fought to be where she is.

Speaking Wednesday during the Women Leadership Academy forum in Nairobi, Waiguru termed as unfounded allegations on her career due to her close political relationship with President Uhuru Kenyatta.

VOINJAMA – A group of citizens from Lofa County have called on the standard bearer of the Unity Party and former Vice President Joseph Boakai to honorably retire from politics, having served the country for almost 50 years in different capacities.

KISUMU, Kenya Oct 7 – The burden of Malaria has reduced by 18 per cent in Kisumu County which is endemic to the disease in the wake of a new vaccine recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO).

WHO on Wednesday announced the approved use of the RTS,S malaria vaccine among children in sub-Saharan Africa and other regions.

Liliana Dayo, a malaria program officer in Kisumu County says the drastic reduction in the prevalence of malaria is attributed to the vaccine that was piloted in Kisumu.