Deterrent measures including lengthy prison terms for those accused of corruption are key to eradicating the vice in Kenya, experts have said. Acknowledging corruption as a threat to Kenya’s national security and economic growth, the experts said concerted efforts are urgently needed to root out the scourge in both the public and private sectors. Peter … Read more
The New Patriotic Party’s flagship polling station campaign, ‘Adopt a polling station’ is gathering momentum as more people continue to donate money and food items to the campaign. With regional launches held in Western, Central, Ashanti and Eastern, the ‘Adopt a polling station’ campaign has seen ordinary people contributing to safeguard the party’s votes at … Read more
The Speaker of Parliament, Edward Doe Adjaho was Thursday compelled to ignore Standing Order 48 (1) because of what he describes as time constraint. Parliamentary Standing Order 48 (1) states: “The presence of at least one third of all the Members Parliament beside the person presiding shall be necessary to constitute a quorum of the house. … Read more
Last week I stated that the interdiction of St Augustine’s Headmaster was arbitrary, and in a manner that lacked due process. I have received a few reactions from some of my readers who think that it is because the interdiction has to do with St Augustine’s College, that is why people are screaming, that if … Read more
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Charlotte Osei, has expressed confidence in the electoral reforms the Commission has put in place and insisted there is no way the election would be rigged in favour of a political party. Speaking during a meeting with the Ashanti Regional House of Chiefs on Wednesday, Mrs. Osei assured … Read more
Defections cut both ways. They are bound to make one party comfortable and another uncomfortable. And probably depending on the person defecting, the feeling may be that of indifference. Be it in literature or real life, the defector is always an interesting character. The defector is ostracised; criticised and simply labelled as a “betrayer” by … Read more
Some civil society groups in the country have joined forces to establish 10 election situation rooms in the regions to gather and disseminate data on this year’s December 7 general elections to the public. About 5,600 observers of these civil society groups are expected to be deployed on the election day to the various polling … Read more
Persons with disabilities will not be made to join long queues at the various polling stations across the country during this year’s December 7 general elections, the Electoral Commission has revealed. The Commission says a special desk will be set up for persons with disabilities at the various polling stations for them to cast their … Read more
Pollster and Editor-In-Chief of the Daily Dispatch newspaper, Ben Ephson Jnr, says it is needless for a political party or anyone to use armed civilians at the polling stations across the country with the aim of policing the ballot. In his view, one does not need armed civilians to ensure free and fair elections at … Read more
The governing National Democratic Congress stands accused as topping the list of political parties engage in voting buying. This was revealed by coalition of anti-graft institutions at the launch of a report on Abuse of Incumbency and Electoral Corruption in Accra Friday. The coalition included Ghana Integrity Initiative, Citizen Movement Against Corruption, and Ghana Anti-Corruption … Read more
Feature: Our public advocates and intellectuals failing this country! The title of this piece, and the subject for today inferentially, came to me when I was listening to morning radio discussions on vexing public issues last Wednesday. I was struck by the deliberate ignorance of a majority of our public advocates and intellectuals on the … Read more
Our public advocates and public intellectuals failing this country! By Colin Essamuah The title of this piece, and the subject for today inferentially, came to me when I was listening to morning radio discussions on vexing public issues last Wednesday. I was struck by the deliberate ignorance of a majority of our public advocates and … Read more
The Electoral Commission (EC) says it would provide tactile ballot jackets at all designated polling stations to help persons with visual impairment to vote independently. This would ensure secrecy of their ballot and guarantee their preferred choice of candidates during the polls. Mrs. Abigail Nutakor, the Head of Gender and Disability of the Commission, revealed … Read more
Ghana has placed 72nd in the 2016 economic freedom index. This was revealed in a presentation by James Roberts, a research fellow at the Heritage Foundation, Washington DC. Ghana ranked 72nd among 186 countries in the global ratings and 5th out of 46 countries in the regional ratings. Speaking at the forum on the index … Read more
Anti-corruption crusader, Dr. Kojo Osei-Wusuh, has launched a campaign to engage politicians and their respective parties to make corruption a major subject in their campaign towards Ghana’s 2016 general elections. He believes now is the best time to commit politicians to rid the society of corrupt practices that retard development, emphasizing that corruption is becoming … Read more
At the launch of the Manifesto of the governing National Democratic Congress in Sunyani at the weekend, President John Dramani Mahama claimed his government had distinguished itself when it comes to the issue of fighting corruption. He spoke as if he felt Ghanaians were not aware of how the canker of corruption had been elevated … Read more
Governance and Corruption Adviser to the President Daniel Batidam has suggested to Ghanaians to fight corruption if they want the country to move progressively. This, he suggested to politicians to stop the blame game in fighting the menace in society, saying the argument has not chased corruption away. Mr. Batidam intimated that corruption remains a … Read more
Governance and Corruption Adviser to the president Daniel Batidam has made a case for a second term for the president John Dramani Mahama. According to Mr. Batidam, the President and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government deserve second term in office to continue with measures put in place to especially deal with corruption in the … Read more
Over the past five decades, Africa has had – and continues to deal with a number of issues affecting its development including corruption, preventable diseases, insecurity, malnutrition, poor education all resulting from bad governance. This is due to the weak nature of its political systems and the institutions that come with it. Africa’s political systems, … Read more