108 Cities Face Downgrade as Lawmakers Challenge Ministry’s Authority
Deputy Minister Fatima Bintu Sirleaf outlined the ministry’s city assessments as lawmakers and lawyers questioned its authority to downgrade municipalities ...
Tag: Local Government Act
Foya Statutory Superintendent Says Lack of Government Funding Is Crippling Local Administration
FOYA, Lofa County — Foya District Statutory Superintendent Joseph Mbokar says his administration is being hampered by a deteriorating office ...
Boakai vetoes 12 bills cites legal and infrastructure gaps
CAPITOL HILL, Monrovia — President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has vetoed 12 bills recently passed by the House of Representatives, citing ...
Liberian Civic Tech Strategist Slams LGA Repeal Plan: Warns of Threat to Decentralization, Democracy
MONROVIA, Liberia – Prominent civic tech strategist and governance advocate D. Freeman Myers has joined a growing chorus of criticism against ...
Liberian senators slam county officials, CSOs over development, oversight failures
CAPITOL HILL, Monrovia – Senators on Tuesday delivered scathing criticism of local government officials and civil society organizations (CSOs), accusing ...
Bong County Council to hold 3rd quarter sitting after missing two sessions
Gbarnga, Bong County — The Bong County Council is set to convene its third quarter sitting on Monday, July 14, ...
Rep. Sokan defends County Council Reform Bill despite civil society pushback
MONROVIA — Grand Gedeh County District #1 Representative Jeremiah Garwo Sokan is defending a proposed amendment to the Local Government ...
CSOs warn legislature against amending Liberia’s Local Government Act
MONROVIA, Liberia — Four of Liberia’s leading civil society organizations (CSOs) have issued a stern warning to the National Legislature, ...
Integrity Watch Slams House Power Grab in Local Governance Bill, Says Lawmakers Want to Be ‘Referee and Player,’ Rallies Resistance
MONROVIA, Liberia – Integrity Watch Liberia (IWL) has sharply criticized a new bill from the House of Representatives seeking to ...
House reviews bill to reinstate legislative oversight in county budgeting
CAPITOL HILL, MONROVIA — The House of Representatives is reviewing a bill that would amend the 2018 Local Government Act ...
