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Bensouda: ‘Nothing Can Stop My Candidacy in This World’
Mayor Talib Ahmed Bensouda, Party Leader, UNITE and flagbearer of Coalition 2026
By Staff Writer
Mayor Talib Ahmed Bensouda said Sunday that nothing would prevent him from contesting the 2026 presidential election, telling…
Hamat Bah Says Local Government Inquiry Report to Be Published Before End of August
Hamat N.K. Bah, Minister of Lands, Regional Governments, and Religious Affairs,
By Fatou Sillah
The Minister of Local Government, Lands, and Religious Affairs, Hamat N.K. Bah has informed the National Assembly that the report of the…
KMC Inquiry Finds Former Chief Executive Personally Liable for Financial Misconduct
Mrs Sainabou Martin Sonko, former CEO, KMC
By Staff Writer
A draft report from the Commission of Inquiry into Local Government Councils and Connected Matters has found that Sainabou Martin Sonko, former Chief Executive Officer of…
Draft KMC Commission Report: Mayor Bensouda Faces No Personal Sanctions or Public Office Ban
Jainaba Bah, Chairperson of the LG Commission presenting report to President Barrow.
By Staff Writer
A draft report by the Local Government Commission of Inquiry into the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) concludes that while the…
Jainaba Bah: Rule-Breaking Became Normalized in Local Government Councils
President Barrow with Jainaba Bah, Chairperson, Local Government Commission of Inquiry
By Fatou Sillah
The Chairperson of the Local Government Commission of Inquiry, Jainaba Bah, has stated that widespread disregard for…
Barrow Pledges Fairness in Implementation of Local Government Commission Report
President Adama Barrow
By Fatou Sillah
President Adama Barrow has assured that no individual will be subjected to unjust treatment in the implementation of the Commission of Inquiry report into local government councils.
The…
Reparations Commission Commences Payments to Victims of Jammeh-Era Abuses
By Seedy Jobe
The Gambia Reparations Commission has begun disbursing payments to victims of human rights violations committed during the regime of former president Yahya Jammeh, marking a major milestone in the country’s…
Mayor Bensouda Describes Local Government Commission as Political Witch Hunt
Mayor Talib Ahmed Bensouda
By Makutu Manneh
Talib Ahmed Bensouda, Mayor of the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC), has described the ongoing Local Government Commission of Inquiry as a political witch hunt…
Local Government Commission of Inquiry Wraps Up Public Hearings
Jainaba Bah, Chairperson of the Commission.
By Makutu Manneh
The Local Government Commission of Inquiry has officially concluded its public hearings, bringing to a close a 28-month investigation into the financial and administrative…
Mayor Bensouda Urges Greater Transparency in Car Park Fee Collection
Talib Ahmed Bensouda, Mayor, Kanifing Municipal Council
By Makutu Manneh
Mayor Talib Ahmed Bensouda of the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) has called for improved transparency and fairness in the collection and distribution of car…