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A man who sold potato chips cooked in dirty oil from a power transformer has been sentenced by a court in Kenya. Elijah Mwangi Muthoga was arrested just over a year ago in possession of 11 litres of the oil at a hotel he runs in Nyandarua County. He must now serve a two-year prison sentence or pay a fine of 200,000 shillings ($1,570; £1,300). A harsher sentence of 10 years in prison or a 10m shilling fine was handed to Zachary Mwangi Gitau, the man found guilty of procuring the oil for Muthoga by vandalising a power transformer. Story…
The Majority Caucus in Parliament has thrown its weight behind the decision by the Electoral Commission (EC) to use the Ghana Card as the sole identification document for continuous voter registration to ensure electoral integrity. It said the use of the Ghana Card would help to sanitise the voters’ register and make it more robust, devoid of any leakages or fraud that could undermine polls. Describing the National Identification Authority (NIA) system of issuance cards as being more robust than that of the EC, the caucus cited how in the compilation of its register the NIA discovered that 95,942 people…
Minister for National Security Albert Kan Dapaah has been ordered to pay ¢50,000 to the Right to Information Commission within 14 days. This is contained in a decision of the Commission on a case brought before it by the Fix the Country Convener, Mr. Oliver Barker-Vormawor. He is additionally directed to release the following pieces of information to Mr. Barker-Vormawor; “The Report of the investigation committee set up by the Ministry of National Security to investigate a report of the arrest of Mr. Caleb Kudah of Citi FM on May 11, 2021, which was referred to in the Statement by…
The lead convener of the #FixtheCountry movement has said that Parliament, particularly members of the Minority Caucus of the House, cannot stop the passage of the new Constitutional Instrument (CI) the Electoral Commission has proposed for the 2024 elections.According to Oliver Barker-Vormawor, the new CI only has to be laid in Parliament and, after 21 days, will come into force.Speaking in an interview on XYZ TV on Thursday, , Barker-Vormawor added that the government knows that Parliament cannot stop the CI, which is why it refuses to listen to advice on it.”…most of the problems we have with our country…
Former President John Mahama says he is not happy that President Akufo-Addo’s government has failed to deliver on their promises to Ghanaians.For him, it has never been his wish that his political opponents will fail.He said it is his vision that Ghana will develop, irrespective of who is in power.Former President Mahama said this whilst launching his campaign bid to contest for the flagbearer position of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Ho in the Volta Region today, March 2, 2023.https://www.youtube.com/embed/pw2An3wb9-E
Former President John Mahama says he is not happy that President Akufo-Addo’s government has failed to deliver on their promises to Ghanaians.For him, it has never been his wish that his political opponents will fail.He said it is his vision that Ghana will develop, irrespective of who is in power.Former President Mahama said this whilst launching his campaign bid to contest for the flagbearer position of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Ho in the Volta Region today, March 2, 2023.
Political analyst Boakye Yiadom has challenged the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to present a superior message that makes them a better alternative than the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP).He argued that the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) had not provided any superior message to Ghanaians to make them decide why they should be the better alternative.”We are yet to know the kind of message the NDC wants to bring on board. If the NPP is able to turn things around before 2024, they could break the 8-year jinx.”He claimed that the only thing the NDC had said was that…
The flagbearer-hopeful of the National Democratic Congress, John Mahama, has declared his intention to run for the presidential primaries of the National Democratic Congress.John Mahama stated that the intention and agenda of the party are to restore and reset the country to default settings as envisioned by its founders.Declaring his intent to run for presidential primaries on March 2, 2023, he said the top priority of his government will be to restore stability and inclusive growth to the economy.1. Efficient economic management to ease hardshipHe said: “We will bring the various indicators under control to relieve Ghanaians from their suffering.…
Oliver Barker-Vormawor has called on the people of Ho to boo president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo when he attends the upcoming independence day celebrations.The Volta Regional capital has been slated for the 66th national Independence Day celebration going by a recent rotational policy by the government.In a post on Facebook dated March 1, the activist cum lawyer explained why Akufo-Addo needed to be booed.He wrote in part: “I am calling on the People of Ho to boo the President when he comes there for the 6th March. Boo him louder than he has ever been booed in his life before.”Let…
An alleged mentally unstable man by the name of Ali has allegedly stoned a 28-year-old teacher trainee graduate to death at Enchi.Rainbowradioonline.com gathered that Ali, a security guard mistook the teacher-trainer graduate for a thief.Ali worked for a cocoa-buying company by the name, of PC.The deceased, Duncan, joined a couple of friends for a morale session in the evening.After the activity, he lost the keys to his motorbike which he returned to the place to search for.While searching for the key, the suspect who is currently at large, stoned him.He became unconscious and was pronounced dead a few moments after…
