Tag: Members of Parliament
Social Media Sounds Off On MPs Requesting GHS 600K As Ex Gratia
In Ghana, we have seasonal debates about the same issues. When the rain starts, we debate and call out politicians about flooding - this happens...
Watch The Moment Carlos Ahenkorah Snatched Ballot Papers In Parliament
Carlos Ahenkorah, the Member of Parliament for Tema West has been involved in another controversial issue. He snatched uncounted ballot papers for the election of...
Ugandan Court Suspends $2.6m COVID-19 Fund For MPs
A Ugandan court has suspended the allocation of 10 billion
Ugandan shillings ($2.6m; £2.1m) to members of parliament to fight the spread
of coronavirus in their...
Botswana Quarantines All MPs Amid Covid-19 Scare
Botswana's 57 MPs will be put in mandatory quarantine for 14 days after a parliamentary nurse tested positive for Covid-19, the respiratory illness caused...
Speaker Mike Oquaye Recalls MPs For Two-day Emergency Sitting
Speaker Mike Oquaye has recalled MPs to the House, three
days after he suspended sitting indefinitely. In a communique to Members of Parliament, the Speaker
invoked his...
Kenyan MPs Are Considering Pay Cuts To Help Fund The Fight Of Coronavirus
Members of parliament in Kenya are considering following the example of President Uhuru Kenyatta by accepting a temporary pay cut in response to the...
Eight MPs In Self-Quarantine
Eight more Members of Parliament have been told to self-quarantine after recent trips abroad on national assignments. The Speaker of Parliament who made the announcement...
Parliament To Begin Coronavirus Screening For MPs And Visitors
The Speaker of Parliament has ordered the Clerk’s Office to get thermometers to check temperatures of Parliamentarians and visitors in the wake of the...
MPs To Be Banned From Using Mobile Phones In Parliament
Parliament is set to ban the use of phones by legislators in the House during proceedings. According to Majority Leader, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, the...