November 15, 2021
BY PROBLYN J. ALPHA
The Chiefdom Speaker of Gbense in Kono District who also doubles as the Treasurer for the Kono Action Group for Development Chief Aiah Moses Kamanda has said that from the first of November, 2021 the above named group will commence a swearing ceremony for the lost and destruction of government facilities in the district.
He made the statement when explaining to A-Z about the rationale behind the formation of Kono Action group for Development.
According to chief Kamanda, the formation of the group came awake the continuous theft and destruction of government properties which has become unbearable in the District.
He added that, every district in the country needs development from the government, but over the years, there has being massive theft and destruction of government properties.
He said the police have been informed of such issues happening in the district, but little or no effort has being made by them to address the problem.
“In view of the above, we came together as authorities including some young people who mean well for the development and progress of the district to take action against those who are supporting, buying stealing and destroying government properties in the district, because we have noticed that those who are charged with the constitutional responsibility of protecting the citizens in the district are not properly performing their functions”, chief Kamanda maintained.
He further intimated that the group is non-political with the objective of sensitizing everybody in Kono district through radio discussions and street sensitization to give information to stakeholders especially the security sector for any mismanagement of benefited items and to work for the interest of the district.
According to Chief A.M Kamanda their aims are to make sure that every development in Kono is achieved either by the government, NGOS Local Council or any humanitarians’ body.
They are to protect them and to add value to them in partnership with the Chiefs, stakeholders and the security sector thereby giving reports for any misappropriation of public properties.
When talking on the sustainability of the group, Chief Aiah Moses Kamanda explained that, the aforesaid group is a group that concerns everybody in the district and it is not an organization that is going to fade away after the purposed swearing ceremony but as long Kono continues to stay.
He has therefore warned residents of the district especially those who have clandestinely bought government properties from any one or group or who has an idea about the missing and destruction of government properties in the district to return them or to report to the Committee of the Kono action group for development from the thirty first of November, 2021.
Failing to do so, it will be at your own detriment. However, although many people have commended the authorities for undertaking the would be action.
Stating that it will be a solution to the problem, yet many are saying that, the decision is too late as they would have taken such decision prior to this time which would have fore fended the massive destruction and stealing of government properties.
They also implored the authorities spear heading the would be swearing ceremony not to only swear those destroying and stealing government properties , but to as well swear all those financing and involved in the alleged cannibalism in the district.
The would be traditional swearing ceremony is said to be targeting the street solar lights that were dismantled by unknown people, the missing scanning machine at the Koidu Government Hospital and the recent destruction of the EDSA Transformers in Koidu City and others.
Meanwhile, prior to the proposed swearing ceremony, a consultative dialogue session has been stated for the 20th November , 2021 at the Gbense Native Barry by 10:00 am organized by the Kono Action group for Development in collaboration with the Council of Paramount Chiefs in Kono District.