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The former Auditor-General, Daniel Yao Domelevo, has hit back at the Majority Leader and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, for criticising him. Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu chastised Ghana’s recent Auditor-Generals for publishing audit reports before they were reviewed by Parliament. According to him, Auditor-Generals everywhere in the world first submit their reports to the legislature for …

The government of Ghana will in the year 2023 intensify the collection of property rates as a way of expanding its tax revenue for development, Majority Leader in Parliament has hinted According to Hon Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu who is also the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, the move by government is to …

The majority side in parliament has failed to show up in their numbers for the commencement of the 2023 budget debate. At the time the Speaker gave the guidelines for the commencement of the debate, only 21 Members of Parliament were seated on the Majority side of the house. Even …

Youth for Accountable Governance (YAG), a public interest advocacy group based in Accra has called on the Majority Caucus in Parliament to reconsider their decision demanding the dismissal of Ghana’s Finance Minister, Mr. Ken Ofori Atta from office. According to the group, the withdrawal of their decision would  restore hope …

Majority leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has revealed how President Akufo-Addo’s brother, Bumpty Akufo-Addo and Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko called him to shoot down the censure motion against Ken Ofori-Atta in Parliament. According to him, the two had called him to discuss the censure motion by the minority against the finance minister and he assured them …

The National leadership of the governing New Patriotic Party, NPP, has directed all their Members of Parliament to abstain from a scheduled vote of censure targeted at embattled Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta. The party has thus, ordered the Majority Whips to ensure that no member of the Caucus participates in …

The Majority in Parliament has initiated an action at the Supreme Court with regard to Speaker Alban Bagbin’s ruling on Adwoa Safo‘s absenteeism case. The Writ, yet to be filed, titled Sulemana Adamu Sanid, the plaintiff vs The Attorney General is to challenge the Speaker’s ruling not to automatically activate the …

Members of Kenya’s National Assembly engaged in a near-fight on Thursday evening, October 6, over which party has the majority in the legislature. The decision by Speaker Moses Wetang’ula to declare the ruling Kenya Kwanza coalition as having the majority as against the Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition, triggered the …

The Majority Chief Whip, Frank Annor Dompreh has asked the Minister for Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen to call his Director of Operation, Hopeson Adoryeson to withdraw a statement indicating that Northerners, who represent the Dombo tradition of the NPP, are always fit to be running mates of the part. According to …

The Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has reacted to the announcement by the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, that road tolls are to be re-introduced. According to him, there is no law that is enacted by parliament that is untouchable. His reaction was also in response to the Minority Leader, Haruna …