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Gambia: Supreme Court Declares MPs' Personal Loans As Unconstitutional
East African, 6 May 2021
The Supreme Court in The Gambia on Tuesday declared as "unconstitutional" a decision by the country's lawmakers to award themselves personal loans from the public purse. Read more »
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Gambia: Supreme Court Declares Creation of 54.4 Million Dalasi Loan Scheme for Lawmakers Unconstitutional
Foroyaa, 4 May 2021
In a unanimous decision, Justices of the Supreme Court of The Gambia on Tuesday, 4th May, held that the National Assembly has no powers to create a new budget line in the budget… Read more »
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Gambia: National Assembly Makes One Step Forward and One Step Backward
Foroyaa, 30 November 2020
Never in the history of the Gambia did deputies sit more than twenty four hours at a stretch to scrutinise the estimates of revenue and expenditure, both recurrent and development,… Read more »
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Gambia: Public Outcry As Lawmakers Approve D54 Million Housing Loans
The Point, 30 November 2020
With less than two years before their terms of office expired, Gambians lawmakers last Thursday approved a staggering amount of D54, 000, 000 loans scheme designed to help them… Read more »
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Gambia: Govt Reacts to Supreme Court Decision in the Case of Ya Kumba Jaiteh Vs Attorney General
Foroyaa, 29 January 2020
The Government of The Gambia, through the Attorney General's Chambers and Ministry of Justice, on Wednesday said it has taken note of the Decision of the Supreme Court in the case… Read more »