2 Letters

January 3, 2011Posted inLegislature, Media9 Comments
I sent two letters today. The first letter was to the Chief Election Commissioner informing him that the ECB’s recent decision to revise the criteria for candidates to local governments may violate provisions of the Constitution, Election Act and the Local Government Act. The second letter was to the Director of BICMA complaining that The Journalist had quoted me in their article when they hadn’t even interviewed me. And that, in that article, they had inaccurately claimed that I had supported the ECB’s decision.

Funding parties

November 25, 2010Posted inLegislature, Political parties
The ruling party today submitted a motion to amend the Election Act 2008. The motion sailed through the National Assembly, with only two members – both from the opposition party – objecting to it. The proposed amendment seeks to include a new provision in the Election Act that would permit state funding for political parties. According to Section 158 of the Election Act: The income of political parties shall be made up of: (a) Registration fee; (b) Membership fees; and (c) Voluntary Contributions from registered members. Section 158 was debated extensively during the first session of the Parliament when…