Why Arresting Protesters Reflects Fragile Power, Not Strength or Security
Even the most brutal systems of oppression have failed to suppress the human will for freedom of expression in its various forms. From the transatlantic slave trade to apartheid in South Africa, from colonial rule across Africa to the Arab Spring, every era or form of control and oppression gave rise to rebellious resistance. The Haitian Revolution of 1791, the fall of Apartheid, the end of colonialism all crumbled because the people will not accept domination. Even the worst brutal repression cannot suppress the demand for freedom, for justice. More in this opinion piece.
Is an Apology Sufficient When the President or a Minister Violates the Constitution?
Speaker Jatta ruled for Finance Minister Keita to apologise to Parliament after admitting violating section 152 (1) of the 1997 Constitution which requires the President to cause the Finance Minister to table the Budget sixty days before the end of the year. But is an apology consistent with the dictates of the Constitution when violated by the President or a Minister?
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