The National Assembly has received recommendations for additional funding and budget adjustments across education, health and social welfare as lawmakers debate the proposed 2027 national budget. The recommendations are contained in the consolidated report of the Finance and Public Accounts Committee (FPAC), tabled by its chairman, Alhagie S. Darboe, on behalf of the committee. For…
Tensions flared in the National Assembly yesterday when a heated exchange between two lawmakers nearly escalated into a physical altercation, underscoring the growing political strain over the country’s worsening electricity crisis. The confrontation involved Banjul North representative Modou Lamin Bah and Saloum lawmaker Sainey Jawara, after Jawara accused Bah of mobilising young people to protest…
The Clerk of the National Assembly, Mr. Kalipha M.M. Mbye, has urged young Gambian parliamentarians to carry the lessons of the National Youth Parliament beyond the chamber and into their schools, communities, and homes, reminding them that the future of the country’s democracy is already taking shape among them. Delivering his statement at the closing…
The Honourable Speaker of The Gambia’s National Assembly, Fabakary Tombong Jatta, has issued a stirring appeal to African legislatures, urging them to take a more proactive role in driving the African Union’s Agenda 2063. Speaking at the Conference of Speakers of African Parliaments held at the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) headquarters in Midrand, Jatta described the…
