Sierra Leone holds consultation on development priorities in Sorogbema
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Sierra Loaded
Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Planning and Economic Development brought together local authorities, women and young people in Fairo, in Sorogbema Chiefdom, to define development priorities. Minister Kenyeh Barlay called for planning based on local needs, according to Sierra Loaded.
Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Planning and Economic Development (MoPED) held a consultation on development priorities in Fairo, the headquarters town of Sorogbema Chiefdom. It is organised with the Ministry of Local Government and supported by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), according to Sierra Loaded.
The workshop follows an earlier consultation held in Jendema on 12 September 2026. It brought together traditional authorities, local councillors, government officials, and youth and women delegates, tasked with turning the identified difficulties into specific, prioritised interventions.
Minister Kenyeh Barlay called on participants to define their own priorities. Deputy Secretary for Development Usman Cherry Conteh urged them to align their objectives with the government’s "Big Five Game Changers" and the national medium-term development plan. Joseph Samah, MoPED’s deputy director of planning, distinguished two categories of projects in the chiefdom’s plan: social projects, which meet basic needs, and development projects, which generate income. The session was chaired by Baindu Tshombe, planning officer for Pujehun District.
