Sierra Leone MPs call for Magburaka hospital to be renovated
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Sierra Loaded
Parliamentarians are calling for urgent action to rehabilitate the public hospital in Magburaka, Sierra Leone, and speed up roadworks in their constituencies. The 5 November parliamentary debate also covered maternal mortality, drug use among young people and the cost of university studies, reports Sierra Loaded.
Sierra Leonean MPs Aruna P. Lakkoh and Daniel Fornah, elected in Tonkolili district, have called for immediate government intervention over the condition of Magburaka public hospital. They made the appeal on Thursday 5 November 2026 during the parliamentary debate on the speech delivered by President Julius Maada Bio at the opening of the fourth session of the sixth Parliament, reports Sierra Loaded.
MP Alpha Ben Mansaray, representing Moyamba district, meanwhile called for greater efforts to tackle maternal mortality and the dangers linked to drug use among young people. He also called for the completion of road projects in his district. Aruna P. Lakkoh additionally advocated for the construction of the Yelle Bridge and a review of university fees.
Other elected representatives highlighted government achievements. Momoh Bockarie, an MP from Kenema, cited the Mission 300 project to improve electricity supply, while Rachel Pessima, elected in Port Loko, praised the policy of controlling the price of rice and investments in sport.
