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Viewing cable 07FREETOWN616, NEW PARLIAMENT OPENS WITH POMP AND CEREMONY

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07FREETOWN616 2007-10-11 18:14 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Freetown
VZCZCXRO7263
PP RUEHMA RUEHPA
DE RUEHFN #0616/01 2841814
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 111814Z OCT 07
FM AMEMBASSY FREETOWN
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 1448
INFO RUEHZK/ECOWAS COLLECTIVE
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 FREETOWN 000616 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR AF/W 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAID ECON KDEM PGOV PREL SL
SUBJECT: NEW PARLIAMENT OPENS WITH POMP AND CEREMONY 
 
REF: FREETOWN 573 
 
1.  (U) Summary: Amid impressive fanfare, and on schedule, 
the third parliament of the Second Republic of Sierra Leone 
was officially opened on Friday, October 5 with an opening 
address by President Ernest Bai Koroma. Ambassador, DCM and 
AF/W Director Tom Dougherty attended the ceremony. The new 
Parliament includes 124 members, 12 of whom are Paramount 
chiefs chosen through a separate electoral process. Of the 
remaining 112 seats, 16 are women. The seating of Parliament 
marks the culmination of months of campaigning and electoral 
activity. End Summary. 
 
2. (U) President Koroma officially opened parliament and laid 
out an ambitious plan to address Sierra Leone's ills.  He 
gave himself 36 months to achieve his goals.  He recognized 
the challenges and high expectations of those who voted him 
into office and his speech was punctuated by applause from 
the majority of members and observers. However, at one point 
he lost the applause of the opposition SLPP parliamentarians 
who met his observation that "...when a government reneges on 
its promises to effectively serve the people, that government 
is destined to be rejected by the people," with glum 
discontent. 
 
3. (U) In this, his first public speech since his September 
22 swearing in, Koroma laid out a list of the initiatives the 
country needed in order to move ahead, including  civil 
service reform, tackling corruption, improving national 
security and defense, combating trafficking in persons and 
money laundering, improving justice and the rule of law, 
promoting peace and national reconciliation, delivering clean 
water, restoring energy and power, improving health care 
delivery, reducing poverty and expanding education, 
increasing agricultural production and regulating 
environmentally responsible mineral production.  He gave 
great emphasis to private sector development, noting Sierra 
Leone's low ranking as a place to conduct business. (Note: 
Full text of speech is being transmitted to the Department.) 
 
Emphasis on Anti-Corruption Efforts and Electricity 
--------------------------------------------- ------ 
 
4. (U) President Koroma laid great stress on anti-corruption 
initiatives and repeated his September 17 promise made at his 
swearing-in that he would have "zero tolerance" for 
corruption (reftel).  Amid applause, he also pledged that he 
and his ministers would submit personal asset reports, and 
pledged that he would reinvigorate the Anti- Corruption 
Commission to increase its independence and ability to 
investigate and prosecute corruption. 
He thanked international donors and the support of the 
international community, perhaps by way of acknowledging that 
Sierra Leone will not be able undertake this effort alone. 
The President declared that a first priority of the new 
government is to restore electricity to the country and 
pledged to set up a Presidential Energy Emergency Task Force 
immediately with the objective of rapidly restoring the 
supply of electricity.  He promised to accelerate completion 
of the Bumbuna hydroelectric project, aiming for completion 
in 2009. The Bumbuna project was started years ago, but never 
completed. He vowed to would seek interim solutions until the 
hydroelectric power is available. 
 
5. (U) Noting that Sierra Leone ranks at the bottom rung of 
the UN Human Development Index, as well as being rated among 
the 20 worst places in the world in which to do business by 
the Doing Business Index, President Koroma pledged to remove 
impediments and barriers to investment.  He added that his 
government will pursue a strategy of adding value in the 
agro-business sector while developing marine, mineral and 
tourism potential.  He also announced that a Commission to 
focus on Small and Medium Scale Enterprises would be 
established. 
 
The Parties Show Their Colors 
----------------------------- 
 
6. (U) The opening session was marked with ceremony, with an 
emphasis on correct costume. On the floor of parliament, the 
former opposition, the 59 members of All People,s Congress, 
APC, proudly took their seats on the majority side, 
resplendent in party colors of white and red. The former 
majority, the 43 members of Sierra Leone People,s Party 
(SLPP) were, in comparison, arrayed in subdued shades of 
their party color, green.  The 10 new minority members 
representing presidential candidate Charles Margai,s SLPP 
breakaway Peoples Movement for Democratic Change (PMDC) 
entered together to take their seats, brightly robed in 
 
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outfits tailored from the same orange cloth representing 
their party color (leading a wag to dub them "Charlie's 
Angels"). 
 
Comment 
------- 
 
7. (SBU) Expectations are high following successful elections 
and the promising speech by President Koroma.  Public 
statements and press commentary suggest Sierra Leone's new 
leadership is well aware of the challenges it faces and is 
eager to meet them. International support will be essential 
in addressing the country's future development and growth. 
End Comment. 
 
PERRY