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21-513: Bo District borders Kenema District to the east, Tonkolili District to the north, Moyamba District to the west, Bonthe District to the southwest and Pujehun District to the south. The district population as of 2015 is 574,201. Bo District occupies a total area of 5,219 km and is subdivided into fifteen chiefdoms . The population of Bo District is mainly from the Mende ethnic group, though

42-407: A district council form of government, which is headed by a District Council Chairman, who is the highest local government official in the district. The District Council Chairman is responsible for the general management of the district. The District Council Chairman is elected directly by the residents of Kenema District every four years. The current District Council Chairman of Kenema District Council

63-561: A mixed economy, made up of gold and diamond mining as well as agricultural production of coffee , cacao and rice . Kenema is home to Sierra Leonean Premier League club the Kamboi Eagles . The club won the Sierra Leonean FA Cup in 1981, 1985, and 2014. Prior to the 2017 local administrative reorganization, Kenema District was made up of sixteen chiefdoms as the third level of administrative subdivision. After

84-545: Is Joseph Munda Bindi of the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP), following his election victory in the 2018 Sierra Leone local election. The city of Bo also has its own directly elected city council headed by a mayor . The current mayor of Bo is Harold Logie Tucker ; he is a member of the opposition Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP). Bo District is a stronghold of the ruling Sierra Leone People's Party. Bo District currently has twelve representatives in

105-534: Is Senesi Manssary of the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP), who easily won the 2012 District Chairperson election with 80.30%, defeating his main opponent Doris Saffa Nyangbe of the All People's Congress (APC) who took 15.49%. Kenema District is a reliable political stronghold of the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP), the main opposition party in Sierra Leone. The District overwhelmingly supports

126-491: Is among the 40 secondary schools in Bo District. The school was founded in 1906 by Leslie Probyn to educate the children of Bo District. The school has a long history of developing the elite of Sierra Leone, especially the country's politicians . Bo District suffered badly at the hands of rebel forces during 1994–1995, and many major towns were almost entirely destroyed ( Tikonko and Bumpe , for example). However, since

147-577: Is majority Muslim , though the district is also home to a significant Christian minority. Like the rest of Sierra Leone, Muslims and Christians collaborate and get along very well in Kenema District. Kenema District is a political stronghold of the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP). Since Independence in 1961 to present, the vast majority of the people of Kenema District support the Sierra Leone People's Party. Kenema District

168-469: Is the home district of the former Chief Minister of Sierra Leone David J. Francis , who was born and raised in the city of Kenema . Kenema District is also the home of Mohamed Kallon , who was born in Kenema City, and is widely regarded as the most famous Sierra Leonean footballer of all time. Kenema District has four cities with a population of at least 40,000. Kenema District is governed with

189-506: Is the third most populous city in Sierra Leone, after Freetown and Bo . Tongo is the second most populous city in the district. Other major towns in Kenema District include Blama and Yomboma . The district is the most populous district in the Eastern province with a population 609,873. Kenema District has an area of 6,053 km (2,337 sq mi) and comprises sixteen chiefdoms . The District of Kenema borders Bo District to

210-501: The Parliament of Sierra Leone , of which eleven members were elected for a 5-year term in the 2007 general elections. The district is a stronghold of the opposition Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP). The following is a list of Bo District's representatives and affiliations: The population of Bo District is ethnically and culturally diverse, particularly in the city of Bo , Sierra Leone's second largest city. The Mende people form

231-681: The Sierra Leone House of Parliament ; and ten of the eleven members belong to the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP). The estimated population of Kenema District was 515,461. Kenema District population is ethnically divers, although the Mende people make up the largest ethnic group. The district of Kenema enjoys religious plurality - Muslim and Christians . Since the emergence of the Second Liberian Civil War in 1999, Kenema District along with Bo District served more than 60,000 Liberian refugees Kenema has

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252-593: The World Bank sponsored the creation of elected local councils. Local notables, known as the Tribal Authority, elect paramount chiefs for life from among the ruling families in each chieftaincy recognised by the British administration in 1896. Some chieftaincies have several ruling families, and the differences among them in terms of economic progress has been subject to study in 2013. They found there

273-463: The 2017 local administrative reorganization, Kenema District was made up of seventeen chiefdoms as the third level of administrative subdivision. Chiefdoms of Sierra Leone The chiefdoms of Sierra Leone are the third-level units of administration in Sierra Leone . There are 190 chiefdoms in Sierra Leone, as of 2017. Previously, there were 149. The paramount chiefs and

294-616: The SLPP by a large majority in Presidential, Parliamentary and local councils elections. The SLPP have won every Sierra leone presidential elections in the District by a large majority; including the 2012 Presidential election, when the SLPP presidential candidate Julius Maada Bio won 77.9% of the vote in the District, as he easily defeated the incumbent president Ernest Bai Koroma in the District who took only 18.7%. Kenema District currently has eleven directly elected Representatives in

315-510: The city of Bo has a very ethnic diverse population. Bo District has its own directly elected local government called the District Council , and is where the executive and legislative authority is vested at the local level within Bo District. The Bo District Council is headed by a council chairman , who is an elected official and is responsible for the general management of the district. The current council chairman of Bo District

336-445: The largest ethnic group in Bo District at over 60 percent of the population. With Bo being the second largest city in Sierra Leone, trading , gold and diamond mining are major economic activities for the district; as well as agricultural production of rice growing, and coffee , cacao and oil palm . Bo District is home to 385 Primary Schools and 40 Secondary Schools. Bo Government Secondary School, commonly called Bo School

357-532: The ousting of the Junta in early 1998, Bo District has remained secure, due mainly to the strong presence of the Civil Defence Forces. As such, rather than suffering from displacement, Bo District has been the recipient of displaced persons from less secure parts of the country. Although aid agencies have had uninterrupted access to the district for five years because of its relative stability, most of

378-533: The recovery efforts were concentrated in Bo Town leaving out the 8 sections in Kakua chiefdom as well as all the other 14 chiefdoms in the district. The major recovery needs according to sectoral priorities are as follows: road rehabilitation, education, water and sanitation, health, agriculture, restoration of local government structures, and shelter. Prior to the 2017 local administrative reorganization, Bo District

399-547: The ruling families in the chiefdoms were recognised and empowered by the British colonial administration when it organised the Protectorate of Sierra Leone in 1896. Typically, chiefs have the power to "raise taxes, control the judicial system, and allocate land, the most important resource in rural areas." The hereditary paramount chiefs and their sub-chiefs were the sole local government in Sierra Leone until 2004, when

420-519: The west, the Republic of Liberia to the southeast, Tonkolili District and Kono District to the north, Kailahun District to the east, and Pujehun District to the southwest. The economy of Kenema District is largely based on Farming , Diamond mining and trade . The Mende is the largest ethnic group in the district, though the district is home to a significant population of many of Sierra Leone"s ethnic groups. The population of Kenema District

441-468: Was made up of fifteen chiefdoms as the third level of administrative subdivision. After the 2017 local administrative reorganization, Bo District has made up of seventeen chiefdoms as the third level of administrative subdivision. Kenema District Kenema District is a district in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone . Its capital and largest city is Kenema , which

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