Parliament on Tuesday 28th April 2026, after an extensive debate, passed into law with some amendments the Bill entitled: “The National Security and Central Intelligence Act of 2025”, in order to enhance the security architecture of Sierra Leone.
The Bill is seeking to repeal and replace the National Security and Central
Intelligence Act 2023 (Act No.2 of 2023) and to provide for other related matters.
The Bill went through a vigorous scrutiny at various committee stages before passage into law, with some amendments.
Presenting the Report of the Legislative Committee to the Plenary, the Chairman of the aforesaid Committee, Hon. Abdul Sulaiman Marray-Conteh, told lawmakers that the Bill went through a careful and a thoughtful scrutiny process. According to him, during the vetting of the Bill, security experts were in attendance and also made their inputs, adding that collectively, they examined the Bill line by line, sentence by sentence, paragraph by paragraph, and clause by clause, amongst others, to strengthen the Bill.
The Bill was piloted by the Chief Minister, Dr. David Moinina Sengeh.
Credit: Public Relations Department
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