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PEOPLE IN GLASS HOUSES MUST NOT THROW STONES: PM

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BY GEORGINA KEKEA “People in glass houses must not throw stones,” Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare told parliament. Sogavare’s comments were made in response to criticisms made by Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI) on the Constituency Development Funds (CDF). TSI recently in a statement said they are concerned to see the increase of the CDF to $6.8 million. TSI says this is the second highest CDF allocation for the constituencies through their Members of Parliament (MPs).  “To allocate this amount of money for the Constituencies at a time when the country is going through an economic and health crisis is very irresponsible of the MPs, regardless of which side of the house they are in”, TSI said. TSI said to allocate such an amount to go through this ‘failed and very corrupt scheme’ at a time when the country needs to address the health crisis by way of doing something about the delipidated state of health and medical infrastructures is beyond understanding, common sense and is not ...