Whistleblowing is good. Calling out corruption is necessary. Holding government accountable is part of citizenship. But calling out alone nor go fix Salone.
We have been condemning our problems for generations. From Hilton Fyle and Haja Kadie Macauley to today’s social-media commentators, Sierra Leone has never lacked strong voices. With about 1.30 million social-media user identities—up roughly 25% in one year—we are certainly talking.
But are we building?
The frustration is real. Afrobarometer found that only 22% of Sierra Leoneans approved of the government’s performance in creating jobs, while 24% approved of its provision of reliable electricity. Sixty-nine percent said reporting corruption could expose them to retaliation or other negative consequences. Transparency International’s latest index gives Sierra Leone 33/100 on perceived public-sector corruption.
So yes, there is plenty to call out.
But after the calling-out, wetin next?
Daniel’s story offers a useful lesson. Babylon changed his name to Belteshazzar, but Daniel’s character and “exceptional qualities” spoke louder than the label. He became useful even inside a system that was not his own.
That is the challenge before us: more POSITIVE, VISIBLE ACTION.
Social media should not become one big crime scene where failed relationships, bad friendships, corrupt officials, and struggling institutions are used to prove that everything about Sierra Leone is rotten.
Before posting somebody’s failed relationship just to troll them, ask yourself: Wetin person go learn from this?
We should also show what works. Happy marriages exist. Good friendships exist. Honest public servants exist. Successful businesses built without political connections exist.
Talk about them too.
We over-advertise our problems and under-sell our possibilities.
Politicians are not exempt. If you once condemned tribalism, favoritism, and political connections, then enter public office and appoint only party supporters, relatives, and friends, wetin really change?
Hey fam, PUBLIC SERVICE NOT SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP!
This is why I continue to salute people like Solomon Jamiru Esq. Sierra Leone needs more public servants whose work speaks beyond party colors.
But citizens outside government also have a responsibility. Criticizing everything every day is not an alternative development plan.
Bring ideas. Proffer solutions. Build something. Help somebody.
When electricity fails, darkness does not ask whether you are SLPP or APC. When hospitals fail, sickness does not check your party card. When the economy struggles, na Salone people dae feel am.
The challenge is bigger than politics. The most recent reported national electricity-access rate is only 35.5%. In June 2026, the World Bank approved Sierra Leone as one of four countries in the first phase of a $200 million regional renewable-energy program targeting underserved communities.
So yes—blow the whistle when necessary. Call wrong; wrong.
But after blowing the whistle, pick up a tool.
The Sierra Leone we want will not be built by government, opposition, activists, or Facebook commentators alone.
All man get for put an.
Less energy advertising doom. More energy demonstrating what better looks like.
Nor just tell me how bad Salone is. Show me the small corner you are helping to fix.
Tcho Kenah