Citizens for Accessible Representation
Join citizens across Sierra Leone who are demanding that every Member of Parliament be easily reachable by the people they represent. Add your voice to this simple but powerful campaign for an open, accountable, people-centered Parliament.
The background and context of this community effort.
As debates began on the 2025 Constitution Amendment Bill in early 2026, citizens expressed growing frustration at being unable to contact or engage with their elected representatives. Many reported not knowing who their Members of Parliament (MPs) are nor how to reach them. Currently, only about 19% of MPs have contact numbers available on Parliament’s website. For the majority of citizens—who live outside Freetown or in rural areas, and who cannot send emails or meet their MPs in person—phone access remains the most practical means of engagement. This lack of access has left citizens feeling excluded from legislative processes that shape their rights, governance, livelihoods, and future.
In response, citizens across all 16 districts of Sierra Leone came together, alongside civil society and media organizations*, to demand a basic democratic right: direct access to their Members of Parliament . Using the Right to Access Information Act, they submitted 28 formal requests to Parliament in February 2026 for the names and phone numbers of MPs, so that ordinary people can contact their representatives about laws and decisions that affect their lives.
Parliament did not respond within the 15 working days required by law, leaving citizens’ requests unanswered and their concerns ignored. In response, the 28 citizens and partners have escalated the issue to the Right to Access Information Commission (RAIC) , asking the RAIC to ensure Parliament complies with its legal obligations.
Beyond citizens’ obtaining information and contacts of their MPs, this campaign is about transparency, accountability, and building a culture of accessible representation where citizens are not shut out of the legislative process. By standing together and using the Right to Access Information Act, citizens across Sierra Leone are calling for a Parliament that listens, responds, and remains accessible to those it is meant to serve.
* The civil society and media partners supporting individual citizens in this campaign are: Citizens' Barray; Budget Advocacy Network (BAN); Campaign for Good Governance (CGG); Campaign for Human Rights and Development International (CHRDI); Institute for Legal Research and Advocacy for Justice (ILRAJ); Reform Initiatives; Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ); The 50/50 Group; and Truth Media.
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Campaign Objectives
Ensure Direct Access to Members of Parliament
Make sure citizens can directly reach and communicate with their Members of Parliament (MPs) so they can raise concerns, ask questions, and receive responses.
Know MPs’ Names and How to Contact Them
Use the right to access information law to obtain the names and contact details of all MPs with citizens. In the process and if necessary, insist on public authorities’ compliance with the law.