MONROVIA, Jan. 19 -- A research done by the Legislative Information Service (LIS) shows that the Legislature has received US$288,088,392.00 for the fiscal period of 15 years - 2006 to 2021.
This amount is more than half of the country fiscal budget for a year. Despite this alarming amount, the Legislature is still without basic facilities and equipment to function as a modern legislature. The Capitol Building is without running water, voting machine, internet and stable electricity.
Staffers on a daily basis are seen carrying water in containers to private bathrooms of their bosses while the public lavatories are always closed because there is no water. On a regular basis, staffers and visitors at the Capitol Building urinate in the open ...