CAPITOL HILL, April 16 -- House Speaker Cllr. Jonathan Fonati Koffa has urged the Liberian Government, particularly his colleagues in the Legislature, to do more to improve the lives of ordinary Liberians. He made this call in the aftermath of a devastating fire that engulfed his residence in Rehab Community, Paynesville, on Sunday night.

Taking to his WhatsApp page after the incident, Speaker Koffa quoted a line from President John F. Kennedy's inaugural address, stating, "If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich." Reflecting on the loss, he remarked, "We are officially homeless. The Lord gives and the Lord takes away. Blessed be the name of the Lord."

During a press conference on Monday,...