It has been over a year since Dr Asha Kissoon has refused to give up the parliamentary seat she was supposed to occupy temporarily under the three-party joinder agreement, and the situation remains unresolved. Despite calls from the head of The New Movement’s (TNM) list Dr Gerald Forde for Kissoon’s removal, both the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) and the Speaker of the National Assembly are yet to take any decisive action.
In a recent interview, A New and United Guyana’s Althia King, who was elected to take up the parliamentary seat after Kissoon, expressed her disappointment at the lack of integrity displayed by Kissoon in holding onto the seat illegally for over a year. She emphasised the importance of honourable leadership in politics and reaffirmed her commitment to bringing about positive change in Guyana’s political landscape.