ROLE OF MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT Universally, Members of Parliament (MPs) are expected to perform five central roles in national governance, namely: Making legislation: to consider, refine and pass legislative bills to improve the lives of Kenyans; Budgetary allocations: to provide the funds needed for government operations annually; MPs have responsibility to consider, debate and pass the financial estimates (budget) including taxation measures for raising revenue to finance public development programmes/projects presented by the Executive. Oversight: The oversight role extends to scrutiny of financial, administrative and management practices of public officers and other public institutions. In this parliamentarians hold the latter to account for expenditure of such funds as approved by the House to ensure transparency and accountability; Representation of constituents: MPs are a bridge between the electorate and the government; hence relay issues facing voters to the government for consideration and press for action. On the other hand, an MP is expected to communicate to the public the ongoing government plans and policies to address their concerns; Making and unmaking of government (executive): Parliament has the power to vote out the executive through a vote of no confidence. This is a powerful lever upon which they can use to determine the life of the Government through exercising the ability to provide or withhold support to either the entire government or a member of the executive.
Posted on: Mon, 08 Dec 2014 10:28:28 +0000
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