Q:How effective are portfolio committees?
A:Portfolio committees have been found to be very effective as opposed to the previous committee system that was in place prior to the implementation of Parliamentary Reforms in 2000.
Article 98 of the Constitution establishes that the Senate shall consist of the following:-
Forty-seven members each elected by the registered voters of the counties, each county constituting a single member constituency;
Sixteen women members who shall be nominated by political parties according to their proportion of members of the Senate elected under clause (a) in accordance with Article 90;
Two members, being one man and one woman, representing the youth;
Two members, being one man and one woman, representing persons with disabilities; and