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Committee on Appointments

The Committee on Appointments is established under the provisions of S.O. No. 204. It consists of the Speaker as a Chairperson, the Deputy Speaker, the Leader of the Majority Party, the Leader of the Minority party, the Deputy Leader of the Majority Party, the Deputy Leader of the Minority party and not more than twenty two other Members nominated by the House Business Committee, on the basis of proportional Party Membership in the House taking into consideration the numerical strength of the Parties and interests of Independent Members. Its membership is appointed by the House.

Joint Committees of Parliament

The Joint Committee on National Cohesion and Equal opportunity.

The Joint Committee on National Cohesion and Equal Opportunity shall is appointed under S.O. No. 214. Its role is to: -

Joint Committees of Parliament

The Joint Committee on National Cohesion and Equal opportunity.

The Joint Committee on National Cohesion and Equal Opportunity shall is appointed under S.O. No. 214. Its role is to: -

Parliament Mission & Vision

Vision

To be a supreme, effective, efficient and self-sustaining Parliament as a major participant in the process of good governance

Mission

To facilitate the Members of Parliament to efficiently and effectively fulfill their constitutional mandate in a representative system
of Government by upholding and ensuring the autonomy of Parliament in its corporate relationship with other arms of Government.

The Office of the Minority Whip

Standing Order No. 2 provide for a Member designated by a parliamentary party as its party whip for the purposes of the transaction of business in the National Assembly. In parliamentary traditions and practices, Majority and Minority whips perform the following roles:-

Ensuring that Members of the National Assembly of their respective parties attend to House business particularly when there is contentious business to be transacted with a view to ensuring that each party’s policy stance/agenda is passed;

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