These committees will be required to intensify their oversight engagements, particularly on Covid-19 matters, and in some cases will conduct joint meetings.Parliament's presiding officers told journalists on Thursday that sittings of the two houses of parliament will also have to take place during this period and parliamentary rules have been framed to make provision for virtual sittings.
He said chairpersons of other committees like the constitutional review committee, which was seized with the amendment of Section 25 of the constitution to provide for expropriation of land without compensation, will have to make assessments and decide how to handle their programmes. “So we await with great interest the announcements that are going to emerge relating to further economic interventions that will strengthen our ability to rebuild the economy and plant seeds now of good and sound recovery in the foreseeable future because it is going to be difficult to follow the old patterns,” said the deputy speaker.
Different platforms are being explored including radio to ensure ordinary citizens engage with the work of parliament including the public participation that is key in the budget processes.
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