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REPOA’s Recent Policy Brief

Tanzanian Citizens Assess The Performance Of Parliament And Consider Its Responsibility For Legislation And Oversight By Stephen Mwombela   The key roles of legislatures are drafting, enacting laws and exercising oversight over the executive branch of the government. In a democracy, legislators perform these roles as representatives of the people. In order to perform its essential functions, the legislative body, must be a strong institution of countervailing power to limit the discretion of the executive authority and ensure that the executive exercises its mandate in a transparent and accountable manner.   Recently, the Parliament of Tanzania has been attempting to assert its oversight power vis-à-vis the executive. There has been a shift in the nature and quality of debates within the parliament in the past decade which suggests that the parliament may indeed desire to hold the executive accountable. Nevertheless, as with the parliaments of any other emerging democracy, the Parliament of Tanzania is expected to undergo some fundamental changes as it learns to adapt to its responsibilities of making laws, representing the citizens, and exercising oversight of the executive.   This briefing paper examines the way Tanzanians perceive the National Assembly and its functioning in the post-multiparty election era (i.e., since 1995).     To download a full brief click here         To request for a hard copy kindly email REPOA’s Communications Officer         To visit REPOA’s library catalogue click here REPOA Resource Centre is open and free to the Public from Monday to Friday, 1000 to 1300, and 1400 to 1700.                   Join us on

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Hannah Mwandoloma

Communications Officer

 

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