National Council resumes

The National Council (NC) resumed its sessions yesterday and its chairperson Margaret Mensah-Williams said during 2018, a total of 20 bills were reviewed that were referred from the National Assembly. She yesterday reiterated that the NC has a vital role to play in articulating the need of the constituents both in the chamber and through its committees' activities.“Although constrained by a limited budget, the NC's standing committees achieved an implementation rate of 76% of the planned activities from which nine reports were tabled and adopted,” she said. She added that during the 2018/19 financial year, 22 public hearings were held with regional and local authorities who received disclaimers and adverse audit opinions from the auditor-general. A number of parliamentarians who enrolled for the certificate in parliamentary conduct and practice at Unam also graduated in April. “For the year ahead the NC will continue implementing its mission and make strides in realising its vision,” she said.The National Council also welcomes it new secretary Tousy Namiseb who is admitted to the High Court and served as deputy executive director for judicial services.Namiseb was also the chief of law reform at the Law Reform Development Commission, lectured at Unam and worked as an attorney at the Legal Assistance Centre. JEMIMA BEUKES

National Council resumes

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