SOU, Alm.del - 2017-18 - Bilag 351: Henvendelse fra det Kenyanske parlament om et møde med udvalget

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KENYA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

DEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE

ON EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND

TECHNOLOGY

Background

The subjects falling within the

purview of the Departmental

Committee on Educatiion, Research

and Technology are:-



Education,

Research,

Training, and

Technological advancement.

The Committee is mandated, among

others, to:-

investigate, inquire into,

and report on all matters

relating to the mandate,

management,

activities,

administration, operations

and estimates of the

assigned Ministries and

departments;

ii)

study the programme and

policy

objectives

Ministries and departments

and the effectiveness of the

implementation;

iii)

study and review all

legislation referred to it;

iv)

study, assess and analyze

the relative success of the

Ministries and Departments

as measured by the results

obtained as compared with

their stated objectives;

investigate and inquire into

all matters relating to the

assigned Ministries and

departments as they may

deem necessary, and as may

be referred to them by the

House;

vi)

vet and report on all

appointments where the

Constitution or any law

requires the National

Assembly to approve,

except those under

Standing Order 204

(

Committee on

Appointments

);

vii)

viii)

ix)

examine treaties,

agreements and

conventions;

make reports and

recommendations to the

House as often as possible,

including recommendation

of proposed legislation;

consider reports of

Commissions and

Independent Offices

submitted to the House

pursuant to the provisions

of Article 254 of the

Constitution; and

examine any questions

raised by Members on a

matter within its mandate

Execution of the Committee Mandate

The Committee chooses its own

subjects of inquiry and seeks evidence

from a wide range of individuals

depending on the matter under

scrutiny whereby witnesses give oral

or written evidence. The Committee

compiles reports which are adopted by

the House before the relevant

Ministries

and

Departments

implement the

recommendations

contained therein.

All Committee proceedings are open to

the public except where the

Committee makes an exception and

when the committee is considering its

recommendations for purposes of

compiling its reports. The public must

adhere to laid down rules on access to

Committee meetings.

Committee Mandate

SOU, Alm.del - 2017-18 - Bilag 351: Henvendelse fra det Kenyanske parlament om et møde med udvalget

Committal of Bills to the Committee

(S.O. 127)

After the First Reading, bills are

committed

the

relevant

Departmental Committees. This does

not apply in the case of a Consolidated

Fund Bill, an Appropriation Bill, a

Supplementary Bill, or a Finance Bill

which shall be committed to the

budget and Appropriation Committee.

The Committee must present its report

to the House within twenty (20)

calendar days of such committal or

report progress at the commencement

of 2

Reading

(S.0. 127) and failure to present report

shall be noted by the Liaison

Committee S.O. 127(5) for necessary

action.

Committal of Annual Estimates to the

Committee (S.O. 235)

Upon being laid before the National

Assembly, the Annual Estimates from

the

assigned

Ministries

and

Departments stand committed to the

relevant Departmental Committee to

consider, discus and review the

Estimates before it submits its report to

the

Budget and

Appropriation

Committee within twenty-one days.

Approval of Public Appointments

(S.O. 45)

(1) Upon receipt of a notification of

nomination for appointment to a State

Office or such other office as is under

the Constitution or under any other

legislation required to be approved by

the House, the nomination shall stand

committed to the relevant

Departmental Committee of the House

for consideration.

(2) Despite paragraph (1),

appointments under Article 152(2) of

the Constitution shall stand committed

to the Committee on Appointments.

(3) Before holding an approval

hearing, a Committee to which

proposed appointments have been

referred to shall notify the candidate

and the public of the time and place

for the holding of the approval

hearing at least seven days prior to the

hearing.

(4) The Committee shall conduct a

hearing on the proposed appointment

and shall, unless otherwise provided in

law, table its report in the House

within fourteen days of the date on

which the notification was received

under paragraph (1).

Public Attendance to Committee

Meetings (S.0. 198)

(1) All committee proceedings shall be

open to the public unless in

exceptional circumstances the Speaker

has determined that there are

justifiable reasons for the exclusion of

the public.

(2) The Committee may adjourn to

seek leave of the Speaker to exclude

the public.

Committee Reports after adoption by

the House, are posted in the

Parliament Website

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