A
four-day induction training for members of the National Assembly as well as
administrative staff of the Assembly for the 2017 legislative year is underway
at a local hotel in Kololi.
The
four-day training is aimed at building the capacity of parliamentarians in the
execution of their legislative functions.
Delivering
her official opening statement at the training, the Speaker of the National
Assembly, Hon. Mariam Jack-Denton, stated that with the growing influence of
globalisation, parliamentarians worldwide have been challenged in the discharge
of their duties.
She
said their roles are many and at times are also misconstrued by both the
citizenry and by honourable members themselves, hence leading to the lack of
confidence in parliamentarians.
‘The
legislature as an institution is dynamic, often resulting in high turnover of
members of parliament after every parliamentary election’ she stated.
For
his part, Dodou Kebbeh, clerk of the National Assembly, thanked all those who
are attending the training, adding that the training was very important both
for the National Assembly members as well as its staff in executing their
duties effectively.
He was of the view that the training would add
a lot of value to among other things teamwork, adding that it is a human
resource investment by providing Hon members with the requisite training to
enable them to prepare the 2017 legislative year.
