Our system of governance is one that is held accountable through a series of checks and balances ... more Our system of governance is one that is held accountable through a series of checks and balances among the three arms while at the same time being careful to uphold the doctrine of separation of powers which espouses autonomy of all the three arms of the government. The executive is accountable to the parliament. Ministers are answerable to the parliament for decisions and for the performance of their departments through answering questions on the floor of the parliament. If the house is not satisfied with the competence or the work of a particular minister, they may pass a vote of no confidence necessitating that he resigns. A vote of no confidence may also be passed on the executive which then has to submit itself to the electorate in a general election. The judiciary on the other hand after the recent vetting process , the mandate to keep the judges and magistrates in line has been passed on to the Judicial Service Commission. Who then holds the legislature accountable? Ideally it is the electorate since the members are politically elected. This begs the question; is the public adequately equipped to exercise this right? Are there mechanisms in place to assist the electorate to exercise this right?
Our system of governance is one that is held accountable through a series of checks and balances ... more Our system of governance is one that is held accountable through a series of checks and balances among the three arms while at the same time being careful to uphold the doctrine of separation of powers which espouses autonomy of all the three arms of the government. The executive is accountable to the parliament. Ministers are answerable to the parliament for decisions and for the performance of their departments through answering questions on the floor of the parliament. If the house is not satisfied with the competence or the work of a particular minister, they may pass a vote of no confidence necessitating that he resigns. A vote of no confidence may also be passed on the executive which then has to submit itself to the electorate in a general election. The judiciary on the other hand after the recent vetting process , the mandate to keep the judges and magistrates in line has been passed on to the Judicial Service Commission. Who then holds the legislature accountable? Ideally it is the electorate since the members are politically elected. This begs the question; is the public adequately equipped to exercise this right? Are there mechanisms in place to assist the electorate to exercise this right?
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