Explain five functions of the national assembly in Kenya.
Answer:
- It makes laws that govern the country so as to ensure smooth running of the country.
- It determines the allocation of public revenue to all government sectors in order to promote development.
- It approves funds for expenditure by the national government to ensure provision of services.
- It exercises oversight over public revenue and expenditure thereby promoting accountability
transparency.
- To review the conduct in office of the executive in order to check on the excesses in government.
- To approve appointments made by the president to ensure merit professionalism/integrity of the appointees.
- To approve declaration of war and extension of states of emergency.
- It represents people's interests through their elected members of parliament.
- Oversight on state organs i.e it supervises and checks state organs by ensuring proper and accountable handling of duties.