An examination of the role of parliament in executing it's legislative mandate in Uganda
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Date
2019-06
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Kampala International University, School of Law
Abstract
This study examines the "role of parliament in executing its legislative mandate in Uganda". The
study was guided by the following objectives: to examine the role of parliament in the legislative
process; to analyze the legislative benchmarks from other African regional parliaments; to
identify key recommendations for effective functioning of Ugandan parliament. Respondents
exposed the role of parliament in executing the legislative mandate in Uganda. The results
showed that parliament has significantly played the role of law making, oversight and the
financial function.
Data was collected from a sample of 90 respondents using self-administered questionnaires and
was later analyzed. The findings revealed that parliament has a positive role in executing the
legislative mandate in Uganda hence had a positive and significant relationship in legislative
mandate.
The study concludes that majority of the respondents agreed that parliament contributes
significantly towards executing the legislative mandate in Uganda. Furthermore the findings
show that the parliament of Uganda has learnt a lot from the Pan African Parliament, EALA and
European Parliament. Additionally the findings show that the parliament of Uganda is faced with
challenges affecting its effective functioning which include political system, electoral system,
formal parliament powers, good will and political space, parliamentary technical capacity,
democracy, multi-party politics, socio-cultural environment and the influence of development
partners.
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A dissertation submitted to the school of law in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of a Bachelor of Laws degree of Kampala International University
Keywords
Parliament, Legislative mandate, Uganda