The provision of the wheelchairs would therefore address some challenges (for the disabled) such as integration into society as well as access to health and basic services and fill other gaps. We cannot talk about inclusivity if we do not empower people, at the grassroots level.
Training young women in government across Africa is so important because they need to continuously increase their knowledge and skills in order to ensure an effective and more responsive public service.
“Parliaments hold the ultimate constitutional power of the purse. It is our binding obligation to ensure that every borrowing decision, every economic policy shift, and every budget allocation reflects prudence, transparency, and the collective interest of the citizens we serve. To achieve this, we must actively champion increased citizen participation within our budget processes, ensure that our legislative actions directly protect and elevate the livelihoods of our people,”
“However, to exercise this oversight effectively, parliaments cannot rely on political will alone; parliaments require specialised, independent, and unvarnished technical capacity. This is exactly where Parliamentary Budget Offices and Independent Fiscal Institutions (IFIs) become indispensable engines of legislative effectiveness and fiscal accountability. PBOs and IFIs empower legislators with independent analysis, rigorous fiscal forecasting, and the objective technical advice required to scrutinise Executive spending and demand real development outcomes,”
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