Parliamentary Service Commission
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Roles
The commission's roles include:
- Providing services and facilities to ensure the efficient and effective running of Parliament
- constituting offices in the parliamentary service, and appointing and supervising office holders;
- preparing annual estimates of expenditure of the parliamentary service and submitting them to the National Assembly for approval, and exercising budgetary control over the service;
- undertaking, singly or jointly with other relevant organisations, programmes to promote the ideals of parliamentary democracy; and
- performing functions necessary for the well-being of the members and staff of Parliament
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Membership
The Members of the Commission are as follows:
- The Speaker National Assembly as Chairperson - Currently, Hon. Moses Masika Wetangula
- The vice-chairperson - elected by the Commission members
- seven members appointed by Parliament from among its members of whom:
- Four (of which two are women) are nominated by both Houses by Party or Coalition of parties that form the National Government
- Three (at least one woman) are nominated from both Houses by the parties not forming the national government
- one man and one woman appointed by Parliament from among persons who are experienced in public affairs, but are not members of Parliament.
- Secretary to the Commission held by the Clerk of the Senate - Currently, Mr J. M. Nyegenye
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