Can democracy be distance friendly? - The Mail & Guardian

The scale to which the Covid-19 pandemic has hit the world is devastating. Indeed, everything has changed. Economies have been shattered, public health systems overwhelmed, lives lost and businesses closed as countries around the world institute a range of restrictions to break the transmission of the disease.

How will parliamentarians continue operating during the lockdown while maintaining physical distancing? Continuing engagement with the constituents via various publicly accessible digital platforms and social media platforms as well as conventional mediums such as radio and newspapers. It is important that parliaments and parliamentarians communicate with the public as a sign of solidarity.

At the same time, they will need to hold government accountable by ensuring that the necessary checks and balances are adhered to by all public officials and transparency is promoted. This is essential in ensuring that public funds are not mismanaged or diverted to other causes unrelated to the pandemic.

Parliamentarians are now fighting for their salaries. Soon there will not be enough money to pay gov salaries. So parliamentarians don’t have time to care for the people right now.

Why? They don’t care about us in the good times, why would they now?

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