DA call for parliamentary oversight committee dismissed

This comes after DA leader John Steenhuisen wrote to National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise urging her to use one of the parliamentary rules to establish such an ad hoc committee.

He added that the existing portfolio committees had the necessary powers to deal with the matters raised in Steenhuisen’s letter. "In this regard, the House chairperson for committees continues to engage with committee chairpersons to ensure that committees remain engaged in their oversight work." "In its oversight role, Parliament is supposed to mirror government in order to exercise oversight comprehensively. Because the structure of government has adapted to deal with the Covid-19 outbreak, so must Parliament adapt its oversight capacity to oversee. Steenhuisen also said Tsenoli’s statement that Parliament was using ICT for parliamentary committees and members to effectively continue to engage in their oversight and monitoring role was worryingly misleading.

Parliamentary spokesperson Moloto Mothapo said parliaments all over the world were grappling with the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on their constitutional obligations.

MATRICLESS in DA are problematic. He should be worried that he won't able to write his way overdue Matric certificate 😂😅😂😅

Ad-hoc committees cost money! What's his point another drain on the system ?

Oh shame poor Doti Alliance, while we busy nge colona bona bafuna runner katri behind the scenes

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