Senegal special funds inquiries await admissibility ruling
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Senego
Ousmane Sonko’s proposals to establish inquiry committees into special funds still have to be ruled admissible by the National Assembly Bureau and receive the opinion of the Keeper of the Seals. They would cover appropriations for the Prime Minister’s Office and two institutions for the period 2012-2026, Senego reports.
The decision by the Senegalese Constitutional Council on 15 October halted reform of the framework governing special funds, but the parliamentary majority can still revive the process, according to Senego. Any new initiative will have to comply with constitutional rules governing single votes and the handling of amendments.
The procedural issue concerns Article 82, paragraph 4, of Senegal’s Constitution, which governs a single vote when the government formally requests one. The majority could also revise provisions on oversight of special appropriations, although that alone would not ensure that the entire system complies with the Constitution.
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