The African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA) is looking for a consultant in Kenya to enhance the capacity of legislatures to initiate, debate, amend and pass inclusive and gender responsive laws, including gender responsive budgets and legislation through conducting an economic and gender analysis and present results to parliamentary committees and caucuses to initiate draft laws and […]
The African Center for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA) has described as unfortunate the spat between the Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin and the Member of Parliament for Sefwi-Wiawso, Dr Kwaku Afriyie. On July 22, Alban Bagbin asked the Marshal to walk the Member of Parliament for Sefwi-Wiawso, out of the house over a comment deemed disrespectful. This action followed[…]
We are looking for a consultant to provide methodological support to parliamentary staff to enable them to conduct gender analysis of state budgets. It is imperative that the staff who support MPs during the budget process, particularly those from the Research and Committees departments are equipped with the necessary skills and tools for gender analysis so they[…]
The Executive Director of the African Center for Parliamentary Affairs, Dr. Rasheed Draman has called on Parliament to initiate strict sanctions to address the issue of absenteeism in the House. Dr. Rasheed’s concern follows complaints by the Minority that most members of the Majority have abandoned parliamentary business for campaign tours with the flagbearer of the New[…]
The African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA) is seeking a consultant for our Kenya team as part of the Inclusive Legislatures for Gender Responsive Policies (ILGRP) project. The consultant will help conduct a gender analysis and inform the review and/or development (where appropriate) of parliamentary tools, manuals, and methodology on practices and processes used in initiating, scrutinizing,[…]
The African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA) Is seeking a consultant under our Inclusive Legislatures for Gender Responsive Policies (ILGRP) Project in Kenya to enhance the capacity of Committees, Parliamentary Caucus, Women’s Rights Groups, and CSOs Participation in Gender Responsive Parliamentary Oversight. Refer to the Terms of Reference for more details.
A group picture of the Delegation. We are happy to have hosted a delegation from the Parliament of Uganda from the 13th to the 18th of May 2024. Led by the Leader of Opposition, Hon. Joel Senyonyi, the delegation took part in a course on Strengthening the Role of the Opposition in Parliament for Effective Governance and[…]