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 scrutinize state budgets.
Further details can be found in the Terms of Reference.
By Issifu Lampo, Senior Governance Advisor, ACEPA Introduction Lawmaking is one of the most important responsibilities of Parliament. The laws passed by Parliament determine how the country is governed, how public resources are used, and how citizens experience government policies. In Ghana, however, many laws have historically been passed with limited assessment of their real impact on […]
The Executive Director of the Africa Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), Dr Rasheed Draman, has called for stricter alignment between Ghana’s national budget and its long-term development plan. He described the proposed Public Financial Management (Amendment) Bill, 2026, as a critical step toward improving fiscal discipline and ensuring continuity in national development. Speaking at a stakeholder engagement[…]