Strat.1 Implement policies that promote work-life balance for Members.
Strat.2 Ensure that Members have access to sufficient office resources, including staff, technology, and research assistance.
Strat.3 Offer legal and financial counselling services to assist Members in managing legal issues and financial matters. To this effect, the house will create a Business Roadmap Unit to assist serving and former legislators in preparing for sustainable post-tenure business plans.
Strat.4 Work with legislative support institutions and partners to sustain ongoing capacity development programmes for Members.
Specific Legislative Actions
Strat.1 In the 2025 budget, the House of Representatives made specific allocations for the establishment of a National Assembly Recreational Centre, aimed at promoting the well-being and work-life balance of legislators, staff, and legislative aides
Strat.2 The House of Representatives Services Committee was constituted with the responsibility of r managing the internal administration and welfare of members, including office facilities, logistics, and security within the National Assembly
Strat.3 The House of Representatives established a Committee on House Services responsible for manages members’ welfare, logistics, and internal operations to ensure smooth functioning and support for both current and post-tenure needs of legislators.
Strat.4 The House of Representatives continues to actively partner with legislative strengthening organizations and development partners to sustain ongoing capacity development programmes for Members, with the aim of strengthening legislative competence, enhancing the quality of lawmaking, and improving oversight and representation outcomes.
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Implementation Strategies
Strat.1 Support Members in providing effective constituency services to address the needs and concerns of their constituents.
Strat.2 Establish a Business Roadmap Unit designed to assist serving and former legislators in preparing for sustainable post-tenure business plans
Strat.3 Conduct periodic reviews of Members’ welfare programs and policies to ensure they remain relevance and effective.
Specific Legislative Actions
Strat.1 The House of Representatives established a Committee on Constituency Outreach and institutionalised its mandate within the Standing Orders, with the objective of enhancing representation, deepening citizen engagement with lawmakers, and ensuring that constituency needs are effectively addressed through the existing network of Constituency Offices.
Strat.2 "The 10th House of Representatives has not yet established a Business Roadmap Unit or any structured mechanism to support serving or former legislators with post-tenure business planning.
Legislators rely primarily on personal arrangements or external consultants, with no institutional support system currently available within the National Assembly service framework."
Strat.3 The welfare of Members of the House of Representatives is managed by internal administrative offices, often linked to the National Assembly Service Commission and Committee on House Services. Reviews and updates, where they occur, are typically ad hoc, reactive, and leadership-driven, rather than systematic and data-informed.
Members’ Welfare
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Implementation Strategies (STRAT)
Strat.1 Have a sustained Former Members Forum like the Senators Forum that can manage the welfare of old members of the HoR to reduce pressure on presiding officers and to streamline support.
Strat.2 Provide funding for the design and construction of a National Assembly Hospital to provide comprehensive healthcare services to all arms of government.
Strat.3 Appropriate funds for the development of a health, recreational and wellness centre for Members to promote physical, social and emotional health.
Specific Legislative Actions
Strat.1 There is no officially recognised or operational Former Members Forum for the House of Representatives. Welfare requests from former Members are currently handled directly by the leadership (Speaker), i
Strat.2 "The 10th House of Representatives included the proposal for a National Assembly hospital in its budgetary allocations in recent budget cycles (2023–2025)."
Strat.3 The 10th House of Representatives included the proposal for a National Assembly Recreational Cnetre in its budgetary allocations in recent budget cycles (2023–2025).
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