In order to promote openness, accountability, and prudence in the performance of public obligations, legislatures exert oversight of government operations, programmes, and policies. Nonetheless, oversight tasks are sometimes misunderstood as adversarial and fault-finding exercises meant to shame executive organs in the exercise of delegated authorities. In this light, the purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between parliamentarians' monitoring of executive branch activities and compliance with good governance practises. The study's goals were to look into the relationship between County Assemblies' oversight functions and County Executives' adherence to good governance principles such as public participation, respect for the rule of law, transparency and accountability, efficiency and effectiveness, responsiveness and equity, and consensus. In light of the goal and spirit of legislative oversight, the study also sought to characterise the relationships and collaboration between the two organs. The study employed a combination of correlational and descriptive research designs. A sample of 71 respondents was picked from a population of 78 using stratified sampling. The response rate was 70.4 percent, which was sufficient for the study's purposes. The study found a high positive association (>0.70) between the exercise of oversight functions by County Assemblies and the compliance of the County executive with good governance practises. According to linear regression research, the County Executive's compliance with leadership and governance principles explains 94 percent of the variation in the Assembly's exercise of oversight functions. The conclusions are consistent with the goal and spirit of parliamentary oversight in fostering responsibility and prudence in the performance of public obligations.
Author(S) Details
Shadrack Musyoki Mutisya
Department of Open and Distance Learning, School of Entrepreneurship, Procurement and Management, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, P.O. Box 62000, Nairobi-Kenya, Kenya.
Jeconia Okello Abonyo
Department of Open and Distance Learning, School of Entrepreneurship, Procurement and Management, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, P.O. Box 62000, Nairobi-Kenya, Kenya.
Wilberforce Senelwa
Department of Open and Distance Learning, School of Entrepreneurship, Procurement and Management, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, P.O. Box 62000, Nairobi-Kenya, Kenya.
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