Citizen Monitoring of Parliament (KG0020)

April 01, 2019 – November 30, 2019
Lead implementing agency The Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic

Commitment description

What is the public problem that the commitment will address?
One of the main functions of the JK is to exercise parliamentary oversight, including control over the implementation of the adopted laws and decisions of the legislature. However, the Jogorku Kenesh lacks the procedure and methodology for monitoring and evaluating the implementation of laws.

What is the commitment?
Introduction of civil society participation practice in the parliamentary evaluation of the implementation of laws, programs and activities of state bodies accountable to the Parliament.

How will the commitment contribute to the resolution of the public problem?
The adoption of monitoring and evaluation methodologies to the activities of Jogorku Kenesh will enable parties to analyze the extent to which adopted legal acts are being executed, as well as provide an understanding of how the adoption of particular laws affected the situations in certain areas of public life. The abovementioned practices will also expose challenges in law enforcement and show how effectively the law regulates public relations Strengthening parliamentary oversight

Why is this commitment relevant to OGP values?
Inclusion of citizens, accountability Additional information The expert group has already prepared draft methodologies. They were already tested in two committees and recommended by the Jogorku Kenesh

Milestone Activity with a verifiable deliverable Budget

Task 1: Jogorku Kenesh develops and adopts monitoring and evaluation methodologies on implementation of laws and decisions of the Jogorku Kenesh, of state programs of state bodies accountable to the Parliament, that reflect the role of the civil society (the methodologies have already been developed and tested in two parliamentary committees) Methodologies reflecting the role of the civil society are developed and adopted to assess the implementation of laws, decisions of the Jogorku Kenesh, state programs and state bodies accountable to the Parliament. Funds of the development partners Funds from the republican budget April 2019 October 2019
Task 2: Discussion and concordance of the draft methodologies in the Committee on Constitutional Law and submission of the draft Resolution approving the methodologies to the plenary session of the Jogorku Kenesh Methodologies agreed and adopted Funds of the development partners Funds from the republican budget September 2019 October 2019 32
Task 3: Introduction of alternative reports provision on the activities of the state bodies accountable to the Parliament by the civil society: Drafting a decision (Resolution) of the Jogorku Kenesh on alternative reports by the civil society and expert organizations Introduction of alternative (independent) reports provision on the activities of state bodies accountable to the Parliament by the civil society. Funds of the development partners Funds from the republican budget September 2019 November 2019 Contact Information Name of responsible person from implementing agency Title, Department The Committee on the Constitutional Law, State Structure, Judicial and Legal Issues and the Rules of Procedure of the Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic Email and Phone Other state actors involved CSOs, private sector,multilaterals, working groups “Civic Union” Public Association; Association of NGOs to promote rights and interests of children