Artist Makda Afework has been surprised!

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Artist Makda Afework has been surprised!
Within just half of the budget year, the public representatives approved 28 proclamations. In addition to these consecutively approved proclamations, there are still others that remain in draft form.
When recently drafted proclamations were presented to parliament for approval, some parliament members raised criticisms and questions, stating that certain provisions within them contradicted the #Constitution.
For example, the provision on appeals in Article 99, Sub-Article 5 of the new Civil Service Proclamation is said to conflict with Article 20, Sub-Article 6 of the Constitution. Similarly, the language provision in Article 28, Sub-Article 2 of the new General Education Proclamation is argued to be inconsistent with Article 5, Sub-Article 2 of the Constitution.
So, are the proclamations that have been issued consecutively in recent times inclusive of the opinions and professional input of experts and relevant stakeholders? How open are the drafts to expert review?
Is there any effort made to ensure the public is aware of them? We have reached out to experts in the field and relevant officials regarding this matter.
Elias Tesfaye, an attorney at any federal court and legal consultant, explains that the participation of legal professionals in the drafting of laws is insufficient. He also notes that another challenge is the inability to access drafts in time to review and provide feedback.
He adds, "Even with the proclamations we manage to obtain through various means, sometimes we hear that another has been approved before we’ve even finished reading the one we have."
The expert, who supports improving flawed proclamations, states that if a #proclamation is issued without sufficient discussion, it’s inevitable that it will need amendments soon after, a trend observed in Ethiopia in recent years. To prevent this, he advises that both parliament and relevant bodies should ensure that each included provision is scrutinized for its benefit to the public before approval.
The Ethiopian Lawyers Association is a professional body directly involved in this matter. When we asked the association how much legal professionals are involved in discussing emerging proclamations, its Secretary-General, Zerihun Petros, explained, "We form committees with various experts to provide professional input on draft proclamations and work with parliament. However, this doesn’t mean all our suggestions are accepted."
A proclamation becomes effective from the date it is published in the Federal #Negarit_Gazette. However, we’ve heard that proclamations approved this year are not being published. As a result, neither experts nor those who need the proclamations can access them.
To ensure people are not penalized due to lack of awareness of new or existing laws, the responsibility for public education lies with a department within the Ministry of Justice. We asked how much they are doing to inform the public about emerging laws.
Endalkachew Werku, Director of the Legal Awareness Education and Training Directorate at the Ministry, stated that they are using various communication methods to raise awareness on selected legal issues. However, he admitted, "This year, we haven’t conducted awareness campaigns on any of the approved proclamations." He cited the reason as their inability to access the proclamations due to their lack of publication.
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