RESEARCH DEPARTMENT
VISION
To provide research and analysis services through a responsive, skilled and professional staff that meets the expectations of Parliament.
MISSION
To ensure that Members of Parliament are provided with the necessary research support to enable them to execute their mandate from an informed perspective.
VALUES
The operations of the Department are underpinned by the following core values:
Institutional values
- Integrity
- Accountability
- Innovation
- Teamwork
Departmental values
- Impartiality
- Timeliness
- Objectivity
MAJOR FUNCTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT
The Department performs the following major functions:
- Meet the information needs of Presiding Officers, Members of Parliament, Senior Management and Portfolio Committees by producing the following research products:
- Background papers for national, regional and international conferences;
- Speeches;
- Motion Notes;
- Bills Digests;
- Fact sheets; and
- Policy Briefs
- Development and management of the Informatics Database.
- Updating the database;
- Compilation of Constituency Profiles;
DEPARTMENTAL STRUCTURE
The Department is part of the Information Services Directorate. It is headed by a Director who reports the Chief Director Information Services. The Department currently has 21 Research Officers in post out of a staff establishment of 26.