1. The Legislature
Summary The modern Legislature of Malawi is established by section 48 of the Republican Constitution adopted after the transition to multi-party democracy in 1994. It is vested with all legislative powers of the Republic and recognized as one of the three branches of the government, the other two being the Judiciary and the Executive. 62
The primary finding in this assessment is that the legal framework for the integrity of the Assembly and its members is fairly adequate although it requires strengthening. New legislation is needed on declaration of assets by members and access to public information. Enforceable Codes of Conduct for members should also be put in place as part of legislation or rules of the Assembly. The secondary claim is that practice is not in line with what the law says in so far as all assessment indicators are concerned as shown in the Table on the next page.
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These represent significant changes because in the one-party state that lasted until 1993, legislative powers vested mainly in the President and in the Annual Party Conference of the Malawi Congress Party while Parliament only rubber-stamped such decisions and it was simply a department within the Office of the President and Cabinet.
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VII. The National Integrity System 1. Legislature
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The National Integrity System