Mozambique’s Inclusive Political Dialogue: More than $1.4 million for Technical Committee – Carta

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Mozambique’s Inclusive Political Dialogue: More than $1.4 million for Technical Committee – Carta

5:19 CAT | 28 Mar 2025

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The Inclusive National Political Dialogue is set to begin soon, within the framework of the Political Commitment signed on 5 March between the President of the Republic and the leaders of the nine political parties with seats in parliament and in the provincial and municipal assemblies.

On Wednesday 26 March, the President of the Republic urgently submitted to the Assembly of the Republic the Bill approving the “Political Commitment for a National and Inclusive Dialogue”, as provided for in paragraph four of clause seven of the document.

The Bill submitted by the head of state to parliament – consisting of five articles – highlights the Budget of the Technical Committee, a body whose mission, among other tasks, is to propose to the leaders the working groups that will be set up to produce proposals and recommendations on each of the priorities of the agreement (constitutional review and governance).

Composed of 21 members (18 from the nine signatory parties to the agreement and three from civil society organizations), the Technical Committee will spend a total amount of 91,471,200.00 Meticais, equivalent to US$1,498,544.12. The secretariat of the Technical Committee will be composed of eight members.

According to the draft proposal submitted by the President of the Republic, of the total budgeted amount, 48 million meticais will be allocated to attendance fees (5,000 meticais per member); 34,545,000 meticais to pay for services; 5,170,000 meticais to purchase goods; 2,844,000 meticais to pay for travel expenses within the country; 883,200 meticais to purchase fuel and lubricants; and 29,000 meticais for communication expenses.

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In detail, the proposal states, for example, that each member of the Committee is entitled to 1,200 meticais for a snack at each session; 1,600 meticais for lunch; and 450 meticais to buy water.

The draft law does not reveal how long the Technical Commission will be in office, but it foresees that it will hold 96 ordinary sessions and 10 extraordinary sessions.

Likewise, it is not clear whether the amount will be allocated through the state budget. Article four of the proposed law states that the government and the signatory parties “ensure the mobilization of the human, financial, material and asset resources necessary for the implementation of the commitment”.

It should be noted that, during its activities, the Technical Commission may hire consultants or establish partnerships “with competent institutions to prepare the terms of reference for each working group”, in accordance with paragraph b) of number six of clause three of the Political Commitment.

Source: Carta de Moçambique