The Assembly president first outlined the legal framework governing such initiatives. “The law explicitly states that parliament cannot establish an inquiry commission on matters already under judicial review,” he emphasized, adding that he had personally verified this compliance with the Minister of Justice. “Upon inquiry, the Justice Minister confirmed last week that out of the five cases in question, only one—the land management case near Dakar’s former airport—is currently under judicial examination.”

This clarification comes as the session’s agenda, limited to 15 days by organic law, includes the review of eleven texts: two proposed laws, three draft laws, and six requests to establish parliamentary inquiry commissions. Key topics include:

• Management of land around Dakar’s former airport
• The “One Student, One Laptop” program
• Revenue losses and tax exemptions
• Conditions for granting fishing licenses