Paulina Quintao – National Member of Parliament MP Francisco da Costa said the public's money is going to waste because the government does not consider the monitoring results provided by MPs following municipal monitoring visits.
MP da Costa from Commission A (for constitution, justice, public administration, local role and anti-corruption affairs) said the government is not using the results of their monitoring to improve the delivery of the government's program.
"I don't think we need to go out and monitor because they don't listen to us. We are just wasting people's money," said MP Costa at the National Parliament, in Dili.
"For instance in Becora, vendors are selling their products on the bridge making it difficult for traffic to flow. This issue has been raised by MPs since 2005 and there has been no change," he said.
Meanwhile the Secretary of State for Parliamentary Affairs Maria Terezinha Viegas said she appreciated the MPs words so the government can make improvements.
She added that parliamentary monitoring is an important role for the legislative body that serves as a reminder to the government that it needs to improve people's lives. "The monitoring is worth it, it is the government that needs to have more consideration," she added.
Regarding to the vendors in Becora she said the government has standards and guidelines in place but vendors have not consideration and refuse to cooperate.