SECTOR 1 There have been some consultations, including soliciting views from the provinces; but the parliamentary portfolio committees, themselves, do not have control over the final bill. So, in many cases, the consultations are not meaningful because the final product is not reflective of what took place on the ground. There are also terms of reference for inter-ministerial committees – i.e., to deal with specific constitutional matters. Therefore, anything not related to the constitution will not be included. There is, therefore, a need for civil society to understand the operations of these committees in order to have effective interventions. Scores: Individual scores: 17 1 Country does not meet indicator 2 Country meets only a few aspects of indicator 3 Country meets some aspects of indicator 4 Country meets most aspects of indicator 5 Country meets all aspects of the indicator ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Average score: Score of previous years: 2.6 2006: n/a; 2008: n/a; 2010: 1.6; 2012: 2.1; 2015: 2.1 Overall Score for Sector 1: 2.8 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER ZIMBABWE 2020