Holding the government accountable to the citizens


IN the past two decades in our country, we have increasingly heard the words “accountability and transparency of the government”. What is it really and how is it possible for ordinary citizens to hold the government accountable for their actions? Should the government even be accountable to the citizens or should they just be left alone to do their work?

There is a branch of law called “administrative law” that specifically deals with these issues.

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