DAKAR, Senegal — Senegal’s political debate over public-finance oversight has intensified after the National Assembly rejected amendments proposed by the government concerning special funds during a plenary sitting on October 1, 2026.

According to Seneweb, lawmakers rejected all amendments presented by Justice Minister and Keeper of the Seals Moussa Sarr before adopting the single article of the proposed organic law amending legislation governing finance laws.

The government had argued that its amendments were needed to ensure compliance with WAEMU financial-management rules and clarify issues involving budget appropriations and oversight by the Court of Auditors.

The version adopted by the Assembly retains provisions designed to make special appropriations or funds explicitly visible within budget allocations and establish parliamentary oversight mechanisms for their management.

The vote follows several weeks of institutional discussion over the legal framework governing special funds. An earlier version of the legislation had been declared inadmissible by Senegal’s Constitutional Council in August because some provisions were considered to fall within the scope of organic law and regulatory authority.

The latest parliamentary action now moves the legislation forward in the form approved by lawmakers, with the next stages depending on Senegal’s constitutional and legislative procedures.