The Right Honourable Dr. Nelly Butete Kashumba Mutti, SC., MP, FAPRA, Speaker of the National Assembly of Zambia, met with the Speaker of the Indian Parliament (Lok Sabha), Shri Om Birla on the sidelines of the 28th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC).

Speaker Mutti expressed delight that Zambia and India continue to enjoy cordial bilaterial relations for over 60 years, a feat which she said underscores the depth and resilience of the partnership.

The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA)
Chairperson, Dr. Christopher Kalila, MP says speakers and
presiding officers play a vital role in upholding
constitutional order, safeguarding, parliamentary
independence, and ensuring that institutions of
parliament remain effective, inclusive and respected by
the citizens they serve. He was speaking this morning
during the official opening of the 28th Conference of
speakers and presiding officers of the Commonwealth
(CSPOC) in New Delhi, India.

Speaker of the National Assembly, the Rt Honourable Ms Nelly B K Mutti, SC, MP, FAPRA, has said that the continued cordial relations shared between India and Zambia are essential in maximising initiatives to enhance skills development among Members of Parliament (MPs) and staff.

She said this when the Indian High Commissioner to Zambia, His Excellency Mr Shri Alok Ranjan Jha paid a courtesy call on her, on Wednesday, 17^th December, 2025 at Parliament Buildings.

Speaker of the National Assembly of Zambia, the Right Honourable Ms.Nelly B.K. Mutti, SC, MP, FAPRA, has donated assorted items to female inmates and  circumstantial children at Lusaka Central Correctional Centre (Chimbokaila), as part of the National Assembly’s commemoration of the recently held Sixteen (16) Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence.