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THE WOMEN’S MOVEMENT IN ZAMBIA THROW THEIR WEIGHT BEHIND SPEAKER, NELLY MUTTI

The Non-governmental Gender Organisations Coordinating Council (NGOCC) has encouraged the Speaker of the National Assembly of Zambia the Rt Honourable Nelly BK Mutti, MP, FAPRA not to be discouraged or intimidated by the demeaning language and calls for impeachment by some Members of Parliament.      

ACCESS TO INFORMATION BILL PRESENTED TO THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

Information and Media Minister, Hon. Cornelius Mweetwa, MP on Friday, 10th November presented the Access to Information (ATI) Bill to the National Assembly for the first reading. 

“Madam speaker, I beg to present a bill entitled the Access to Information Bill, National Assembly Bill 24 of 2023”, said Hon. Mweetwa.   

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PARLY NEEDS TO SHOW ITS CONTRIBUTION TO THE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENDA, NGULUBE

Clerk of the National Assembly of Zambia, Mr Roy Ngulube has said there is need for Parliament to show its contribution to the national development agenda in line with its constitutional mandate.  

UN OFFICIAL CONGRATULATES HON MUTTI AS FIRST FEMALE SPEAKER

Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations, Her Excellency, Diene Keita, has congratulated the Rt. Hon. Ms Nelly BK Mutti on her appointment as the first female Speaker of the National Assembly in the history of Zambia.

Speaking when a UN delegation paid a courtesy call on the Speaker, on Wednesday, 8th November, 2023 at Parliament Buildings, Ms. Keita, said that her appointment was a significant victory for the women of Zambia and the ongoing global and regional push for gender equality at all levels.

SPEAKER OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, NELLY MUTTI LAUNCHES PARLIAMENTARY CHRISTIAN CAUCAS

 

Speaker of the National Assembly, the Right Honourable Nelly Mutti, (MP), has launched the Parliamentary Christian Caucas that will provide a platform for Parliamentarians to discuss and advocate for policies that align with Christian values and principles.

Speaking during the launch today at Parliament Building, the Honourable Speaker Nelly Mutti said that the establishment of the Caucas affirms the preamble of the Constitution of Zambia (Amendment) Act No. 2 of 2016.

MWANAMWAMBWA A FIGURE OF GREAT DISTINCTION, SPEAKER MUTTI

Speaker of the National Assembly of Zambia, Rt. Hon. Nelly Butete Kashumba Mutti, MP, FAPRA has described the late former Speaker of the National Assembly, the Rt. Hon. Amussa Mwanamwambwa, MP, GCDS as a figure of great distinction both on the parliamentary landscape and private life. she said this when she paid tribute to the late former Speaker on Monday, 30th October, 2023 at the funeral home in Lusaka.

SPEAKER MUTTI EXCELS TO THE IPU EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BOARD

Speaker of the National Assembly of Zambia, The Rt Hon. Ms Nelly Butete Kashumba Mutti, MP, FAPRA, has been elected to sit on the Apex Body of the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) Executive Committee. The election was held during the just ended 147th Inter Parliamentary Union Assembly and Related Meetings being hosted by Angola in its capital city, Luanda.

TANZANIAN PRESIDENT ADDRESSES NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, CALLS FOR ECONOMIC SOLIDALITY

The President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Samia Suhulu Hassan, says that the Zambian Parliamentarians have a key role to play in fostering bilateral relations between the two countries.

Speaking when she addressed the Zambia Parliament on October 25th, 2023, President Hassan said that the good intents of the two governments requires the solid backing of Parliamentarians if they are to bring about the intended outcomes.  

MWANAMWAMBWA HAS LEFT AN ENDURING LEGACY – CHISANGANO

The First Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Zambia, Hon. Malungo Chisangano, MP, has described the late former Speaker of the National Assembly, the Rt. Hon. Amussa Mwanamwambwa, as a dedicated servant who has left an enduring legacy. Hon. Chisangano said this on Monday, 23rd October, 2023 when she led a team of National Assembly of Zambia senior management in consoling the family and the widow, Mrs. Catherine Mwanamwambwa, at the funeral house in Lusaka.

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