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SPEAKER MUTTI ELECTED TO THE CSPOC STANDING COMMITTEE

Speaker of the National Assembly, Rt. Honourable Nelly B K Mutti, MP has been elected to seat on the Standing Committee of the Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth that presides over the affairs of the Conference and makes all the arrangements for the next Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers. 

Honourable Mutti was elected at the ongoing 26th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth being held in Canberra, Australia from 3rd to 6th January, 2023.

National Assembly of Zambia Constituency Offices Can act as Research Satellites – Says Mrs Cecilia Sikatele-Mambwe

The Research Department in collaboration with the Parliamentary Reform Programme (PRP) held a virtual training workshop in basic parliamentary research for Constituency Office staff, from Monday, 19th to Tuesday, 20th December, 2022. The training workshop was officially opened by Mrs Cecilia Sikatele-Mambwe, Deputy Clerk (Procedure) of the National Assembly of Zambia. The aim of the workshop was among others, to enhance research, data collection and analysis skills for Constituency Office staff; as well as strengthen collaboration between the Research Department and Constituency Offices.

Acting Deputy Clerk (Administration) Opens the 2022 Research Department Capacity Building Workshop

The National Assembly of Zambia’s Research Department is conducting a two (2) day capacity building workshop from 21st to 22nd December, 2022, at Waterfalls Hotel in Chongwe district. The workshop was officially opened by Mrs Loveness Mayaka, Acting Deputy Clerk – Administration. The training workshop is being attended by all staff in the Research Department. Facilitators of the workshop were drawn from the Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (ZIPAR) and Oxfam Zambia.

DEPUTY SPEAKER CHISANGANO URGES AFRICAN PARLIAMENTARIANS TO CARE FOR THEIR PEOPLE

First Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Zambia, Honourable Malungo Chisangano, MP has urged African Parliamentarians to care for their people by ensuring that they are provided with the basic necessities such as food, clean water and education, thereby, ensuring that their populations enjoy and exercise their human rights.

10th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the OACPS

12/12/22

The Organisation of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) successfully held the 10th Summit of Heads of State and Government from 6th to 10th December, 2022, in Luanda, Angola, under the theme: three continents, three oceans, a common destiny: building a resilient and sustainable OACPS.” At this Summit, Zambia’s Republican President, Mr Hakainde Hichilema, was represented by Hon Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane, MP, Minister of Finance and National Planning.

SADC PARLIAMENTARY FORUM 52ND PLENARY ASSEMBLY SESSION

The Honourable Princess Kasune, MP, Deputy Government Chief Whip, led the Zambian Delegation to the 52nd Plenary Assembly Session of the Southern Africa Development Community Parliamentary Forum under the theme “The Role of Parliaments in Strengthening Legislative Frameworks For Peace and Security in the SADC Region” hosted by the Parliament of the Democratic Republic of Congo from 1st to 11th December, 2022.

Apology for the Disruption of Parliament Television

We have experienced an interruption in the transmission of some of our platforms such as Top Star, Gotv, DStv and YouTube channels. Our technicians are currently attending to the matter.

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.

You may kindly observe the live Parliamentary Votes and Proceedings on the National Assembly of Zambia's Facebook page at the following link: https://fb.watch/hgqH7cn4FJ/ 

SADC-PF a vital platform which provides a deeper inter-parliamentary cooperation across the SADC region

Acting Clerk of the National Assembly of Zambia, Roy Ngulube has described the just-ended Southern Africa Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC-PF) Committee of Clerks/Secretaries General of Parliaments as insightful. Speaking at the conclusion of the Forum, Mr. Ngulube said the SADC-PF is a vital platform which provides a deeper inter-parliamentary cooperation across the SADC region in line with its strategic objectives.

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