Chiengi Member of Parliament Ms Given Katuta was on Tuesday, 15th October 2019 elected to head the Inter Parliamentary Union IPU Advisory Group on Health at the ongoing 141st IPU Assembly in Belgrade, Serbia.
Ms Katuta, MP, who is Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) was elected from amongst other Group members after beating her opponent Honourable Bayr from the Austrian Parliament.  She takes over from Honourable Millet from the National Assembly of Bangladesh to serve a four-year term as President of the Advisory Group until June 2023.

Speaker of the National Assembly, The Right Honourable Dr Patrick Matibini, SC, BA, FCIArb, MP has called on world Parliaments at all levels to play a strategic role in order to enhance accountability systems that are key to the implementation of global and regional commitments.