The Chairperson of the Committee on Local Governance, Housing and Chiefs Affairs, Hon Maxwell Kabanda, MP, officially opened a two-day’s workshop which was held from 26^th to 27^th January at Protea Hotel Lusaka Tower, Lusaka. This workshop was organized by the European Union Support to the National Assembly Project team as one of their key interventions to enhance the capacity of four selected Committees of Parliament in the area of Public Finance Management.

Deputy Clerk of the National Assembly, Mrs Cecilia Mbewe has said it is important for Members of Parliament to be provided with adequate information and background knowledge so as to enrich the debate and assist make informed recommendations to the House during the process of passing the Appropriation Act of 2017.