Speaker of the National Assembly of Zambia Rt. Hon Mr Justice Dr Patrick Matibini, SC, FCIArb, BA, MP has  expressed gratitude for the continued technical assistance and further mentioned that the Zambian Parliament was ready to collaborate with the IPU in areas such as the ICT to move towards the creation of an e-parliament and many more which will benefit the institution. Dr Matibini assured Mr Chungong that the creation of the IPU ICT Hub at the Zambian Parliament was a milestone which shows the confidence the IPU has in its member parliaments.

The Rt Hon Justice Dr Patrick Matibini, SC, MP, Speaker of the National Assembly of Zambia, joined the Head of State, His Excellency Mr Edgar Lungu President of the Republic of Zambia, other Senior Government Officials and Military personnel in honouring the fallen heroes of the First World War 1 (WW1) on Sunday 11^th November, 2018, at the Cenotaph in Lusaka.

The Remembrance Day is an annual memorial observed by a two minute silence to honour the service men, women and civilians who lost their lives in the First World War (WW1).

Speaker of the National Assembly Hon Justice Dr Patrick Matibini, MP, SC, has said that there is need to have a strong parliamentary oversight accountability committee system which should play a critical role in the prudent utilisation of public resources. He said that such a system would provide checks and balances required to ensure a properly functioning and transparent public financial management.

Members of the Pan African Parliament have been urged to champion the ratification of the Malabo Protocol to the Constitutive Act of the African Union relating to the Pan African Parliament. Speaking during the official opening of the First Session of the Fifth Parliament of the Pan African Parliament in Kigali, Rwanda, President of the Pan African Parliament, Honourable Roger Nkodo Dang called on the Members to work towards the ratification of the Malabo Protocol in their respective countries and in the member countries of the African Union.

First Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Zambia, Hon. Catherine Namugala MP, has said the Joint Parliamentary Peer Group for Members of Parliament primarily focuses on enhancing the capacity of the Zambian and Austrian Parliament in providing oversight on the implementation of sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4.

The 49th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Africa Region Conference was held at the Gaborone International Conference Centre (GICC) in Gaborone, Botswana from 13th to 22nd August, 2018 under the theme, “The Role of African Parliaments in Fostering National and Regional Security”.

The conference drew delegates and observers from all the four sub-regions of CPA Africa Region, namely Central Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa and West Africa. Zambia, Botswana, Malawi and Mozambique belong to the Central Africa Sub-region.

The National Assembly of Zambia is participating in the 92nd Agricultural and Commercial Show under the theme: “Sustainble Economic Empowerment” . The Show will be held from 1st to 6th August, 2018, at the Lusaka Show Grounds.

The Agricultural and Commercial Show is organised by the Agricultural and Commercial Society of Zambia (ACSZ) annually for a period of five days in the capital city of Lusaka. The show brings together a variety of products and services from a cross section of exhibitors from within and outside the country.

The National Assembly of Zambia is encouraging showgoers to visit our stand which is located in the Jubiliee Hall and listen to Parliament Radio onour countrywide frequencies.

The Rt Hon Justice Dr Patrick Matibini, SC, MP, FCIArb, Speaker of the National Assembly has reiterate that Zambia and China have continued to enjoy warm bilateral relations from the pre-colonial era. He said this when His Excellency Ambassador Li Jie, Chinese Ambassador to Zambia paid a courtsey call on him on Wednesday, 25th July, 2018 at Parliament Buildings, Lusaka.

The Rt Hon Justice Dr Patrick Matibini, SC, MP, Speaker of the National Assembly welcomed His Excellency Mr Sylvian Berger, Ambassador of the Republic of France to the Republic of Zambia and Special Representative to COMESA when he paid a courtesy call on Hon Mr Speaker on Thursday, 17th May, 2018, at Parliament Buildings.

Mpika Central Member of Parliament and Minister in the Office of the Vice President, Hon. Sylvia Chalikosa has called on residents of her Constituency to use the Constituency Office as a link between her and themselves. She said this in her welcoming remarks at the Road and Mounted show organised by the National Assembly of Zambia at Musakanya market in Mpika on Saturday, 21st April 2018.