Thu, 22 Dec 2016 09:45:26 +0000 By Oscar Malipenga FOREIGN heads of state may in future address Parliament if proposals to amend Standing Orders to enable the Speaker to allow foreign visiting dignitaries to address the House are approved. The revised Standing Orders would also allow for the creation of a procedure to have the President attend and address the National Assembly at least twice a year. The revised Standing Orders will also allow the 30-minute Question Time by the Vice-President to be extended to 45 minutes in order to allow more members to ask questions. Moving a notice of motion to have the proposed amendment approved, Government Chief Whip Richard Musukwa said the National Assembly of Zambia Standing Orders were last revised in 2005. Mr Musukwa said it was evident that with the passage of time and technological advancements, procedures had evolved and therefore it was necessary to align the Standing Orders with […]
