Zambian parliament
The first sitting of the 12th National Assembly will commence its business today. The Members of Parliament who emerged victorious in the August 11, general elections will take up their positions in the house.
The Patriotic Front (PF) won the majority seats with 80, while their closest rivals the United Party for National Development (UPND) scooped 58 seats. The Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) captured 4 seats and the Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) have one seat, while 14 seats went to independent candidates.
First on the Agenda will be the election of the Speaker of the National Assembly and two deputies.
Dr Matibini, who was first elected as Speaker in 2011 from the High Court where he was Judge, is expected to be retained after he was endorsed by all parties.
The PF have proposed MMD’s Catherine Namugala as First Deputy Speaker and PF’s Mfuwe Member of Parliament Mwimba Malama as Second Deputy Speaker.