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Parliament adjourns

The Fifth session of the 13th National Assembly has adjourned sine die.

Speaker of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti accordingly adjourned the House after successful completion of business in the House.

The House will resume sittings on Tuesday, April 7, 2026.

The two-week break is expected to enable the parliamentarians to visit their constituencies and engage with their electorates.

The media reports that Acting Leader of Government Business Ambrose Lufuma, has since called on the Members of Parliament (MPs) to explain government policies in their respective constituencies.

Before adjourning, the House attended to several questions for oral answers, the Disaster Management amendment National Assembly bill number 1 of 2026.

The tenure of this session also saw several ministerial statements and bills passed.

The House also saw UPND Solwezi law-maker Alex Katakwe and his Mfuwe counterpart, Mufunelo Malama being appointed as Cabinet Ministers, with Dr. Katakwe as Minister of Health while Mr Malama, as Minister of Small and Medium Enterprise.

Meanwhile, UPND Mbabala MP Joseph Musanje said he would take this opportunity to lobby the government to complete some developmental projects in his area.

And Mr Musanje told the media in an interview that he would also engage with stakeholders to develop the constituency.

“I will take advantage of the adjournment to lobby the government and stakeholders to develop Mbabala constituency,” the MP said.

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