The National Assembly of Zambia and the German Bundestag or parliament have agreed to strengthen cooperation in planning and organisation of plenary sessions.
The German Bundestag is the lower house of the German Federal parliament and the only constitutional body of the federation directly elected by the German people.
Acting Clerk of the National Assembly of Zambia Loveness Maambo Mayaka who was leading a delegation of staff from the National Assembly of Zambia to the Germany Bundestag explained that her delegation explored the Germany budget approval process and pointed out that the Zambian parliament has also rolled out sector analysis of the national budget
Speaking when she led a delegation paying a courtesy call on Zambia’s Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany, Winnie Chibesakunda, Ms Mayaka disclosed that her delegation looked at how the Germany system has evolved over time, adding that several improvements in their system have been picked for incorporation to make the Zambian system more effective.
She expressed that her delegation acquired knowledge of how the Bundestag has enhanced its operations of the constituency offices.
“How they are reaching out to the public and involving young people in the politics of the Bundestag. The National Assembly of Zambia hopes to attract more young people to get interested in parliamentary work,” she stated.
Meanwhile, Zambia’s Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany, Winnie Chibesakunda encouraged the National Assembly to involve more young people in Parliament along with mentoring them from an early age.
Ms Chibesakunda highlighted that participation of young people from an early age will help improve the quality of lawmakers in the country.
The National Assembly delegation was in Germany from 21st September to 27th September 2025 at the invitation of the German Bundestag.
The study visit focused on areas such as public participation in parliamentary proceedings, support services to committees, utilisation of constituency offices, budget oversight and research services to Members of Parliament.
This was made available in a statement issued to ZANIS by the Embassy of the Republic of Zambia in Germany, First Secretary for Press, Lubinda Kashewe.
