Tags : 2021/2022 budget meeting of parliament

GOVT TO CONSTRUCT 900 HEALTH POSTS IN ONE YEAR

By Aamon Butao  Heath rights expert Maziko Matemba has applauded President Lazarus Chakwera for announcing government will construct 900 health posts in hard to reach areas. Chakwera said this during the State of the Nation Address he delivered on Wednesday when officially opening the 2021/2022 budget meeting of the 49th Session of Parliament. Dr. Chakwera […]Read More

CHAKWERA PLEADS WITH PARLIAMENT TO ACCEPT APPOINTMENT OF CHIZUMA AS

By Aamon Butao & Ian Soko Parliament has adopted a motion that demands its Public Appointments Committee submits a report to the House next Monday after the Committee rejected Martha Chizuma’s appointment as new boss of the Anti-Corruption Bureau.   Presenting the motion during an ad hoc sitting of Parliament, Leader of House Richard Chimwendo-Banda […]Read More

CHILD RIGHTS ACTIVIST CALLS ON MPS TO HARMONISE CHILD RELATED

By Kenson McCloud  As Parliament has kick-started its budget meeting today, child rights activists are calling for Members of Parliament to grab the opportunity to harmonize child related laws. In an interview with Timveni, one of the experts Fred Nyondo said various laws do not speak to each other. Nyondo gave an example of the […]Read More