Speaker of the National Assembly Dr Patrick Matibini

Zambia: Speaker rules Police out of order

Story from the Daily Nation Website

MEMBERS of Parliament (MPs) should not be curtailed by police from interacting with their constituents on the basis of not notifying them as required under the Public Order Act, Speaker of the National Assembly Dr Patrick Matibini Speaker of the National Assembly Dr Patrick Matibinihas said.

………..“Honorable members based on the Ministerial statement, it is clear that MPs are free to go to their constituencies anytime they so wish to carry out functions of their office which includes having meetings with constituents and this does not require them to give the seven days’ notice to the police as provided for under the Public Order Act,”  Read More

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