VICE-President Mutale Nalumango says Speakers should ensure that democratic tenets are upheld in the National Assembly, noting that every constituency has an MP, whether crazy or not. And Speaker Nelly Mutti says Presiding Officers are entrusted with the noble duty to protect the rights and freedoms of Parliamentarians while observing fairness. Speaking yesterday during the official opening of the two-day training workshop for current and former speakers, Vice-President Nalumango said speakers used to be a closed shop but were now more open. “Speakers are very important because we have known speakers in the country, we used to be a closed shop, people were not even allowed to comment on the presiding officers’ decisions. Now, you are so open that everybody...

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