SPEAKER of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti has asked acting Leader of Government Business in the House, Jack Mwiimbu, to issue a statement next Wednesday on the flood situation in the country. She has also directed Health Minister Elijah Muchima to deliver a ministerial statement next Tuesday on the recall of Lumefantrine Oral Powder, a drug used to treat malaria in infants. Raising an urgent matter without notice, Kanyama UPND MP Monty Chinkuli wanted to find out how government was responding to the flood situation in his constituency. In response, Speaker Mutti said it was not only Kanyama that was affected by floods, but the entire country. “If I was following the news correctly, I saw the honourable member for...
