LUNTE PF member of parliament Mutotwe Kafwaya says there is a leadership problem in the National Assembly and that is why members of parliament have no morale to attend sessions. On Tuesday, National Assembly proceedings failed to take off as scheduled due to failure by members of parliament to form a quorum. When business was supposed to commence, there were less than 56 members of parliament present in the Chamber and this prompted Second Deputy Speaker Malungo Chisangano to evoke Article 74 of the Constitution. “In accordance with Article 74 of the Constitution, the quorum of the Assembly shall be one third of all the members of the Assembly. The Speaker shall take the chair at the time appointed for...

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