FIRST Deputy Speaker Attractor Chisangano says having only 15 percent women representation in Parliament is a drop in the ocean. On Friday, NGOCC Executive Director Anne Anamela said her organisation would like to see women holding 60 percent of Parliamentary seats, with 25 percent of those being young women. Commenting on this in an interview, Monday, Chisangano agreed with Anamela, saying it would be nice to have more female MPs in the House to raise women’s concerns. “I agree with her because looking at the scenario that we have in the House, that is Parliament, there are very few women, that is just 15 percent of the total numbers of MPs so when you enter into Parliament, all you see...

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