INFRASTRUCTURE, Housing and Urban Development Minister Charles Milupi says the 40 designated seats for women in Parliament after the assenting of Bill 7 does not bar them from getting more seats. And Milupi says experts from his Ministry have been tasked to see how the Parliament Chamber can be extended to accommodate more MPs. On Monday, former LAZ president Linda Kasonde said passing the proportional representation electoral system in Bill 7 would not redress the lack of women, youth and persons with disabilities representation in Parliament. In an interview, Tuesday, Milupi said with the guaranteed 40 seats for women, Parliament could have more female MPs. “Let’s start with what we have done with women; there is a 40 seat that...




