THE National Assembly is today set to elect its presiding officers. According to the Order Paper, the process which will begin at 09:00 hours, is expected to include the election of the Speaker, First Deputy Speaker and the Second Deputy Speaker of the First Session of the Fourteenth National Assembly. During the Thirteenth National Assembly, Nelly Mutti was the Speaker and was deputised by Attractor Chisangano and Moses Moyo as First and Second Deputy Speakers, respectively. This will be the first time that the elected officers will preside over 226 members of Parliament from the previous 156. This follows the enactment of Bill 7, which saw the election of MPs under the proportional representation electoral system, including women, youths and...

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