Staff Reporter
The First Session of the 10th Parliament was opened today (yesterday) by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who put priority on the legislation of several bills in the next parliament sitting.
In his key note address, President Mnangagwa pointed out that there are important legislation agendas which must be put on top priority of the Parliamentary schedule.
“The Mines and Mineral Amendment Bill, Public Finance Management Amendment Bill; Medical Services Amendment Bill: Insurance Bill and the Private Voluntary Organization Bill, which were outstanding from the Ninth Parliament, must be concluded during the First Session of this Parliament.
“Obsolete laws such as the Frederick Clayton Trust Act; the Service of Documents Act; Settled Estates Leasing Act and the War Marriages Validation Act should be repealed under the Repeal of Laws (General Amendment) Bill.
“The legal Practitioners (Amendment) Bill, 2023 seeks to streamline the registration process for foreign legal practitioners. Also on the agenda will be the Inheritance and Succession Laws (General Amendment) Bill, 2023 which aligns inheritance and succession laws to the Constitution and International best practice,” President Mnangagwa said.
Furthermore, President Mnangagwa pointed out that climate change is a global and local challenge that is facing many countries and there is need to legislate on bills aligned to climate change bill.
“The much anticipated Climate Change Bill seeking to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and facilitate low carbon development technologies should be thoroughly debated towards strengthening appropriate institutions and funding mechanisms.
“The Parks and Wildlife Act is being amended whilst a Human Wildlife Conflict Relief Fund is being set up to offer monetary benefits to victims of human-wildlife conflict in communities,” said the President.
Meanwhile, the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, Nelson Chamisa in his bid to justify his call for an election re-run, arm twisted his CCC legislators to boycott the opening of the First Session of Parliament and the President’s State of the Nation Address (SONA), which only succeeded in fracturing his already divided party.
