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Emergency parliament meet January 24

10 Jan 2022

 Parliament will convene for an emergency meeting on January 24 to discuss urgent business.

According to a media release, the emergency meeting will be preceded by a virtual general assembly the same day at 9am.

The release further states that the 2nd meeting of the 3rd session of the 12th Parliament will commence on February.

Estimated to take 10 weeks, the meeting will start with tabling of the Appropriation (2022/2023) Bill by the Minister  of Finance and Economic Development who will immediately thereafter present  the  budget  speech, says the release.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the meetings will be virtual and broadcast live on Botswana Television.

Meanwhile the 8th meeting of the 4th Ntlo ya Dikgosi is scheduled for January 17-28. Ends

Source : BOPA

Author : BOPA

Location : Gaborone

Event : Press Release

Date : 10 Jan 2022