Parly kicks off but...

According to National Assembly officials, parliamentarians will be sworn in at 1400hrs and leave, without further business. Ordinarily and according to the published schedule, the sworn-in legislators would have elected a new speaker and deputy speaker, before endorsing the Vice President.

“The legislators will only be sworn in to mark the sitting of the 11th Parliament, but other agenda items cannot continue because they are the subject of an ongoing High Court case,” an Assembly official explained.