Sectoral committees set up, will be rotated annually

The chairmanship of the four parliamentary Sectoral Standing Committees will change on an annual basis following agreement between government and the opposition.

The chairpersons and vice-chairpersons of the four-constitutionally mandated Sectoral Standing Committees of the National Assembly were elected on February 7, almost a year since the members had been nominated with the opposition chairing two and government, two.

Asked on Friday why it took so long for the committees to be constituted,