Speaker Zungu calls for equal opportunities for women to participate in decision making

ARUSHA: THE Speaker of the National Assembly, Mussa Azzan Zungu has called for equal opportunities for women to participate in leadership and decision making noting that  true good governance cannot exist in an environment of discrimination and exclusion.

Zungu made the remarks today in Arusha when addressing the Women Parliamentarians Forum held alongside the 153rd Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly, stressing that a society cannot achieve full empowerment when half of its population is left behind.

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According to the Speaker, removing structural barriers and ensuring women have equal opportunities to participate in leadership and decision-making is essential to strengthening democratic institutions, building public trust and ensuring leadership responds effectively to people’s needs.

“Parliaments that fully involve women in leadership and decision-making are stronger,”he said.

Additionally, he urged participants at the forum to use the gathering to exchange experiences, strengthen cooperation and identify concrete measures to be implemented in their respective parliaments and countries.