The Zambia Development Agency (Amendment) Bill No. 65 of 2026

  1. Name of the Bill as appearing on the Order Paper:

The Zambia Development Agency (Amendment) Bill, 2026

  1. The Stage of the Bill:

 First Reading

  1. Summary of What the Bill Proposes to Do

The object of this Bill is to amend the Zambia Development Agency
Act, 2022
, so as to—
(a) revise the composition of the Board of the Zambia Development Agency; and
(b) provide for matters connected with, or incidental to, the foregoing.

In specific, the Bill proposes to change section 6 of the Act which sets out the composition of the Board of the Agency. The Bill looks to replace the two people with experience and knowledge in trade and investment on the board with 3 persons from the private sector with knowledge and experience I trade and investment.

  1. When the Bill has been Gazetted as an Act of Parliament:

[To be updated when the Act is gazetted]

  1. Contacts for submission of Comments: Email the National Assembly  or Visit the National Assembly Submission Portal