Speaker of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti has cautioned Members of Parliament (MPs) against relying on information allegedly obtained from social media, stressing that only factual and verifiable information should be presented in the House.

The Speaker gave the guidance to PF Lunte MP Mutotwe Kafwaya, who alleged that President Hakainde Hichilema had paid students in Ndola to attend his engagement with them.

“Honourable members, according to our standing orders, the information we provide on the floor of the House must be factual and verifiable. Relying on social media or newspapers amounts to speculation and is out of order,” Ms. Mutti stated.

And Minister of Education Douglas Syakalima, who accompanied the President during his working visit to the Copperbelt province, clarified that the students had invited the Head of State through their Students Union.

“The students from the Copperbelt province through their students’ Union invited the Head of State,” he stressed.