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Filename as supplied: PRESS STATEMENT_PRESIDENT_05022026.pdf
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5 February 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MEDIA STATEMENT

RESPONSE TO THE ADDRESS BY THE HEAD OF STATE ON THE OCCASION OF THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF PARLIAMENT - a statement by Panduleni Itula (Dr.), President of the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC).

The office PDF records that the President expressed disappointment that, of nine Bills tabled, only two budget-related Bills were passed. The statement cautions against treating legislative speed as the measure of service delivery, and says Parliament is a constitutional gatekeeper whose first duty is to prevent bad law.

Public asks recorded in paragraph 16 of the office PDF:

a. Publish a live, public legislative calendar with quarterly targets, including committee timelines and status updates for each Bill.
b. Publish attendance and voting records per Member weekly, and enforce consequences for chronic absenteeism.
c. Adopt a standard risk checklist for every Bill, and publish the checklist outcome alongside committee reports.
d. Strengthen procurement safeguards: publish beneficial ownership for major public contracts and enforce conflict-of-interest rules without exception.
e. Publish a jobs delivery framework with measurable targets, sector plans, and timelines, and report progress publicly every quarter.

The statement's closing benchmark is that more Bills are not treated as progress if those Bills widen discretion, reduce oversight, or create new tunnels for capture.

ISSUED BY: PANDULENI ITULA (DR.)
PRESIDENT - INDEPENDENT PATRIOTS FOR CHANGE (IPC)