ACCOUNTING officers tasked with implementing 2025/26 budget allocations need to prioritize set objectives and ensure the completion of all unfinished projects, fulfilling leaders' promises in their respective areas, the government has directed.

Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa issued this directive when concluding business at the 19th meeting of the 12th legislature yesterday, sounding a high note on preparing for the general election slated for late October.

The Independent National Electoral Commission is actively completing those preparations, he said, urging all those eligible to vote to participate fully in the coming polls.

Stressing the importance of wide ranging involvement in the democratic process, he called on presumptive candidates to safeguard the nation's peace and tranquillity before, during and after the vote.

The government is committed to upholding constitutional rights, thus it will ensure it fulfills its duty to uphold the constitution, laws and established procedures so that every citizen eligible to vote and be elected can exercise their constitutional right without undue hindrance, he declared.

Reflecting on accomplishments of the outgoing legislature, he detailed a robust law making and oversight record, where MPs posed a total of 5,259 basic questions, 18,075 supplementary questions and 253 impromptu questions for the premier, all of which received substantive responses from the government.

MPs debated and passed 58 bills through all their stages, passed 19 parliamentary resolutions including four commendations, 12 ratifications of treaties and protocols, alongside three concerning natural resources, he explained.

MPs passed 922 resolutions stemming from annual committee reports, mandating government implementation during its tenure, citing that the government issued 15 ministerial statements to clarify various matters of broad national interest, “fostering transparency and accountability to the public through their elected representatives,” he further noted.

He was satisfied with the government having tabled the National Development Vision 2025-2050, marking a significant step for the nation's future planning.

"This vision will be a crucial tool providing direction for the nation for the next 25 years," he affirmed, urging MPs to act as good ambassadors of the document in their constituencies.

They need to explain the positive aspects of this new vision to the public upon their return, he added.