DODOMA, June 27 -- PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan is expected to address and dissolve the 12th Parliament today as the nation heads towards the 2025 General Election scheduled for October this year.

The Head of State is scheduled to deliver her dissolution speech before the Parliament this afternoon.

In the National Assembly on Wednesday, Minister of State in the Prime Ministers Office (Policy, Parliament and Coordination), William Lukuvi moved a motion seeking permission for the House to suspend some of its standing orders.

This was to enable invited national leaders to enter the Parliament chamber and attend the Presidents speech.

Mr Lukuvi told the House that, under Article 51(2) of the 1977 Constitution and Standing Order 36(1) of ...