Just in: Senate suspends plenary for budget defence

The Senate on Wednesday adjourned its plenary sitting for two weeks to allow the various committees concentrate on the 2019 budget defence.

Plenary is expected to resume on April 2 when the committees would have concluded their assignments.

There are over 60 standing committees in the Senate over-sighting different ministries, departments and agencies of government.

The House of Representatives had on Tuesday adjourned its plenary for two weeks for the same purpose.