Parliament Considers Bills on Police Term Limits, Land Zoning, Asbestos Ban, and Loan Interest Caps - September 2025

A new bill in the National Assembly seeks to impose age and term limits for the Inspector General and Deputy Inspector Generals of police, requiring appointees to be under 60 and introducing a five-year term for DIGs. In another legislative push, MPs are calling for the reintroduction of special land zoning laws to protect dwindling agricultural land from urban and infrastructural development. MPs are also urgently pushing for the nationwide removal of all asbestos roofing due to health risks, following a public petition. Furthermore, the National Assembly is addressing a petition to amend the Consumer Protection Act to enforce the in duplum rule, aiming to limit interest charged on loans.