24. Mr Miyutu (Kalabo Central) - to ask the Minister of Water Development and Sanitation:

 

(a) how many boreholes were sunk, countrywide, in 2022;

 

(b) how many districts benefited from the project;

 

(c) what criteria were used to allocate the boreholes to each district;

 

(d) when the Government will sink boreholes in districts that were not considered in 2022;

 

(e) whether the Government has any plans to set up water supply schemes in 2023; and

 

(f) if so, which districts will benefit from the project.

 

25. Mr Chisanga (Lukashya) - to ask the Minister of Agriculture:

 

(a) whether the Government is aware of the outbreak of cassava brown streak which occurred in March, 2023, in the following wards in Lukashya Parliamentary Constituency:

 

(i) Kapanda;

 

(ii) Lualuo;

 

(iii) Kapongolo;

 

(iv) Musowa; and

 

(v) Chibunda;

 

(b) if so, what measures are being taken to assist the affected farmers; and

 

(c) what measures are being taken to prevent the outbreak of similar diseases in the future.

 

26. Mr Siachisumo (Lufwanyama) - to ask the Minister of Mines and Minerals Development:

 

(a) whether the Government has any plans to give the dump sites at Kagem Mine in Lufwanyama Parliamentary Constituency to the local youths; and

 

(b) if so, when the plans will be implemented.

 

27. Mr Mtayachalo (Chama North) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development:

 

(a) whether the Government is aware that members of the Local Authorities Superannuation Fund (LASF) have been experiencing challenges in accessing their pension benefits and annuities;

 

(b) if so, what measures are being taken to address the challenges; and

 

(c) what measures the Government is implementing to ensure that LASF is sustainable in its current and future operations.

 

28. Mr Jonathan Daka (Chadiza) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development:

 

(a) whether the Government is aware that Constituency Development Fund construction projects, countrywide, are being undertaken without the application of Quality Control and Quality Assurance mechanisms; and 

 

(b) if so, what measures are being taken to employ Quality Control and Quality Assurance mechanisms, so as to prevent the construction of substandard structures and avoid wasteful expenditure of public resources.

 

29. Mr Simunji (Nalikwanda) - to ask the Minister of Youth, Sport and Arts:

 

(a) how many youth clubs were formed in Nalikwanda Parliamentary Constituency from 2016 to 2021, year by year;

 

(b) whether the clubs above were empowered by the Government; 

 

(c) if so, what form of empowerment was provided;

 

(d) if the empowerment was in monetary form, how much money was allocated to each club; and

 

(e) whether the clubs are monitored to verify whether they are operational. 

 

30. Ms Nyirenda (Lundazi) - to ask the Minister of Technology and Science:

 

(a) whether the Government has any plans to construct communication towers in the following areas in Lundazi Parliamentary Constituency:

 

(i) Dunduzu;

 

(ii) Kabindula;

 

(iii) Nyangwe;

 

(iv) Mukawile;

 

(v) Ng’onga; and

 

(vi) Kachenche;

 

(b) if so, when the plans will be implemented; and

 

(c) if there are no such plans, why.

 

 

1. Thanks –His Excellency the President’s Address - Motion (13th September) - Resumption of Debate: (Mr Chanda, MP).