(i) The Minister of Water Development and Sanitation – On the status of the water supply and sanitation interventions in response to the drought mitigation and cholera elimination funds.

 

(ii) The Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry – On the status and progress of Zambia’s Industrial Development Agenda.

 

 

 

 

148 Ms M Phiri (Milanzi) - to ask the Minister of Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development:

 

(a) whether the Government has any plans to rehabilitate Katete - Kamphambe -Chadiza road, which is in a deplorable state;

 

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

 

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

 

 

149 Mr Sing’ombe (Dundumwezi) - to ask the Minister of Water Development and Sanitation:

 

(a) whether the Government has any plans to undertake the following in Dundumwezi Parliamentary Constituency, in 2024:

 

(i) construct dams; and

(ii) sink boreholes;

 

(b) if so, how many dams are earmarked for construction;

 

(c) how many boreholes are earmarked for sinking;

 

(d) how many boreholes will have solar powered water pumps; and

 

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

 

 

150 Mr Kapyanga (Mpika) - to ask the Minister of Tourism:

 

(a) whether the Government has any plans to construct an electric fence around Nabwalya Chiefdom in Mpika District to mitigate human-animal conflict;

 

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

 

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

 

 

151 Mr Mwambazi (Bwana Mkubwa) - to ask the Minister of Community Development and Social Services:

 

(a) whether the Government has any plans to re-open the Kang’onga Production Centre for Persons with Disabilities in Bwana Mkubwa Parliamentary Constituency;

 

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

 

(c) what the cost of re-opening the Centre is; and

 

(d) what the status of the workshops at the Centre was, as of April, 2024.

 

 

152 Mr Miyutu (Kalabo Central) - to ask the Minister of Finance and National Planning:

 

(a) what the rationale for mopping up unutilised funds allocated to Government institutions in each financial year is;

 

(b) whether the exercise has any negative effects on public service delivery;

 

(c) if so, what the effects are; and

 

(d) what measures are being taken to ensure that the allocated funds are utilised within the financial year. 

 

 

 

 

 

Adopt Report of the Committee on National Economy, Trade and Labour Matters: That this House adopts the Report of the Committee on National Economy, Trade and Labour Matters on the Ratification of the Southern African Development Community Protocol on Statistics, for the Fourth Session of the Thirteenth National Assembly, laid on the Table of the House on Thursday, 7th November, 2024.

 

 

 

 

1. The Health Professions Bill                                                                            (N.A.B 11/2024)

                                                                                                                            Committee Stage

 

 

2. The National Health Research and Training InstituteBill                                (N.A.B 13/2024)

                                                                                                                            Committee Stage

 

3. The Zambia National Public Health Institute (Amendment) Bill                      (N.A.B 15/2024)

                                                                                                                            Report Stage

 

4. The Zambia Institute of Quantity Surveyors Bill                                              (N.A.B 19/2024)

                                                                                                                             Report Stage

 

 

5. The Judiciary Administration (Amendment) Bill                                               (N.A.B 16/2024)

                                                                                                                             Third Reading