Wednesday, 12th February, 2025

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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA
 
FOURTH SESSION OF THE THIRTEENTH ASSEMBLY
 
ORDER PAPER – WEDNESDAY, 12TH FEBRUARY, 2025
 
AT 14:30 HOURS
 
 
1. NATIONAL ANTHEM
 
 
2. PRAYER
 
 
3. ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
 
4. URGENT MATTERS WITHOUT NOTICE
 
 
5. QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER (STANDING ORDER 80)
 
 
171. Dr. Andeleki (Katombola) - to ask the Minister of Energy:
 
(a) when the Government will connect Moomba Chiefdom in Katombola Parliamentary Constituency to the national electricity grid; and
 
(b) what the estimated cost of the project is. 
 
 
172. Mr. Emmanuel Banda (Muchinga) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development:
 
(a) whether the Government has any plans to rehabilitate the following roads in Muchinga Parliamentary Constituency:
 
(i) Kashitu - Nambo - KundaLumwasha;
(ii) Teta - Chintankwa;
(iii) Kamena - Moyenda; and
(iv) MusaMine - Lusiwasi Power Station;
 
(b) if so, when the plans will be implemented; and
 
(c) if there are no such plans, why.
 
 
173. Mr. Munsanje (Mbabala) - to ask the Minister of Health when the Government will operationalise the following: 
 
(a) the Public Health Emergency Fund; and
 
(b) the Public Health Emergency Operations Centre.
 
 
174. Ms. S. Mwamba (Kasama Central) - to ask theMinister of Energy:
 
(a) whether the Government has any plans to increase the power generation capacity at Chishimba Falls Hydroelectric Power Station in Kasama District;
 
(b) if so, when the plans will be implemented; and
 
(c) if there are no such plans, why.
 
 
175. Mr. Miyutu (Kalabo Central) - to ask theMinister of Education:
 
(a) whether the Government has any plans to employ career guidance teachers in public schools, countrywide; 
 
(b) if so, what qualifications the career guidance teachers are required to possess; and
 
(c) if there are no such plans, why.
 
 
176. Mr. Kapyanga (Mpika) - to ask the Minister of Technology and Science:
 
(a) whether the Government has any plans to upgrade communication towers in the following areas in Mpika Parliamentary Constituency, to 3G, 4G and 5G internet connectivity: 
 
(i) Mukungule; 
(ii) Katibunga; and
(iii) Kaluba; and
 
(b) if so, when the plans will be implemented.
 
 
177. Mr. Emmanuel Tembo (Feira) - to ask the Minister of Health:
 
(a) when the construction of the following facilities at Luangwa District Hospital in Luangwa District will be completed;
 
(i) six staff houses which are at 90% completion; and
(ii) hospital wards;
 
(b) what the cause of the delay in completing the project is;
 
(c) what the time frame for the completion of the project is; and
 
(d) what the estimated cost of the outstanding works is.
 
 
178. Mr. Wamunyima (Nalolo) - to ask the Minister of Youth, Sport and Arts:
 
(a) what the cause of the delay in facilitating the repeal and replacement of the National Youth Development Council Act, Chapter 144 of the Laws of Zambia is; and
 
(b) when the Bill will be introduced.
 
 
179. Mr. Kafwaya (Lunte) - to ask theMinister of Energy:
 
(a) how much debt the Government had accumulated for the procurement of fuel, as of July, 2021; and
 
(b) how much the debt had accumulated to, as of June, 2024.
 
 
180. Mr. Menyani Zulu (Nyimba) - to ask the Minister of Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development:
 
(a) when the construction of Nyimba District Hospital in Nyimba District will be completed;
 
(b) what the cause of the delay in completing the project is; and
 
(c) what the estimated time frame for the completion of the project is.
 
 
181. Ms. M. Phiri (Milanzi) - to ask the Minister of Energy when the following schools in Milanzi Parliamentary Constituency will be electrified, under the Rural Electrification Programme:
 
(i) Kathumba Primary; (xi) Kaputu Primary;
(ii) Milanzi Primary; (xii)    Chisindiko Primary;
(iii) Chiwoza Primary; (xiii) Lunga Primary;
(iv) Mnthipa Primary; (xiv) Chadzuma Primary;
(v) Katawa Primary; (xv) Bombwe Primary;
(vi) Mbinga Primary; (xvi) Zakonkha Primary;
(vii) Kakula Primary; (xvii) Chilowa Primary;
(viii) Chimwalala Primary; (xviii) Mwandafisi Primary; and
(ix) Chimiwawa Primary; (xix) Katiula Secondary.
(x) Kazala Primary;
 
 
182. Mr. Miyutu (Kalabo Central) - to ask theMinister of Energy:
 
(a) whether the Government has any plans to set up a solar plant for electricity production in Kalabo District; 
 
(b) if so, when the plans will be implemented;  
 
(c) what the estimated cost of the project is; and
 
(d) if there are no such plans, why.
 
 
6. QUESTION FOR WRITTEN ANSWER (STANDING ORDER 81)
 
 
W1. Mr. Chanda (Kanchibiya) - to ask the Minister of Agriculture:
 
(a) what, on average, the hectarage cultivated by small scale farmers using the following methods across the country, is:
 
(i) hoes;
(ii) oxen; and
(iii) tractors;
 
(b) how many registered small scale farmers there were, countrywide, during the following farming seasons:
 
(i) 2020/2021;
(ii) 2021/2022;
(iii) 2022/2023; and
(iv) 2023/2024;
 
(c) how many farmers at (c),were not on the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP); and
 
(d) what plans the Government has for small scale farmers who are not beneficiaries of the FISP.
 
 
 
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