Suspend Standing Orders: That Standing Orders 26, 27, 55 and 87 of the National Assembly of Zambia Standing Orders, 2024, be suspended to enable the House to sit from 0900 hours until Business has been concluded on Friday, 28th February, 2025, and also to omit the Vice-President’s Question Time from the Order Paper.

 

 

 

 

 

The Minister of Mines and Minerals Development – On the Progress Made in Curbing Illegal Mining in the Country.

 

 

 

 

232. Mr. Kapyanga (Mpika) - to ask the Minister of Finance and National Planning:

 

(a) why the Government has suspended the 15 percent export duty on precious stones and metals; 

 

(b) what the anticipated revenue loss, arising from the tax suspension, is; and

 

(c) what measures are being taken to compensate for the loss of the revenue.

 

 

233. Mr. Mutinta (Itezhi-Tezhi) - to ask the Minister of Youth, Sport and Arts what urgent measures the Government is taking to defuse the impasse at the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ), following the invalidation of nominations of some candidates vying for various positions at the forthcoming FAZ elective Annual General Meeting, to avert a ban of football activities by the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA).

 

 

234. Mr. Kapyanga (Mpika) - to ask the Minister of Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development:

 

(a) whether the Government is aware that a portion of the Kapamba Bridge, along the Mpika-Kaluba-Chobela road, connecting Mukungule Chiefdom to the rest of Mpika District, has been damaged following heavy rainfall, thereby making the crossing point unusable; and

 

(b) if so, what urgent measures are being taken to repair the Bridge to facilitate the movement of motor vehicles and pedestrians at the crossing point.

 

 

 

 

 

235. Mr. Kolala (Lufubu) - to ask the Vice President:

 

(a) whether the Chibobo Resettlement Scheme in Lufubu Parliamentary Constituency is designated as such;

 

(b) if so, whether the local traditional leadership had given consent for the establishment of the Scheme; 

 

(c) how many farmers have been allocated land and issued with title deeds under the Scheme;

 

(d) what the size of each farm allocated is; and

 

(e) how much land was yet to be allocated, as of March, 2024.

 

 

236. Mr. Chanda (Kanchibiya) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development:

 

(a) how many bridges are earmarked for construction in Cheweshifwamba Ward in Kanchibiya Parliamentary Constituency; 

 

(b) when the project will commence; and

 

(c) what the cost, on average, of constructing each bridge is.

 

 

237. Mr. Kang’ombe (Kamfinsa) - to ask the Minister of Energy:

 

(a) what products are produced at Indeni Energy Company Limited in Ndola District;

 

(b) how much capital is required to fully operationalise the Company;

 

(c) of the capital at (b), how much was raised, as of April, 2024;

 

(d) whether the conversion of the company from Indeni Petroleum Refinery to Indeni Energy has had an effect in terms of lowering the cost of fuel in the country; and

 

(e) what the total workforce at Indeni Energy was, as of March, 2024.