Friday, 20th June,2025

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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA
 
FOURTH SESSION OF THE THIRTEENTH ASSEMBLY
 
ORDER PAPER – FRIDAY, 20THJUNE, 2025
 
AT 09:00 HOURS
 
 
1. NATIONAL ANTHEM
 
 
2. PRAYER
 
 
3. ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
 
4. BUSINESS STATEMENT
 
For the Period 24th June to 4th July, 2025.
 
 
5. URGENT MATTERS WITHOUT NOTICE
 
 
6. HER HONOUR THE VICE-PRESIDENT’S QUESTION TIME (45 MINUTES)
 
 
7. QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER (STANDING ORDER 82)
 
 
338. Mr. E Tembo (Feira) - to ask the Minister of Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development:
 
(a) whether the Government is aware that the Kavalamanja Road, in Luangwa District, which connects Kavalamanja Ward to the Luangwa Boma, is now a death trap, due to its deplorable condition; and
 
(b) if so, why commencement of works on this road, which was funded by the World Bank, under the Improved Rural Connectivity Project, has delayed.
 
 
339. Mr. Katakwe (Solwezi East) - to ask the Minister of Mines and Minerals Development:
 
(a) whether the Government is aware of the recent suspension of silicosis examinations and screening by the Occupational Health and Safety Institute of Zambia for Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) employees;
 
(b) if so, why the services have been suspended;
 
(c) what measures the Government is taking to ensure that KCM takes action to  avert the risk of the loss of lives of miners to silicosis, a lung disease caused by prolonged exposure to silica dust in mining environments; and
 
(d) whether there are measures in place to prevent a reduction in mineral production that may ensue, due to possible ill health of miners.
 
 
8. QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER (STANDING ORDER 80)
 
 
340. Ms. S Mwamba (Kasama Central) - to ask the Minister of Health:
 
(a) when the following health posts, whose construction was funded by the Constituency Development Fund in Kasama Central Parliamentary Constituency, will be operationalised:
 
(i) Nyola;
(ii) Kalense;
(iii) Mponge; 
(iv) MumanaLupando; and
(v) MubangaLupiya; and
 
(b) what the cause of the delay in operationalising the health posts 
is.
 
341. Mr. Mabenga (Mulobezi) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development:
 
(a) whether the Government has any plans to construct the following infrastructure in Mulobezi Parliamentary Constituency:
 
(i) a market; and
(ii) a bus station;
 
(b) if so, when the plans will be implemented; and
 
(c) if there are no such plans, why.
 
 
342. Mr. Miyutu (Kalabo Central) - to ask theMinister of Fisheries and Livestock:
 
(a) what the level of milk production was, countrywide, as of May, 2024;
 
(b) which province was the largest milk producer; and 
 
(c) what measures have been taken to improve milk production in the country.  
 
 
343. Mr. Kapyanga (Mpika) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development:
 
(a) when the Government will install street lights on the Mpika Urban Dual Carriage Way, along the Great North Road in Mpika District; and
 
(b) what the cause of the delay in installing the street lights is.
 
 
344. Mr. Mtayachalo (Chama North) - to ask the Minister of Energy:
 
(a) how many electrical engineers at Zesco Limited separated from the company from 2021 to 2024, year by year;
 
(b) what the main causes of the separations were; and
 
(c) what measures the Government is taking to retain electrical engineers at the company. 
 
 
345. Ms. S Mwamba (Kasama Central) - to ask the Minister of Energy:
 
(a) when electrification of Munkonge Chiefdom in Kasama District will commence;
 
(b) what the estimated cost of the project is; and
 
(c) what the estimated time frame for the completion of the project is.
 
 
9. ORDER OF THE DAY
 
 
The Closed-Circuit Television Public Protection Bill (N.A.B 1/2025)                 Second Reading
 
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