397. Mr Kampyongo (Shiwang’andu)  -  to ask the Vice-President:

 

(a) why the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has contracted Axon Global Trading Limited, a foreign-based company, to undertake the Biometric Identification Enrolment Programme for the registration of voters ahead of the 2026 General Elections;

 

(b) what the specific objective of the project is;

 

(c) how the proposed system differs from the existing digital voter registration system previously used by the ECZ;

 

(d) whether the ECZ engaged in consultations with relevant stakeholders prior to contracting the new service provider; and

 

(e) what the estimated time frame of the project is.

 

 

 

398. Mr Katakwe (Solwezi East)  -  to ask the Minister of Transport and Logistics:

 

(a) whether the Government is aware of the road traffic accidents that have been occurring on the Chingola - Solwezi road, in Mushindamo area, with the most recent one involving a Likili bus and an abnormal load vehicle on 24th July, 2025; and

 

(b) what urgent measures the Government is taking to prevent further road traffic accidents.

 

 

 

399. Mr Miyutu (Kalabo Central)  -  to ask the Minister of Agriculture:

 

(a) how many farmers were beneficiaries of the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) in Kalabo District, as of September, 2024;

 

(b) how long the beneficiaries above had been on FISP; 

 

(c) when the farmers at (a) will be removed from the Programme to pave way for new beneficiaries;

 

(d) whether FISP has succeeded in enhancing food production, countrywide; and 

 

(e) what other measures are being taken to enhance food production.

 

 

400.  Mr Tayengwa (Kabwata)  -   to ask the Minister of Agriculture:

 

(a) how many farmers benefitted from the Farmer Input Support Programme during the 2024/25 farming season;

 

(b) whether the number of beneficiaries at (a), will be increased in the 2025/26 season;

 

(c) if so, to what level; and

 

(d) if the number will not be increased, why.

 

 

401. Mr Munsanje (Mbabala)  -  to ask the Minister of Agriculture:

 

(a) how many farmers applied for the Sustainable Agriculture Financing Facility (SAFF) loans in Mbabala Parliamentary Constituency, as of January, 2025;

 

(b) how many applicants were successful; 

 

(c) what categories of loans were applied for; and 

 

(d) what measures are being taken to enable more farmers access the SAFF loans.

 

402. Mr Tayengwa (Kabwata)  -  to ask the Minister of Agriculture: 

what measures the Government is taking to ensure that citizens, countrywide, fully utilise the Sustainable Agriculture Financing Facility loan.

 

403. Mr Mapani (Namwala) - to ask the Minister of  Agriculture:

 

(a) whether the Government has any plans to decentralise the collection of farming inputs in Namwala from the district headquarters to the wards;

 

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

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

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 International Customs Convention on Temporary Admission, for the Fourth Session of the Thirteenth National Assembly, laid on the Table of the House on Thursday, 31st July, 2025.

 

 

Adopt Report of the Committee on Local Government Accounts:  That this House adopts the Report of the Committee on Local Government Accounts, on the Report of the Auditor-General, on the Constituency Development Fund for the Financial Year Ended 31st December, 2023, for the Fourth Session of the Thirteenth National Assembly, laid on the Table of the House on Thursday, 31st July, 2025.