Tuesday, 25th November, 2025

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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA
 

FIFTH SESSION OF THE THIRTEENTH ASSEMBLY
 

ORDER PAPER – TUESDAY, 25TH NOVEMBER, 2025
 

AT 14:30 HOURS
 
1. NATIONAL ANTHEM
 
 
2. PRAYER
 
 
3. ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
 
4. RULING
 
 
5. URGENT MATTERS WITHOUT NOTICE
 
 
6. MINISTERIAL STATEMENT
 
The Minister of Local Government and Rural Development - On the purpose and utilisation of the One Million Kwacha contribution from the Constituency Development Fund (CDF), towards the Rural Electrification Programme in all constituencies.
 
 
7. PRESENTATION OF GOVERNMENT BILL
 
 
The Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry
 
The Companies (Amendment)         -         Bill to amend the Companies Act.
                                                                       (N.A.B 25/2025)
 
 
 
8. QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER (STANDING ORDER 80)
 
 
96 Mr Chanda (Kanchibiya) - to ask the Minister of Labour and Social Security:
 
(a) what measures are being taken to ensure that employers countrywide, adhere to the following statutory deductions towards workers’ contributions:
 
(i) National Pension Scheme Authority (NAPSA);
(ii) National Health Insurance Management Authority (NHIMA); and
(iii) Workers’ Compensation Fund Control Board (WCFCB); 
 
(b) whether there are any employers that have been sanctioned for not remitting the contributions at (a); and
 
(c) if so, how many employers were sanctioned from 2020 to 2024, year by year.
 
 
97 Mr J Daka (Chadiza) - to ask the Minister of Fisheries and Livestock:
 
(a) whether the Government has any plans to upgrade the District Veterinary Laboratories in Chadiza District, in order to enhance service delivery;
 
(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.
 
 
98 Mr Miyutu (Kalabo Central) - to ask the Minister of Education:
 
(a) whether the Government is aware of the systemic bureaucracy at the Higher Education Authority (HEA), which delays the process of registration and accreditation of higher learning institutions;
 
(b) what measures are being taken to enhance efficiency in the operations of the HEA; 
 
(c) whether the Government has any plans to decentralise the operations of the Authority to the ten provincial centres; and
 
(d) if there are no such plans, why.
 
 
99 Mr Munsanje (Mbabala) - to ask the Minister of Health:
 
(a) whether the Government has any plans to procure the following medical equipment for health facilities in Mbabala Parliamentary Constituency:
 
(i) autoclaving machines;
(ii) anesthesia machines;
(iii) X-ray machines;
(iv) oxygen machines;
(v) Ultra sound machines;
(vi) CT Scan; and
(vii) hospital furniture;
 
(b) if so, when the plans will be implemented; and
 
(c) if there are no such plans, why.
 
 
100 Mr E Tembo (Feira) - to ask the Minister of Tourism:
 
(a) what measures the Government is taking to maximise the tourism potential of Luangwa District; and
 
(b) how much revenue was collected from tourism activities in the 
District from January, 2018 to August, 2025, year by year.
 
 
9. GROUPED QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER (STANDING ORDER 83)
 
 
101 Mr S Banda (Petauke Central) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development:
 
(a) whether the Government has any plans to tar the following roads in Petauke District:
 
(i) Petauke - Kaumbwe; 
(ii) Petauke - Nyamphande; and
(iii) Petauke - Ukwimi; 
 
(b) if so, when the plans will be implemented; and
 
(c) if there are no such plans, why.
 
 
102 Mr J Chibuye (Roan) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development:
 
(a) whether the Government has any plans to rehabilitate, to  
bituminous standard, township roads in the following areas in Roan Parliamentary Constituency:
 
(i) Mpatamatu; and
(ii) Roan;
 
(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.
 
 
103 Mr Mabenga (Mulobezi) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development:
 
(a) when the Government will tar township roads in Mulobezi District; and
 
(b) what the estimated cost of the project is.
 
 
104 Mr S Banda (Petauke Central) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development:
 
(a) when the Government will complete the rehabilitation of township roads in Petauke District; and
 
(b) what the cause of the delay in completing the project is.
 
 
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