Thursday, 9th April, 2026

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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA
 
FIFTH SESSION OF THE THIRTEENTH ASSEMBLY
 
ORDER PAPER – THURSDAY, 9TH APRIL, 2026
AT 14:30 HOURS
 
 
1. NATIONAL ANTHEM
 
 
2. PRAYER
 
 
3. ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
 
4. URGENT MATTERS WITHOUT NOTICE
 
 
5. PRESENTATION OF GOVERNMENT BILLS
 
The Minister of Green Economy and Environment
 
The Environmental Management (Amendment) - Bill to revise the composition of the Board of the Environmental Management Agency; and provide for matters connected with, or incidental to, the foregoing.
(N.A.B 17/2026)
 
The Minister of Tourism
 
The National Heritage Conservation Commission (Amendment) - Bill to revise the composition of the National Heritage Conservation Commission; and provide for matters connected with, or incidental to, the foregoing. (N.A.B 22/2026)
 
The Minister of Justice 
 
The Human Rights Commission (Amendment) - Bill to revise the composition of the Human Rights Commission; and provide for matters connected with, or incidental to, the foregoing. (N.A.B 28/2026)
 
The Minister of Local Government and Rural Development
 
The Markets and Bus Stations (Amendment) - Bill to revise the composition of a management board; and provide for matters connected with, or incidental to, the foregoing. (N.A.B 29/2026)
 
The Minister of Finance and National Planning
 
The National Road Fund (Amendment) - Bill to revise the composition of the National Road Fund Agency; and provide for matters connected with, or incidental to, the foregoing. (N.A.B 30/2026)
 
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources
 
The Agricultural Lands (Amendment) - Bill to revise the composition of the Agricultural Lands Board; and provide for matters connected with, or incidental to, the foregoing. (N.A.B 31/2026)
 
The Minister of Mines and Minerals Development
 
The Minerals Regulation Commission (Amendment) - Bill to revise the composition of the Board of the Minerals and Regulation Commission; and provide for matters connected with, or incidental to, the foregoing.
(N.A.B 32/2026)
 
The Minister of Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development
 
The National Housing Authority (Amendment) – Bill to revise the composition of the National Housing Authority; and provide for matters connected with, or incidental to, the foregoing. (N.A.B 33/2026)
 
The Minister of Small and Medium Enterprise Development
 
The Citizens Economic Empowerment (Amendment) - Bill to revise the composition of the Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission; and provide for matters connected with, or incidental to, the foregoing.
(N.A.B 35/2026)
 
The Minister of Agriculture
 
The Coffee (Amendment) – Bill to revise the composition of the Coffee Board of Zambia; and provide for matters connected with, or incidental to, the foregoing. (N.A.B 36/2026)
 
The Minister of Energy 
 
The Energy Regulation (Amendment) - Bill to revise the composition of the Board of the Energy Regulation Board; and provide for matters connected with, or incidental to, the foregoing. (N.A.B 37/2026)
 
The Minister of Health
 
The Food and Nutrition (Amendment) – Bill to revise the composition of the Board of the National Food and Nutrition Commission; and provide for matters connected with, or incidental to, the foregoing. (N.A.B 38/2026)
 
The Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry
 
The Competition and Consumer Protection (Amendment) – Bill to revise the composition of the Board of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission; and provide for matters connected with, or incidental to, the foregoing. (N.A.B 40/2026)
 
The Minister of Green Economy and Environment
 
The Biosafety (Amendment) – Bill to revise the composition of the National Biosafety Authority; and provide for matters connected with, or incidental to, the foregoing. (N.A.B 41/2026)
 
The Minister of Health
 
The National HIV/AIDS/STI/TB Council (Amendment) – Bill to revise the composition of the National HIV/AIDS/STI/TB Council; and provide for matters connected with, or incidental to, the foregoing.
(N.A.B 42/2026)
 
6. QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER (STANDING ORDER 80)
 
290. Mr Mukosa (Chinsali)  -  to ask the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development:
 
(a) how many kilometers of roads are earmarked for construction under the Rehabilitation and Maintenance of Urban Roads Project in Chinsali District;
 
(b) how many kilometers had been constructed, as of September, 2025; and
 
(c) when the project will be completed.
 
291. Mr Kafwaya (Lunte)  -  to ask the Minister of Finance and National Planning:
 
(a) how much money was paid towards the domestic and the external debts, in the following years:
 
(i) 2018;
(ii) 2019;
(iii) 2024; and
(iv) 2025; and
 
(b) what the projected total national debt service for 2026, is. 
 
292. Mr Miyutu (Kalabo Central) - to ask the Minister of Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development:
 
(a) whether the Government has any plans to construct the Kalabo - Kalongola road in Kalabo District;
 
(b) if so, when the plans will be implemented;
 
(c) if there are no such plans, why; and
 
(d) whether there are any measures to make the road motorable in the interim.
 
7. MOTIONS
 
Mr B Mpundu
 
Adopt Report of the Committee on Energy, Water Development and Tourism:  That this House adopts the Report of the Committee on Energy, Water Development and Tourism on the Review of the Human Wildlife Conflict in Game Management Areas, for the Fifth Session of the Thirteenth National Assembly, laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday, 7th April, 2026.
 
 
Mr Mutale
 
Adopt Report of the Committee on Legislation and International Agreements: That this House adopts the Report of the Committee on Legislation and International Agreements on the consideration of the Statutory Instruments for 2025, for the Fifth Session of the Thirteenth National Assembly, laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday, 7th April, 2026.
 
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