Wednesday, 15th April, 2026

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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA
 
FIFTH SESSION OF THE THIRTEENTH ASSEMBLY
 
ORDER PAPER – WEDNESDAY, 15TH APRIL, 2026
 
AT 14:30 HOURS
 
 
1. NATIONAL ANTHEM
 
 
2. PRAYER
 
 
3. ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
 
4. URGENT MATTERS WITHOUT NOTICE
 
 
5. QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER (STANDING ORDER 80)
 
 
303 Mr Miyutu (Kalabo Central) - to ask the Minister of Education:
 
(a) how many students were awarded loans and scholarships by the Higher Education Loans and Scholarships Board, from 2022 to 2025, year by year;
 
(b) from the number above, which three (3) provinces and districts had the highest number of students awarded the loans and scholarships, year by year; and
 
(c) whether there are any plans to decentralise the selection of beneficiaries to the district level.
 
304 Mr C Kang’ombe (Kamfinsa) - to ask the Minister ofLocal Government and Rural Development:
 
(a) whether the Government has any plans to construct a road from Ndeke to Chamboli, through Mulenga Compound in Kamfinsa Parliamentary Constituency;
 
(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.
 
305 Mr Mabenga (Mulobezi) - to ask the Minister of Green Economy and Environment:
 
(a) what measures the Government is taking to prevent illegal harvesting of timber in Mulobezi Parliamentary Constituency;
 
(b) whether the Government has any plans to replant trees in the 
Constituency;
 
(c) if so, when the plans will be implemented; and
 
(d) if there are no such plans, why.
 
306 Mr Miyutu (Kalabo Central) - to ask the Minister of Agriculture:
 
(a) whether the Government is aware that there is a shortage of cassava stem cuttings for planting in Kalabo District;
 
(b) if so, what plans the Government has put in place to ensure availability of the stem cuttings, especially the early maturing varieties; and 
 
(c) if there are no such plans, why.
 
307 Ms Chonya (Kafue) - to ask the Minister of Local  Government and Rural Development: 
 
(a) whether the Government has any plans to upgrade Kafue Town Council to a municipality; 
 
(b) if so, when the plans will be implemented; and 
 
(c) what the criteria for granting a town council, municipal status, are.
 
 
308 Mr Siachisumo (Lufwanyama) - to ask the Minister of Green Economy and Environment: 
 
(a) whether the Government has any plans to sell houses, under the Zambia Forestry and Forest Industries Corporation (ZAFFICO) in Lufwanyama District, to sitting tenants; 
 
(b) if so, when the plans will be implemented; and 
 
(c) if there are no such plans, why.
 
309 Mr M Zulu (Nyimba) - to ask the Minister of Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development: 
 
(a) when the Government will rehabilitate the Great East Road, which is in a deplorable state, from the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport Turn-Off to Luangwa Bridge; 
 
(b) what the estimated cost of the project, is; and 
 
(c) what the estimated time-frame for the completion of the project, is.
 
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