NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA

THIRD SESSION OF THE ELEVENTH ASSEMBLY

ORDER PAPER - TUESDAY, 1ST OCTOBER, 2013

AT 1430 HOURS

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

51    Mr Mutelo (Lukulu West) - to ask the Minister of Health:

(a)    whether the Government is aware that nurses country-wide are threatening to go on strike;

(b)    if so, what the cause of the strike agitation is; and

(c)    what measures the Government has taken to avert the planned strike.

52    Mr Ng’onga (Kaputa) - to ask the Minister of Mines, Energy and Water Development:

(a)    what the fee for connecting electricity to residential housing units in Kaputa Parliamentary Constituency is; and

(b)    whether the cost is subsidised by the Government and, if not, why.

53    Mr Simbao (Senga Hill) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education:

(a)    what the progression plan for the Grade 7 pupils who qualify to Grade 8 at Basic Schools is since such Schools have been abolished; and

(b)    whether the Government has any plans to provide weekly secondary school boarding facilities in each ward, country-wide.

54    Mr Sichula (Nakonde) - to ask the Minister of Community Development, Mother and Child Health how many Women’s clubs received support from the Government from October, 2011 to August, 2013.

55    Mr Mucheleka (Lubansenshi) - to ask the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock when the Government will construct grain silos in Northern Province to curb the perpetual wastage and loss of grain due to inadequate storage facilities.

56    Mr Mucheleka (Lubansenshi) - to ask the Minister of Transport, Works, Supply and Communication when the Government will rehabilitate the Kasama-Mumana Lupando-Chilubi (Chasasha) road.

57    Mr Lufuma (Kabompo West) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education when the following secondary schools in Kabompo will be made examination centres:

(a)    Kabulamema;

(b)    Mumbeji; and

(c)    Pokola.

58    Mr Milambo (Mwembeshi) - to ask the Minister of Mines, Energy and Water Development how many boreholes will be sunk in Mwembeshi Parliamentary Constituency in 2013, Ward by Ward.

59    Mr Mwanza (Solwezi West) - to ask the Minister of Health:

(a)    when furniture and all other requirements at Lumwana District Hospital will be procured;

(b)    when the hospital is earmarked to be opened to the public; and

(c)    what the total number of staff at the hospital is.

60    Mr Antonio (Kaoma Central) - to ask the Minister of Health:

(a)    when Kaoma Urban Clinic will be supplied with a stand-by generator set to minimise interruption of power supply to the Institution;

(b)    when the construction of staff houses at the Clinic will commence; and

(c)    when x-ray and theatre facilities at the Clinic will become operational.

61    Mr Antonio (Kaoma Central) - to ask the Minister of Home Affairs how many people, in Kaoma District, were arrested on suspicion of being Karavinas from January to July, 2013.

62    Mr Ng’onga (Kaputa) - to ask the Minister of Mines, Energy and Water Development:

(a)    why the Rural Electrification Authority has not connected the following institutions in Kaputa Parliamentary Constituency to the national electricity grid:

(i)    Luntomfwe Primary School;
(ii)   Nkosha Primary School;
(iii)   Nkosha Health Centre;
(iv)  Kafwimbi Clinic;
(v)   Chimpatika Primary School;
(vi)  Kasongole Health Centre; and
(vii) Kasongole Primary School;

(b)    when the institutions will be connected to the grid; and

(c)    what the duration of the electrification programme is.

63    Mr Mbulakulima (Chembe) - to ask the Minister of Transport, Works, Supply and Communication:

(a)    when the Mansa-Milambo Road was last rehabilitated;

(b)    when the Government plans to rehabilitate the Road; and

(c)    what the estimated cost of rehabilitating the Road is.

64    Mr Mbulakulima (Chembe) - to ask the Minister of Mines, Energy and Water Development:

(a)    how many boreholes were earmarked for drilling in Milenge District in 2011 and 2012; and

(b)    how many boreholes were drilled, during the same period, by the following:

(i)    the Government;
(ii)   Cooperating partners; and
(iii)   Non-Governmental Organisations.

65    Mr Katuka (Mwinilunga) - to ask the Minister of Transport, Works, Supply and Communication when the remaining portion of the T5 Road (Mwinilunga-Jimbe Border) will be upgraded to bituminous standard.

ORDER OF THE DAY

1    Thanks - His Excellency the President’s Address – Motion (24th September)   -   Resumption of Debate.