NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA

SECOND SESSION OF THE ELEVENTH ASSEMBLY

ORDER PAPER –TUESDAY, 18TH JUNE, 2013

AT 1430 HOURS

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

 536 Mr Chipungu (Rufunsa) - to ask the Minister of Youth and Sport:

(a) when the construction of the Livingstone Stadium will commence; and

(b) what the estimated cost and time-frame for the completion of the project are.

537 Mr Bwalya (Lupososhi) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education:

(a) whether the Government has any plans to convert SOS Children’s Village schools across the country into grant - aided schools; and

(b) when the Ministry will begin seconding teachers to SOS schools in Lusaka, Kitwe and Livingstone.

538 Mr Muntanga (Kalomo Central) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science,Vocational Training and Early Education:

(a) what the status of Kwame Nkrumah University College in Kabwe is;

(b) whether the University College has a Vice Chancellor;

(c) what measures the Government has taken to recruit lecturers for the Institution; and

(d) what the fate of the lecturers who are not qualified to teach at the upgraded Institution will be.

539 Dr Chituwo (Mumbwa) - to ask the Minister of Tourism and Art:

(a) how many companies held safari concessions in the country as of December, 2012;

(b) of the companies at (a), how many had submitted audited accounts to the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) as required by the Zambia Wildlife Act, from 2001 to 2011; and

(c) how much money the ZRA realised from the taxes collected from the concessionaires under the Zambia Wildlife Authority in the period at (b).

540 Mr Mutati (Lunte) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education:

(a) when the Ministry will resolve the problem of staff shortage at Mporokoso High School; and

(b) when a computer laboratory will be established at the School.

541 Mr Hamusonde (Nangoma) - to ask the Minister of Health when the Government will procure enough beddings for its hospitals especially the University Teaching Hospital, in Lusaka.

542 Mr Hamusonde (Nangoma) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education whether the rate of housing allowance paid to teachers in rural areas is different from the rate applicable to their counterparts in urban areas.

543 Mr Mushanga (Bwacha) - to ask the Minister of Community Development, Mother and Child Health:

(a) how much money was owed, as salary arrears, to employees of the Zambia Agency for Persons with Disabilities as of January, 2013;

(b) what the cause of the non-payment of arrears is; and

(c) when the arrears will be paid to the affected employees.

544 Mr Ndalamei (Sikongo) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education:

(a) when the Government will construct Ventilated Improved Pit latrines at the following basic schools in Sikongo Parliamentary Constituency which are prone to floods during the rainy season:

(i) Nyengo;

(ii) Nakampungu;

(iii) Lubuta;

(iv) Likuyu;

(v) Liundu;

(vi) Ngulumani;

(vii) Mabua; and

(viii) Muchuo; and

(b) when construction of teachers’ houses at the schools above will commence.

545 Mr Katuka (Mwinilunga) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education:

(a) when the construction of Kayama High School will be completed;

(b) what the estimated period for construction of the school is;

(c) what the contract sum for the project is;

(d) of the contract sum, how much had been paid to the contractor as of December, 2012; and

(e) when the school will be officially opened.

546 Mr Katuka (Mwinilunga) - to ask the Minister of Health when the Government will provide an ambulance to Mwinilunga District Hospital.

547 Mr Mucheleka (Lubansenshi) - to ask the Minister of Health when the X-ray equipment installed at the Luwingu District Hospital will be operational.

548 Mr Mucheleka (Lubansenshi) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Housing:

(a) how much money was disbursed to all local authorities and traditional leaders country-wide, in 2012 as provided for under the Mines and Minerals Development Act, 2008; and

(b) who the beneficiaries were and how much each beneficiary received.

549 Mr Sichula (Nakonde) - to ask the Minister of Chiefs and Traditional Affairs:

(a) when the palaces for the following Chiefs in Kanchibiya Parliamentary Constituency will be constructed:

(i) Senior Chief Kopa;

(ii) Chief Chiunda Ponde;

(iii) Chief Luchembe;

(iv) Chief Kabinga; and

(v) Chief Mpepo; and

(b) whether the palaces that will be constructed at (a) will be considered institutional homes for the Chiefs.

550 Mr Sichula (Nakonde) - to ask the Minister of Mines, Energy and Water Development:

(a) why the electrification project in Chief Kopa’s area in Kanchibiya Parliamentary Constituency has stalled;

(b) what the total cost of the project is; and

(c) when the project is expected to be completed.

551 Mr Hamusonde (Nangoma) - to ask the Minister of Health what measures the Government has taken against religious groups that discourage people living with HIV/AIDS from taking Anti-Retroviral drugs and resort to prayers, for their healing.

552 Mr I Banda (Lumezi) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education:

(a) when the Government will build more classroom blocks and staff houses at Lumezi Middle Basic School where double streams of grades one (1) to seven (7) share five (5) classrooms; and

(b) when the Government last constructed a classroom block and teachers’ houses at the School.

553 Mr Katuka (Mwinilunga) - to ask the Minister of Home Affairs whether the Government has any plans to rehabilitate the National Registration Office buildings in Mwinilunga District which collapsed many years ago.

554 Mr Mucheleka (Lubansenshi) - to ask the Minister of Health:

(a) how much money was allocated for the construction of the maternity wing at Ndoki Rural Health Centre in Isangano Ward in Lubansenshi Parliamentary Constituency; and

(b) what the current state of the maternity wing is.

555 Mr Sichula (Nakonde) - to ask the Minister of Transport, Works, Supply and Communication when the Government will rehabilitate the following roads in Kanchibiya Parliamentary Constituency:

(a) Chiunda Ponde-Muwele;

(b) Kopa-Nchubula;

(c) Chambeshi-Chinkobo; and

(d) Chalabesa-Kawama-Kabinga.

556 Mr Mutale (Kwacha) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Housing whether the Government has any plans to create additional parking space at Kitwe town centre.

557 Mr Mutale (Kwacha) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Housing:

(a) when the township roads and drainages in Kwacha Parliamentary Constituency will be rehabilitated;

(b) what the cost of the project is;

(c) what the duration of the project is; and

(d) when the roads and drainages in Chantete Ward will be rehabilitated.

558 Mr Ndalamei (Sikongo) - to ask the Minister of Transport, Works, Supply and Communication when the Government will facilitate the construction of communication towers in the newly created Sikongo District.

559 Mr Sianga (Sesheke) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education:

(a) when the Government will rehabilitate the ablution block at Sesheke Basic School;

(b) whether the Government has any plans to construct a classroom block at the School; and

(c) whether the Government has any plans to construct additional teachers’ houses at the School.

560 Mr Mushanga (Bwacha) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education:

(a) when the Government will construct offices for the District Education Boards in the newly created districts country-wide;

(b) how much money has been allocated for the exercise; and

(c) what the time-frame for the construction of the offices is.

561 Mr Mushanga (Bwacha) - to ask the Minister of Chiefs and Traditional Affairs:

(a) how much money the Government intends to spend on the construction and rehabilitation of chiefs’ palaces country-wide in 2013;

(b) which palaces have been earmarked for construction and rehabilitation;

(c) what criteria were used to identify palaces to be constructed and those to be rehabilitated; and

(d) of the palaces earmarked for construction or rehabilitation, how many are in the Central Province.

562 Mr I Banda (Lumezi) - to ask the Minister of Transport, Works, Supply and Communication when the Government will complete the construction of the following roads in Lumezi Parliamentary Constituency:

(a) the road from Chikomeni to Chief Mwanya; and

(b) the road from Bulete to Chief Kazembe.

563 Mr Bwalya (Lupososhi) - to ask the Minister of Mines, Energy and Water Development when the following institutions in Lupososhi Parliamentary Constituency will be electrified:

(a) Chibofwe Basic School;

(b) Tungati Basic School;

(c) Nsombo Basic School and Mission Centre;

(d) Mfungwe Primary School;

(e) Chief Tungati’s Palace;

(f) Chief Chabula’s Palace;

(g) Senior Chieftainess Chungu’s Palace; and

(h) Chief Katuta’s Palace.

564 Mr Bwalya (Lupososhi) - to ask the Minister of Chiefs and Traditional Affairs:

(a) what criteria are used by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation to classify a heritage site as a world heritage site for inclusion on the World Heritage List;

(b) how many Zambian heritage sites are on the List;

(c) what measures the Government has taken to ensure that more Zambian heritage sites are included on the List; and

(d) whether there are any sites in Luwingu District which can be classified as World Heritage Sites.

565 Mr Mbulakulima (Chembe) - to ask the Minister of Information and Broadcasting when the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation radio signal will be improved in Senior Chief Milambo and Chieftainess Sokontwe’s Chiefdoms in Milenge District.