NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA

FIRST SESSION OF THE ELEVENTH ASSEMBLY

ORDER PAPER - THURSDAY, 22ND MARCH, 2012

AT 1430 HOURS

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

243    Mr Katuka (Mwinilunga) - to ask the Minister of Chiefs and Traditional Affairs when the Government will upgrade the facility at the source of the Zambezi River in order to turn it into an international tourist centre.

244    Mr Chisanga (Mkushi South) - to ask the Minister of Transport, Works, Supply and Communication whether the Government has any plans to construct a dual carriage way from Chingola in the Copperbelt Province to Livingstone in the Southern Province.

245    Mr Chipungu (Rufunsa) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Housing when Rufunsa Parliamentary Constituency will be accorded district status.

246    Mr Chilangwa (Kawambwa) - to ask the Minister of Chiefs and Traditional Affairs:

(a)    whether the Government has any plans of gazetting the Mukuku Bridge on the Serenje/Samfya road as a national heritage site; and

(b)    whether the Bridge has any international recognition for being the longest in Africa and, if so, what its length is.

247    Mr Muteteka (Chisamba) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Housing what progress the Government has made on the construction of ring and township roads as part of the Lusaka City Master Plan.

248    Dr Kazonga (Vubwi) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education:

(a)    whether the Government has any plans to convert Vubwi Day High School in Vubwi Parliamentary Constituency into a boarding school;

(b)    if so, when the plans will be implemented; and

(c)    when science laboratories will be constructed at the School to enhance learning and teaching standards.

249    Mr L J Ngoma (Sinda) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Housing:

(a)    what the impact of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) has been on the socio-economic development of constituencies from inception to-date; and

(b)    when the CDF for the year 2012 will be released to all the constituencies.

250    Mr Mwanza (Solwezi West) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education whether qualifications from the following institutions are recognised in Zambia:

(a)    Warwick University in the United Kingdom; and

(b)    Management College of Southern Africa in South Africa.

251    Mr Kapyanga (Kabwe Central) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Housing whether the Government has any plans to build new markets in Kabwe.

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

(a)    when Milenge District will be electrified;

(b)    what type of electricity the District will be provided with; and

(c)    when the Government will undertake feasibility studies to establish the power generating capacity of Mumbotuta Falls in Milenge District.

NOTICE OF MOTION AND ORDER OF THE DAY

The Vice President

Approval of Government Ministry and Departments:  That, in terms of Article 44(2)(e) of the Constitution of the Republic of Zambia, this House do approve the abolition and the establishment of the Government Ministry and Departments established by the President as appended hereto.

1    The Aviation (Amendment) Bill                                                                                                        (N.A.B. 2/2012)
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