NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA

FIRST SESSION OF THE ELEVENTH ASSEMBLY

ORDER PAPER - TUESDAY, 13TH MARCH, 2012

AT 1430 HOURS

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

183    Mr Mweetwa (Choma Central) - to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:

(a)    what the facts are in the case in which two police officers from Choma Police Station and a suspected witchdoctor were killed in Chikanta area in Kalomo District as reported in the Public Media, specifically the Times of Zambia and the Zambia Daily Mail of 6th March, 2012;

(b)    what immediate measures the Government has taken or intends to take to guarantee the safety of police officers while on risky assignments; and

(c)    whether the Government pays police officers risk allowance.

184    Mr Chisala (Chilubi) - to ask the Minister of Home Affairs how many immigration officers were trained in handling cases of human trafficking by the European Union from 2009 to 2011 in order to curb the vice.

185    Mr Chisala (Chilubi) - to ask the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock:

(a)    when the office of the District Agricultural Co-ordinator (DACO) was established in Chilubi;

(b)    how much money has been spent in rentals for office accommodation for the DACO from inception to December, 2011; and

(c)    when the Government will construct an office block for the DACO in Chilubi District.

186    Mr Mwanza (Solwezi West) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education when the following basic schools in Solwezi District will be rehabilitated in readiness for upgrading into high schools:

(a)    Lunsala in Chief Mumena’s area;

(b)    Muyashi, Kamano and Kimikanga in Chief Matebo’s area;

(c)    Kisasa, Musele, Kankonzhi, Chovwe and Wamafwa in Senior Chief Musele’s area; and

(d)    Chitungu, Manyama, Kayonge, Kyansununu and Mwajimambwe in Solwezi West Parliamentary Constituency.

187    Mr Mwanza (Solwezi West) - to ask the Minister of Finance and National Planning:

(a)    when a Government official last visited the customs offices at the Kipushi Border Post in North-Western Province;

(b)    how much furniture, including computers, the Border Post had as of 30th November, 2011; and

(c)    whether the Government has any plans to construct modern border posts at the following entry points:

(i)     Kalengelenge bordering with the Democratic Republic of Congo;

(ii)    Jimbe bordering with Angola in Mwinilunga District;

(iii)    Kambimba in Mwinilunga District; and

(iv)    Kamapanda in Mwinilunga District.

188    Mr Chisala (Chilubi) - to ask the Minister of Transport, Works, Supply and Communication:

(a)    when works on the reconstruction of the Luena Bridge on Luena River in Luwingu District which was washed away in February, 2010, will be completed;

(b)    why the above project stalled in spite of it being an important link between Chilubi and Luwingu Districts; and

(c)    what the source of funding for the project is.

189   Mr Chungu (Luanshya) - to ask the Minister of Transport, Works, Supply and Communication why most of the contractors engaged to rehabilitate urban district roads in the run up to the 20th September, 2011 elections did not have their own equipment.

190    Mr Chisala (Chilubi) - to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:

(a)    how many immigration officers were retired between January, 2010 and November, 2011; and

(b)    how many officers were recruited in the same period.

191    Mr Chitotela (Pambashe) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education:

(a)    when a secondary school will be built in Pambashe Parliamentary Constituency;

(b)    how much money the project will cost; and

(c)    what the estimated time-frame for the completion of the project is.

192    Ms Sayifwanda (Zambezi East) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education when the Government will upgrade Chitokoloki High School in Zambezi District into a skills training institution.

193    Mr Chisala (Chilubi) - to ask the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock:

(a)    how many co-operative societies were registered in Chilubi District as of November, 2011; and

(b)    why the co-operative society in Sub-Chief Mwapekalunga’s area was not provided with farming inputs during the 2009/2010 and the

2010/2011 farming seasons.

194    Mr Taima (Solwezi East) - to ask the Minister of Transport, Works, Supply and Communication what immediate plans the Government has to ensure that the Solwezi-Kipushi road is passable during the 2011/2012 rainy season.

195    Mr Lufuma (Kabompo West) - to ask the Vice President:

(a)    how much money has been saved through the down sizing of the Cabinet by the Patriotic Front Government;

(b)    how many Deputy Ministers were appointed in the former Movement for Multi-Party Democracy Government and how many have beenappointed in the current Government; and

(c)    what is the cost difference between the two structures at (b).

196    Mr Chisala (Chilubi) - to ask the Vice President why the Commission for Investigations was unable to deal conclusively with 4, 146 cases in 2004 and instead, carried them forward to 2005.

197    Mr Chisala (Chilubi) - to ask the Vice President:

(a)    how many provinces the Commission for Investigations visited in 2006; and

(b)    how many cases were dealt with conclusively in the same year.

198    Mr Zimba (Kapiri Mposhi) - to ask the Minister of Finance and National Planning when the Government will pay the following:

(a)    retired employees of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority; and

(b)    former employees of the Kapiri Glass Factory who retired before the privatisation of the Company.