NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA

FIRST SESSION OF THE TENTH ASSEMBLY

ORDER PAPER - FRIDAY, 16TH FEBRUARY, 2007

AT 0900 HOURS

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

293 Mr Sejani (Mapatizya) - to ask the Minister of Finance and National Planning:

(a) what are the reasons for the Kwacha/Dollar exchange rate fluctuations from 2005 to-date;

(b) what is the current official exchange rate of the Zambian Kwacha to the United States Dollar; and

(c) what was the official exchange rate of the Zambian Kwacha to the United States Dollar on 1st November, 2005.

294 Mr Katuka (Mwinilunga East) - to ask the Minister of Health:

(a) how many clinical tests has the Ministry conducted on traditional medicines meant to cure HIV/AIDS from 2001 to 2006;

(b) whether the traditional medicines were administered on HIV/AIDS positive patients in the period above and, if so, what were the results; and

(c) when the results of the clinical tests will be made public.

295 Mr Ntundu (Gwembe) - to ask the Minister of Works and Supply when the Government will tar the Gwembe/Chipepo road.

296 Mr Mukanga (Kantanshi) - to ask the Minister of Education:

(a) what measures the Government has taken to ensure that teachers who were recently posted to rural areas are properly accommodated; and

(b) how many housing units are required to adequately accommodate the teachers at (a) above.

297 Mr Hamir (Chitambo) - to ask the Minister of Works and Supply:

(a) when a bridge will be constructed on the Luombwa River to Reuben Island in the Chitambo Parliamentary Constituency; and

(b) how many roads and bridges are earmarked for construction in the same Constituency in the 2007 budget.

298 Mr Chimbaka (Bahati) - to ask the Minister of Finance and National Planning:

(a) what Zambia’s current local debt is;

(b) how much local debt, in Zambian Kwacha, has the Government liquidated to-date; and

(c) when the remaining local debt will be liquidated.

299 Mr Kasongo (Bangweulu) - to ask the Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives when the Food Reserve Agency will divert from fertilizer marketing to maintenance of strategic food reserves.

300 Mr Sejani (Mapatizya) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Housing:

(a) what the total national indebtedness of local authorities to their workers in terms of wages and salaries is; and

(b) what measures the Government has taken to clear the backlog of arrears.

301 Mr Katuka (Mwinilunga East) - to ask the Minister of Works and Supply:

(a) how much money has been spent on the construction of Mutanda/Chavuma road as of December, 2006;

(b) how long has it taken the Government to tar the road from Mutanda to Kasempa turn-off; and

(c) when construction of the road will be completed.

302 Mr Ntundu (Gwembe) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Housing what action the Government has taken against Chiefs who were openly involved in political campaigns during the 2006 Tripartite Elections.

ORDER OF THE DAY

1 Supply - Motion (9th February) - Resumption of Debate.