NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA

SECOND SESSION OF THE TENTH ASSEMBLY

ORDER PAPER - TUESDAY, 15TH JANUARY, 2008

AT 1430 HOURS

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

1 Mr Imasiku (Liuwa) - to ask the Minister of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources:

(a) how many members constitute the Directorate of the Liuwa National Park Board;

(b) what the names of the members at (a) above are;

(c) how many of the members at (a) above are from Liuwa Parliamentary Constituency; and

(d) whether there are any plans to review the current membership.

2 Mr Kambwili (Roan) - to ask the Vice-President:

(a) what are the academic qualifications of the District Commissioners in the following places:

(i) Luanshya;  
(ii) Mufulira;
(iii) Ndola;   
(iv) Kitwe;
(v) Mpongwe;  
(vi) Kalulushi;
(vii) Chingola;  
(viii) Chililabombwe; and
(ix) Masaiti;

(b) when the District Commissioners at (a) above were appointed; and

(c) when the requirement for a first degree as a minimum qualification for the post of District Commissioner came into effect.

3 Mr Mukanga (Kantanshi) - to ask the Minister of Defence when the engineering squadrons of the Zambia Army and the Zambia National Service will be used to rehabilitate feeder roads in Zambian districts.

4 Mr Katuka (Mwinilunga East) - to ask the Vice-President whether the Government has any plans to retrain and amalgamate the existing security wings, namely, the Zambia Army, the Zambia Airforce and the Zambia National Service into one strong territorial police force to effectively police the nation now that there are no more liberation and civil wars in Southern Africa which necessitated a large standing army.

5 Mr D Mwila (Chipili) - to ask the Minister of Mines and Minerals Development:

(a) how many companies in Zambia were issued with mineral prospecting licences as of 31st August, 2007; and

(b) how many of the companies at (a) above are local.

6 Ms Limata (Luampa) - to ask the Minister of Health:

(a) how much money the Ministry has spent on the construction of Mulwa Clinic in Luampa Parliamentary Constituency;

(b) when did the project begin and when will it be completed;

(c) who the contractor of the project is;

(d) what the capacity of the clinic is; and

(e) whether the project includes construction of a mothers’ shelter.

7 Mr Mwangala (Nalolo) - to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:

(a) how many Zambians have so far been murdered by hired gunmen in Silowana and Lyamakumba Wards in Nalolo Parliamentary Constituency and what are their names;

(b) whether police investigations into the murdered people were carried out; and

(c) whether those responsible for the murders at (a) above have been arrested.

8 Mr Malama (Mfuwe) - to ask the Minister of Education when infrastructure at Katibunga High School in Mfuwe Parliamentary Constituency, which is accommodated in structures for a primary school, will be improved.

9 Mr Ntundu (Gwembe) - to ask the Minister of Labour and Social Security:

(a) how many workers are currently registered with the Workers’ Compensation Fund Control Board;

(b) how many workers have been involved in accidents from 2002 to-date and how many have claimed compensation from the Board since then;

(c) how much was paid to the workers who were involved in accidents in the period above; and

(d) at what interest rate are workers’ contributions worked out annually.

10 Mr Mulenga (Chinsali Central) - to ask the Minister of Health:

(a) when the collapsed male ward at Lubwa Hospital in Chinsali Parliamentary Constituency will be rebuilt; and

(b) when the Government will replace the stolen water pump at the above Hospital.

11 Mr Mukanga (Kantanshi) - to ask the Minister of Mines and Minerals Development:

(a) what caused the industrial unrest at Chambishi in which some NFC Africa Mining Plc employees were shot at by an investor;

(b) whether the injured employees were compensated;

(c) what action the Government has taken against the investor at (a) above; and

(d) whether the use of firearms is now a permissible way of solving industrial disputes.

12 Mr D Mwila (Chipili) - to ask the Minister of Mines and Minerals Development:

(a) when the Government will publish the report on the theft of cobalt which occurred under ZCCM Limited from 1991 to 1993;

(b) who the culprits were and what measures the Government has taken to recover the money from the stolen cobalt;

(c) what the monetary value of the stolen cobalt was; and

(d) how many tonnes of cobalt were actually stolen.

13 Mr Mwangala (Nalolo) - to ask the Minister of Justice:

(a) when the following local courts in Nalolo Parliamentary Constituency will be operational:

(i) Sinungu;  
(ii) Kaunga-Lueti;
(iii) Shekela; and  
(iv) Nasilimwe; and

(b) why the local courts at (a) above are not operational.

14 Mr Malama (Mfuwe) - to ask the Minister of Communications and Transport what measures the Government has taken to ensure that Celtel Zambia Ltd extends its network to rural areas.

15 Mr Ntundu (Gwembe) - to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:

(a) how old is the oldest information found at the National Archives of Zambia; and

(b) when the Government will release funds to complete the construction of the National Archives of Zambia building.

NOTICE OF MOTION

Mr Muteteka

Thanks - His Excellency the President’s Address:  That the thanks of this Assembly be recorded for the exposition of public policy contained in His Excellency the President’s Address.