NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA
 

FOURTH SESSION OF THE ELEVENTH ASSEMBLY
 

ORDER PAPER – TUESDAY, 23RD JUNE, 2015

AT 1430 HOURS

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

546    Mrs Masebo (Chongwe) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Housing:

(a)    whether the Ministry is aware that the Lusaka City Council has recently sold most, if not all, of its nursery and play parks to private developers;

(b)    what other properties the Council has disposed of;

(c)    what the rationale for disposing of such important public property is; and

(d)    whether procedure, including obtaining State Consent, was followed to the letter when disposing of the properties.

547    Dr Musokotwane (Liuwa) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational
Training and Early Education:

(a)    whether the Government has any plans to rehabilitate classroom blocks and teachers’ houses at the following schools in Liuwa Parliamentary Constituency:

(i)    Kuuli;
(ii)    Mishulundu;
(iii)    Libonda Basic;
(iv)    Mukola;
(v)    Mushukula;
(vi)    Lukena;
(vii)    Siluwe; and
(viii)    Salunda;

(b)    if so, when the works will commence;

(c)    what the time-frame for completing the works is; and

(d)    if there are no such plans, why.

548    Mr Katuka (Mwinilunga) - to ask the Minister of Youth and Sport:

(a)    when a youth training centre will be constructed in Mwinilunga Parliamentary Constituency;

(b)    when construction of the youth training centre in Chief Kanongesha’s Chiefdom will be completed; and

(c)    when enrolment of students at the training centre at (b) will commence.

549    Mr Namulambe (Mpongwe) - to ask the Minister of Chiefs and Traditional Affairs:

(a)    whether the Government is aware of the boundary dispute between Chief Mwinuna in Mpongwe District and Chief Mukubwe in the newly created Ngabwe District;

(b)    what the cause of the dispute is; and

(c)    what measures the Government has taken to resolve the dispute.

550    Mr Mbewe (Chadiza) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational
Training and Early Education:

(a)    when construction of the following secondary schools in Chadiza District will commence:

(i)    Chadiza Day; and
(ii)    Teferansoni;

(b)    what has caused the delay in commencing the two projects;

(c)    what the cost of constructing each school is; and

(d)    who the contractors for the projects are.

QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

W45    Mr Namulambe (Mpongwe) - to ask the Minister of Information and
Broadcasting:

(a)    how many community radio stations were constructed using the Constituency Development Fund country-wide from January, 2010 to February, 2015, district by district;

(b)    what the average cost of setting up a community radio station is; and

(c)    what the benefits of a community radio station, to a community, are.

W46    Mr Mutale (Kwacha) - to ask the Minister of Transport, Works, Supply and
Communication:

(a)    whether the Government is aware of the poor workmanship on the newly reconstructed Ndola-Kitwe Dual Carriage Way which has resulted in the following:

(i)    pools of water collecting on some sections of the road; and
(ii)    road markings fading away in other parts even before the project is completed and handed over to the Government;

(b)    when the problems at (a) will be rectified;

(c)    what the cost of rectifying the problems is;

(d)    who will bear the cost at (c);

(e)    what the total cost of the project is;

(f)    what the time-frame for completing the entire project is; and

(g)    what the name of the contractor working on the project is.

W47    Mr Miyanda (Mapatizya) - to ask the Minister of Lands, Natural Resources and
Environmental Protection:

(a)    how much land, in percentage terms, Zambia had as of March, 2015 in the following categories:

(i)    state land; and
(ii)    customary land;

(b)    whether the Government has any plans to adopt freehold tenure as opposed to the leasehold tenure of land in order to streamline the acquisition of land by the Zambians;

(c)    why the Land Policy of 2006 has remained unoperationalised; and

(d)    when the Policy will be implemented.

W48    Mr Mbewe (Chadiza) - to ask the Minister of Community Development, Mother
and Child Health:

(a)    how many women and youth clubs in Chadiza Parliamentary Constituency were funded from 2012 to 2014, year by year;

(b)    how much money was disbursed to each club;

(c)    on what projects the funds were spent;

(d)    how many clubs at (a) were viable; and

(e)    how beneficial the clubs are to their members and the communities at large.

W49    Mr Mbewe (Chadiza) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational
Training and Early Education:

(a)    how many teachers in Chadiza District retired from 2009 to 2014, year by year;

(b)    of the retired teachers, how many were not paid their benefits as of February, 2015;

(c)    what the total outstanding amount is; and

(d)    when the retirees will be paid.

NOTICE OF MOTIONS AND ORDERS OF THE DAY

Mr Mooya

Report of the Committee on Communications, Transport, Works and Supply:  That this House do adopt the Report of the Committee on Communications, Transport, Works and Supply, for the Fourth Session of the Eleventh National Assembly, laid on the Table of the House on 5th June, 2015.

Mr Hamududu

Report of the Committee on Estimates:  That this House do adopt the Report of the Committee on Estimates, for the Fourth Session of the Eleventh National Assembly, laid on the Table of the House on 12th June, 2015.

1    The Supplementary Appropriation (2013) Bill            (N.A.B. 10/2015)
                                        Second Reading

2    The Excess Expenditure Appropriation (2012) Bill        (N.A.B. 11/2015)
                                        Second Reading

3    Report of the Committee on Agriculture: - Motion (19th June) – Resumption of Debate – (The Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry).

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