NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA

FIFTH SESSION OF THE ELEVENTH ASSEMBLY

ORDER PAPER - WEDNESDAY, 23RD SEPTEMBER, 2015

AT 1430 HOURS

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

11    Mr Namulambe (Mpongwe) - to ask the Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry:

(a)    whether the Government has any plans to encourage value addition industries for agricultural products;

(b)    if so, what the plans are; and

(c)    what incentives, if any, have been provided to entrepreneurs who seek to venture in value addition projects.

12    Mr Miyutu (Kalabo Central) - to ask the Minister of Information and Broadcasting what the progress on the improvement of radio reception in most rural areas, is.

13    Dr Chituwo (Mumbwa) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education:

(a)    why the National Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research (NISIR) has had no management board for the last two years;

(b)    when a board will be appointed;

(c)    how many institutions under the Ministry operate without management boards;

(d)    what the names of the institutions are; and

(e)    when management boards will be appointed for the institutions at (c).

14    Mr Namulambe (Mpongwe) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Housing when construction of additional staff houses for Mpongwe District Council will commence.

15    Mr I Banda (Lumezi) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education:

(a)    when the construction of laboratories at the following secondary schools in Chasefu Parliamentary Constituency will commence:

(i)    Lusuntha Day;
(ii)    Hoya Day; and
(iii)    Emusa Day;

(b)    what the total cost of the projects is; and

(c)    who the contractors for the projects are.

16    Mr Chenda (Bwana Mkubwa) - to ask the Minister of Health:

(a)    when the construction of the New Mushili Health Centre in Bwana Mkubwa Parliamentary Constituency will commence;

(b)    what the cost of the project is; and

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

17    Mr Mulomba (Magoye) - to ask the Minister of Transport, Works, Supply and Communication:

(a)    when the construction of the Tandabale-Simwaba-Naleza-Kalama-Mabanga road in Magoye Parliamentary Constituency, which was abandoned by the contractor in 2014, will resume;

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

(c)    what the cost of the outstanding works is; and

(d)    what the time-frame for the remaining works is.

18    Mr Chipungu (Rufunsa) - to ask the Minister of Mines, Energy and Water Development:

(a)    whether the Government has any plans to connect the following areas in Rufunsa District to the national electricity grid:

(i)    Chinyunyu;
(ii)    Sinjela;
(iii)    Chitemalesa; and
(iv)    Mwachilele;

(b)    what the estimated cost of the project is; and

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

19    Mr Mbulakulima (Chembe) - to ask the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock:

(a)    why Milenge District has no fertilizer and seed depot thereby making it difficult for farmers to access inputs;

(b)    when a depot will be established in the District; and

(c)    what measures have been taken, in the interim, to ensure that farmers have easy access to inputs.

20    Mr P Phiri (Mkaika) - to ask the Minister of Transport, Works, Supply and Communication:

(a)    how much money, in total, was owed to all road contractors country-wide as of June, 2015;

(b)    what the total number of contractors owed, is;

(c)    how much interest had accrued on principal amounts as of August, 2015; and

(d)    whether all the contractors were within their contract periods of completing the projects.

21    Mr Miyutu (Kalabo Central) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education:

(a)    how many teachers were working in Government schools in Kalabo District as of July, 2015;

(b)    of the teachers above, how many were:

(i)    confirmed; and
(ii)    not confirmed; and

(c)    what the cause of the delay in confirming the teachers is.

22    Mr Kazabu (Nkana) - to ask the Minister of Health:

(a)    whether the Government has any plans to construct a Cancer Diseases Hospital in the Copperbelt Province to cater for patients in the northern part of the country;

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

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

23    Mr Pande (Kasempa) - to ask the Minister of Transport, Works, Supply and Communication:

(a)    why the palaces of Senior Chief Kasempa and Chief Ingwe in Kasempa District were not considered for construction of communication towers under Phase I;

(b)    which other Senior Chiefs’ palaces, country-wide, were not considered;

(c)    whether priority for construction of towers under Phase II will be given to the palaces at (a); and

(d)    if the palaces at (a) will not be given priority, why.

24    Mr Ntundu (Gwembe) - to ask the Minister of Mines, Energy and Water Development:

(a)    what corporate social responsibility activities the Zambezi River Authority has done in Gwembe District from 2012 to 2014; and

(b)    what the total cost of the activities undertaken is.

25    Mr Musonda (Kapiri Mposhi) - to ask the Minister of Chiefs and Traditional Affairs:

(a)    when the boundary dispute between Chief Malembeka in the Copperbelt Province and Senior Chief Chipepo in the Central Province will be resolved; and

(b)    what measures have been taken to address chiefdom boundary disputes country-wide.

ORDER OF THE DAY

1    Thanks - His Excellency the President’s Address – Motion (22nd September)
            - Resumption of Debate.

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