NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA

FOURTH SESSION OF THE ELEVENTH ASSEMBLY

ORDER PAPER - THURSDAY, 2ND OCTOBER, 2014

AT 1430 HOURS

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

102    Mr Katuka (Mwinilunga) - to ask the Minister of Community Development, Mother and Child Health:

(a)    how many Rural Health Centres in Mwinilunga Parliamentary Constituency have solar power;

(b)    of these Centres, how many solar installations are fully functioning;

(c)    when those which are non-functional, if any, will be repaired; and

(d)    when those centres without solar power will be provided with the same.

103    Mr I Banda (Lumezi) - to ask the Minister of Transport, Works, Supply and Communication:

(a)    when the following roads in Chasefu Parliamentary Constituency will be graded:

(i)    Emusa-Munyukwa-Chifunda; and
(ii)    Egi Chikeni-Mtwalo-Kamuone;

(b)    when the Chasefu-Sangu Mine road will undergo periodic maintenance; and

(c)    what has caused the delay in commencing the maintenance works.

104    Mr Kapyanga (Kabwe Central) - to ask the Minister of Tourism and Art:

(a)    what the name of the contractor engaged to rehabilitate the Kabwe Venus Theatre is;

(b)    what measures the Ministry has taken to ensure that the materials bought for the rehabilitation of the Theatre do not go to waste; and

(c)    who supervises the rehabilitation exercise.

105    Mr Katambo (Masaiti) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Housing:

(a)    of the amount of money budgeted for rehabilitation of feeder roads in Masaiti Parliamentary Constituency in the 2014 budget, how much had been released as of June, 2014; and

(b)    which feeder roads had been worked on, as of July, 2014.

106    Mr Mwanza (Solwezi West) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education when a university will be constructed in North-Western Province.

107    Mr Mpundu (Nchelenge) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education:

(a)    when the construction of the College of Science and Mathematics in Nchelenge will commence; and

(b)    why the construction of the institution was omitted from the 2014 Operational Plan for Educational Infrastructure.

108    Mr Mucheleka (Lubansenshi) - to ask the Minister of Health:

(a)    what the proportion of rural households living within a 5km radius of the nearest health facility in relation to the population in Lubansenshi Parliamentary Constituency is; and

(b)    what measures the Government has taken to reduce the distance to health facilities in rural areas in the Constituency.

109    Mr Ng’onga (Kaputa) - to ask the Minister of Justice:

(a)    what the staff establishment for the following courts in Kaputa District is:

(i)    Local Courts; and
(ii)    Magistrates Court;

(b)    how many positions were vacant as of May, 2014; and

(c)    when the vacancies will be filled.

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

(a)    what action has been taken against the contractor who abandoned the works on the Kelongwa-Nyoka-Lufwanyama Road;

(b)    what the total cost of the project was; and

(c)    how much money was paid to the contractor.

111    Mr Sianga (Sesheke) - to ask the Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education:

(a)    when the construction of a vocational training centre in Sesheke Parliamentary Constituency will commence; and

(b)    what progress has been made regarding the project to-date.

112    Mr Mushanga (Bwacha) - to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:

(a)    whether the Government has any plans to turn Prospect Police Post into a fully fledged Police Station and, if there are no such plans, why;

(b)    when Prospect Police Post will be provided with a vehicle for operations; and

(c)    when a police ambulance will be provided to Prospect Police Post for emergency rescue operations of road traffic accident victims on the Great North Road.

113    Ms Imenda (Luena) - to ask the Minister of Mines, Energy and Water Development:

(a)    whether any exploration for oil was ever conducted in the Barotse Plains or in any other part of Western Province between 1993 and 2013;

(b)    if so, what the results of the explorations were; and

(c)    if not, when the Government intends to undertake the exploration exercise.

114    Mr P Phiri (Mkaika) - to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:

(a)    why construction works at the Katete Main Police Station have stalled;

(b)    who the contractor of the project is; and

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

115    Mr Mucheleka (Lubansenshi) - to ask the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock:

(a)    how many camp extension officers were employed by the Government as of 31st December, 2013;

(b)    what the total establishment for camp extension officers country-wide is; and

(c)    what measures the Government has taken to reduce the extension officer-farmer ratio.

116    Mr Mutale (Kwacha) - to ask the Minister of Transport, Works, Supply and Communication what measures the Government has taken to encourage transportation of cargo by rail in order to preserve the life span of the roads.

ORDER OF THE DAY

1    Thanks - His Excellency the President’s Address – Motion (23rd September)  - Resumption of Debate.