NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ZAMBIA

FIFTH SESSION OF THE ELEVENTH ASSEMBLY

ORDER PAPER - FRIDAY, 6TH MAY, 2016

AT 0900 HOURS

HER HONOUR THE VICE PRESIDENT’S QUESTION TIME (30 MINUTES)

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

427    Mr Chishimba (Kamfinsa) - to ask the Vice President and Minister of Development Planning:

(a)    whether the Government is aware that the Kakolo Bridge in Kamfinsa Parliamentary Constituency was washed away by heavy rains in February, 2016; and

(b)    if so, when the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit will reconstruct the Bridge.

428    Mr Chipungu (Rufunsa) - to ask the Minister of Local Government and Housing:
    
(a)    who the owner of the incomplete building on Great East Road, opposite the entrance to the Natural Resources Development College in Lusaka, is;

(b)    why the building has remained incomplete for many years; and

(c)    what the way forward on the structure is.

429    Mr Chipungu (Rufunsa) - to ask the Minister of Works and Supply:

(a)    how often culvets on the Great East Road, especially on the stretch from Chongwe District Headquarters to Luangwa Bridge, are inspected;

(b)    when the culvets were last inspected; and

(c)    what the findings were.

QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

W43    Mr Lufuma (Kabompo West) - to ask the Minister of General Education:

(a)    how many primary and secondary school pupils fell pregnant from 2012 to 2015, country-wide, year by year;

(b)    what the major contributing factors to the high rate of pregnancies among school girls are;

(c)    what measures have been taken to reduce the number of pregnancies in schools; and

(d)    how effective the Re-Entry Policy is.

W44    Mr Lufuma (Kabompo West) - to ask the Minister of Health when solar power will be installed at the following rural health centres in Kabompo District:

(a)    Kabulamema

(b)    Mumbeji;

(c)    Chikenge;

(d)    Kayombo;

(e)    Chikonkwelo;

(f)    Litoya;

(g)    Chifuwe;

(h)    Ndungo;

(i)    Mufuli Wa Njamba;

(j)    Samununga;

(k)    Mbulundu; and

(l)    Dikolonga.

PRESENTATION OF GOVERNMENT BILLS

The Minister of Justice

The Electoral Process – Bill to provide for a comprehensive process for a general election; provide for the conduct of elections by the Electoral Commission of Zambia and empower the Commission to make regulations in matters relating to elections; provide for the registration of voters and the keeping of voters registers; prescribe the procedures for nominations for elections; provide for the role of presiding officers, election officers and conflict management officers; prescribe the procedure for voting during an election; provide for the accreditation and roles of observers and monitors; criminalise corrupt practices and other illegal practices related to elections and provide for penalties in connection with an election; provide for election petitions and the hearing and determination of  applications relating to a general election; provide for voter education; prescribe the electoral code of conduct; repeal and replace the Electoral Act, 2006; and provide for matters connected with, or incidental to, the foregoing.                                                 N.A.B. 35/2016

The Vice President

The Transitional Period and Inauguration of President – Bill to provide for the administration and security procedures during the transitional period; the procedure for safeguarding public documents and information during the transitional period; the procedures and formalities for the inauguration and assumption of office of President by the President-elect; the venue and place for the inauguration ceremony; the process for the handover of the symbols and instruments of office and the presidency by the former President to the President; the procedures relating to the transitional period when a President dies in office; the funding of the inauguration ceremony; and matters connected with, or incidental to, the foregoing.                

                                                                                                                                                                N.A.B. 32 /2016

The Minister of Justice

The Ratification of International Agreements – Bill to provide for the ratification of international agreements and the domestication process; and provide for matters connected with, or incidental to, the foregoing.                                                                                                                        N.A.B. 34 /2016

The Minister of Higher Education

The Higher Education Loans and Scholarships – Bill to establish the Higher Education Loans and Scholarships Board; establish the Higher Education Loans and Scholarships Fund; provide for the granting, administration, investment, payment and recovery of loans; provide for the administration and granting of scholarships; facilitate the mobilisation of financial resources for loans and scholarships; and provide for matters connected with, or incidental to, the foregoing.        N.A.B. 31/2016

The Vice President

The Public Audit – Bill to enhance the independence and autonomy of the National Audit Office and strengthen its functions; provide a framework for promoting efficiency, accountability, effectiveness and transparency of public administration through effective oversight and audit of public funds and performance; domesticate the principles of United Nations Resolution A/66/209 on promoting efficiency, accountability, effectiveness and transparency of supreme audit institutions; provide for guiding principles of public finance and performance audit; and provide for matters connected with, or incidental to, the foregoing.                                                                      N.A.B. 24/2016

The Minister of Home Affairs

The Citizenship of Zambia – Bill to provide for the composition, functions, tenure and procedures of the Citizenship Board of Zambia; make procedural provisions for the acquisition, deprivation and renunciation of citizenship of Zambia; repeal and replace the Citizenship of Zambia Act, 1975; and provide for matters connected with, or incidental to, the foregoing.                                                                                                                                                                                               N.A.B. 33/2016

The Minister of Justice

The Compensation Fund – Bill to provide for the administration and management of the Compensation Fund established under the Constitution; establish the Compensation Fund Committee and provide for its composition and functions; provide for the accounting and audit of the Fund; and provide for matters connected with, or incidental to, the foregoing.                                                                                                                                                                                                    N.A.B. 29/2016

NOTICE OF MOTIONS AND ORDERS OF THE DAY

The Vice President

Suspension of Standing Orders:  That Standing Orders 19, 20, 21(1) and 101 be suspended to enable the House to sit from 0900 hours to 2000 hours on Tuesday, 10th May and from 0900 hours on Wednesday, 11th May, 2016 until business on the Order Paper has been concluded, and all matters arising therefrom, and that on such completion the House do adjourn sine die.

The Minister of Finance

Supply:  That the House do now resolve into Committee of Supply to consider Supplementary Estimates No. 1 of 2016.

Ms Imenda

Report of the Public Accounts Committee:  That this House do adopt the Report of the Public Accounts Committee on the Report of the Auditor General on the Accounts of Parastatal Bodies and Other Statutory Institutions for the Financial Year ended 31st December, 2014 for the Fifth Session of the Eleventh National Assembly, laid on the Table of the House on 5th May, 2016.

1    The Police-Public Complaints Commission Bill                                                          (N.A.B. 12/2016)
                                                                                                                                   Second Reading

2    The Industrial Designs Bill                                                                                        (N.A.B. 17/2016)
                                                                                                                                    Second Reading

3    The Protection of Traditional Knowledge, Genetic Resources and Expressions of Folklore Bill               (N.A.B. 8/2016)
                                                                                                                                                           Committee Stage

4    The Immigration and Deportation (Amendment) Bill                                                                            (N.A.B. 13/2016)
                                                                                                                                                           Third Reading

5    The Supreme Court of Zambia (Amendment) Bill                                                                                (N.A.B. 19/2016)
                                                                                                                                                            Third Reading

6    The Ministers (Prescribed Number and Responsibilities) Bill                                                                (N.A.B. 21/2016)
                                                                                                                                                             Third Reading

7    The Public Protector Bill                                                                                                                   (N.A.B. 7/2016)
                                                                                                                                                             Third Reading