NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA

SECOND SESSION OF THE TWELFTH ASSEMBLY

ORDER PAPER – TUESDAY, 6TH MARCH, 2018

AT 1430 HOURS

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER (STANDING ORDER NO. 31)

207    Dr Musokotwane (Liuwa) - to ask the Minister of Fisheries and Livestock:

(a)    why the Government has extended the fishing ban to Liuwa Parliamentary Constituency which is not affected by the cholera epidemic;

(b)    whether the Government is aware that the extension of the ban is adversely affecting the people of Liuwa who depend on fishing activities for their livelihood; and

(c)    whether the Government will consider lifting the ban in areas which are not affected by the cholera epidemic.

208    Mr Samakayi (Mwinilunga) - to ask the Minister of Energy:

(a)    whether the Government is aware that ZESCO Ltd has run out of prepaid metres;

(b)    when the prepaid metres will be procured to avoid inconveniencing new customers and those requiring replacements; and

(c)    what measures the Government is taking to ensure that ZESCO Ltd has a continuous supply of essential items such as prepaid metres and transformers.

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER (STANDING ORDER NO. 30)

209    Mr C Zulu (Luangeni) - to ask the Minister of Energy:

(a)    whether there are any companies that have shown interest in setting up energy generating plants using solid waste;

(b)    if so, what the names of the companies are; and

(c)    what measures have been taken to promote the establishment of such plants.

210    Ms Kucheka (Zambezi West) - to ask the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development:

(a)    why the construction of a police post at Mize in Chief Ndungu’s Chiefdom in Zambezi West Parliamentary Constituency has stalled;

(b)    when the construction works will resume;

(c)    who the contractor for the project is;

(d)    what the total cost of the project is; and

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

211    Mr Chali (Nchanga) - to ask the Minister of Higher Education:

(a)    who the shareholders of the Zambia Institute of Management (ZAMIM), are;

(b)    what percentage of shares is owned by the Government; and

(c)    how the ZAMIM Chingola Campus was acquired from the Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines.

212    Mr C Zulu (Luangeni) - to ask the Minister of Local Government:

(a)    why the abattoir in Kitwe District was converted to a warehouse;

(b)    who the new occupants of the former abattoir are;

(c)    whether the Government has any plans to construct a new abattoir in Kitwe;

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

(e)    where livestock traders currently slaughter their animals from.

213    Mr Chisopa (Mkushi South) - to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:

(a)    when the motor vehicle for Luano Police Post in Mkushi South Parliamentary Constituency which was sent for repair, will be returned;

(b)    why it has taken long to return the motor vehicle;

(c)    whether the Government has any plans to procure a new vehicle for the Police Post; and

(d)    if so, when a new vehicle will be procured.

214    Mr Kintu (Solwezi East) - to ask the Minister of Higher Education:

(a)    whether the Government has any plans to construct a skills training institute in Mushindamo District;

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

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

215    Mr Mecha (Chifunabuli) - to ask the Minister of General Education:

(a)    whether the Government has any plans to transform Kasaba Day Secondary School in Chifunabuli Parliamentary Constituency to a boarding school;

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

(c)    if there are no such plans, why; and

(d)    when an accountant and a secretary will be deployed to the School.

216    Mr Kamboni (Kalomo Central) - to ask the Minister of Local Government:

(a)    what the progress on the rehabilitation of township roads in Kalomo Central Parliamentary Constituency is;

(b)    what the time-frame for the completion of the project is; and

(c)    what the name of the contractor for the project is.

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