Thursday,12th July, 2018

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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA
 
SECOND SESSION OF THE TWELFTH ASSEMBLY
 
ORDER PAPER – THURSDAY, 12TH JULY, 2018
 
AT 1430 HOURS
 
 
QUESTION FOR ORAL ANSWER (STANDING ORDER NO. 3O)
 
316.  Mr Mwila (Chimwemwe) - to ask the Minister of General Education:
 
                (a) how many teachers’ training colleges were operating illegally, country-wide, as of December, 2017;                        and
 
                (b) what measures have been taken to curb this illegal practice.
 
 
QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER (STANDING ORDER NO. 30)
 
W228. Mr Mbulakulima (Milenge) - to ask the Minister of Local Government what the current legal status of the                       former Astra Cinema piece of land in Kitwe is.
 
W229. Mr Mukosa (Chinsali) - to ask the Minister of Local Government:
 
                 (a) whether the Government has any plans to construct recreation facilities in Chinsali Parliamentary                         Constituency;
 
                (b) if so, what facilities will be constructed;
 
                (c) when the plans will be implemented; and
 
                (d) if there are no such plans, why.
 
W230. Mr Mulunda (Siavonga) - to ask the Minister of Local Government:
 
                  (a) whether the Government has any plans to rehabilitate the following roads in Siavonga                                            Parliamentary Constituency:
 
                  (i) Kariba Store-Kawila;
                 (ii) Sianyoolo-Dambwe;
                (iii) Sianyoolo-Moonga-Siakalinda;
                (iv) Nabutezi-Munyama;
                (v) Manchamvwa Inland-Manchamvwa Lakeshore; and
                (vi) Kariba Store-Namoomba-Siabamba; and
 
           (b) if so, when the plans will be implemented.
 
W231. Ms O Phiri (Nyimba) - to ask the Minister of Youth, Sport and Child Development:
 
               (a) whether the Government has any plans to establish a youth skills training centre in Nyimba District;
 
               (b) if so, when the plans will be implemented; and
 
              (c) if there are no such plans, why.
 
W232. Mr Mwila (Chimwemwe) - to ask the Minister of Energy how efficient and reliable electricity generated                             from enriched uranium is.
 
W233. Mr Samakayi (Mwinilunga) - to ask the Minister of Health when the Government will provide beddings to                         the following health facilities in Mwinilunga District:
 
               (a) Mwinilunga District Hospital; and
 
               (b) health posts with in-patients facilities.
 
W234. Mr Lufuma (Kabompo) - to ask the Minister of General Education:
 
                (a) whether the Government has any plans to construct secondary schools at the following places in                          Kabompo Parliamentary Constituency:
 
                  (i) Kabulamema; and
                 (ii) Chikenge;
 
              (b) if so, when works on each project will commence;
 
              (c) what the estimated cost of each project is; and
 
             (d) what the estimated time frame for the completion of each project is.
 
W235. Mr Mulunda (Siavonga) - to ask the Minister of Health:
 
              (a) when the Government will construct a modern district hospital in Siavonga;
 
              (b) whether the Government has any plans to upgrade Matua and Sianyoolo Rural Health Centres to                         first  level hospitals; and
 
              (c) if so, when the plans will be implemented.
 
W236. Mr Lufuma (Kabompo) - to ask the Minister of Energy:
 
                  (a) how much money ZESCO Limited owes Maamba Collieries Limited; and
 
                 (b) what measures the Government is taking to facilitate the liquidation of the debt.
 
W237. Mr Lufuma (Kabompo) - to ask the Minister of Water Development, Sanitation and Environmental Protection:
 
                 (a) whether the smoke emissions from the cooking oil manufacturing plant in Katuba Parliamentary                             Constituency is hazardous to the environment; and
 
                (b) if so, what measures are being taken to protect the environment from the effects of the smoke                                emissions.
 
W238. Mr Lufuma (Kabompo) - to ask the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development:
 
                  (a) why the construction of the Kalwilo Bridge in Kabompo District was abandoned by the contractor                           from Namibia;
 
                  (b) when the project will resume; 
 
                   (c) what type of material will be used to construct the Bridge; and
 
                   (d) what the estimated cost of the project is.
 
W239. Mr Lufuma (Kabompo) - to ask the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development whether the                                 Government has any plans to construct Acrow Panel bridges at the following places in Kabompo                           District:
 
                       (i) Dishiwu;
                       (ii) Kasombo;
                       (iii) Mishivi;
                       (iv) Chifuvwe South;
                       (v) 6 river crossings on the Kayombo-Dikolonga road; and
                       (vi) the crossing point on the Mumbeji-Salenda Primary School road.
 
W240. Mr Lufuma (Kabompo) - to ask the Minister of Justice:
 
                   (a) what progress the Government has made in facilitating the amendment of the Public Order Act                              in line with the Zambian Constitution; and
 
                   (b) what has caused the delay in facilitating the amendment of the Act.
 
W241. Mr Chisopa (Mkushi South) - to ask the Minister of General Education:
 
                  (a) how many community schools have been converted to Government schools in Mkushi South                                 Parliamentary Constituency;
 
                 (b) of the schools above, how many were included in the Infrastructure Plan;
 
                 (c) what criteria were used to identify the schools at (b); and
 
                 (d) how many trained teachers were deployed to each of the converted schools.
 
W242. Mr Chisopa (Mkushi South) - to ask the Minister of Defence:
 
                 (a) why the earth-moving equipment which was working on the Ching’ombe-Mboshya road in                                       Mkushi South Parliamentary Constituency has been moved from the site;
 
                (b) when it will be taken back to the site to continue with the works;
 
                (c) what the time-frame for the completion of the outstanding works is;
 
                (d) when the rehabilitation works on the Mboroma-Mboshya road to Chipaba Bridge will                                               commence; and
 
               (e) what the estimated time frame for completion of the project at (d) is.
 
W243. Mr Mbulakulima (Milenge) - to ask the Vice President:
 
              (a) whether the Government has any plans to honour the late Dennis Liwewe by naming some                                    sports facilities after him; and
 
              (b) if there are no such plans, why.
 
W244. Mr Mbulakulima (Milenge) - to ask the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development:
 
               (a) whether the Government has any plans to rehabilitate the Tokyo (Ring) Road, especially the                                   stretch from Misisi Compound to Lusaka Water Works, which is in a bad state;
 
               (b) if so, when the plans will be implemented; and
 
               (c) if there are no such plans, why.
 
W245. Mr Mbulakulima (Milenge) - to ask the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development:
 
                    (a) when the construction of a primary school at Kashila in Milenge District will commence;
 
                   (b) why the money which was disbursed for the project in 2010 was diverted to other projects;
 
                   (c) when the money will be refunded; and
 
                  (d) what the time frame for the completion of the project is.
 
W246. Mr Miyanda (Mapatizya) - to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:
 
                  (a) how many inmates died from 2015 to 2017, year by year, country-wide; and
 
                 (b) what the common causes of death in correctional centres are.
 
W247. Mr Miyanda (Mapatizya) - to ask the Minister of General Education:
 
                  (a) when funds for the upgrading of Luyaba Day Secondary School in Mapatizya Parliamentary                                  Constituency will be released;
 
                 (b) what has caused the delay in releasing the allocation;
 
                 (c) how many qualified teachers have been posted to the School; and
 
                 (d) how many staff houses have been constructed.
 
W248. Mr Miyanda (Mapatizya) - to ask the Minister of General Education:
 
                   (a) how many primary schools were upgraded to secondary schools from 2011 to 2017 in Mapatizya                           Parliamentary Constituency;
 
                  (b) how many schools at (a) had a full complement of infrastructure; and
                  (c) when the construction of outstanding infrastructure at the upgraded schools will be completed.
 
W249. Mr Miyanda (Mapatizya) - to ask the Minister of Housing and   Infrastructure Development:
                 when the rehabilitation works on the Kafue-Mazabuka-Monze road will commence;
 
                     (a) who the contractor for the project is; and
 
                     (b) what the estimated cost of the project is.
 
W250. Mr Miyanda (Mapatizya) - to ask the Minister of Justice:
 
                 (a) when the newly constructed Zimba Local Court will be opened to the public;
 
                 (b) what has caused the delay in opening the Court;
 
                 (c) how many employees have been deployed to the Court;
 
                 (d) whether the employees are on the payroll; and
 
                 (e) if not, when they will be put on the payroll.
 
W251. Mr Miyanda (Mapatizya) - to ask the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development:
 
                (a) when the construction of infrastructure in the newly created Zimba District will be completed;
 
               (b) what has caused the delay in completing the project;
 
               (c) what the time frame for completing the project is; and
 
              (d) what the total cost of the project is.
 
W252. Mr Kintu (Solwezi East) - to ask the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development:
 
             (a) when the construction of the Solwezi-Kipushi road will commence;
 
            (b) what has caused the delay in commencing the project;
 
            (c) what the estimated cost of the project is; and
 
             (d) what the time frame for the completion of the project is.
 
W253. Mr Kintu (Solwezi East) - to ask the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development:
 
              (a) when the construction of the One Stop Border Post at Kipushi in Mushindamo District will                                       commence;
 
             (b) what the estimated cost of the project is; and
 
             (c) what the time frame for the completion of the project is.
 
W254. Mr Simbao (Senga Hill) - to ask the Minister of Water Development, Sanitation and Environmental                                Protection:
                (a) whether the Government has any plans to remove plastic waste from the environment,
                     country-wide; and
 
              (b) if so, when the plans will be implemented.
 
W255. Mr Simbao (Senga Hill) - to ask the Minister of Finance:
 
                 (a) what the country’s total foreign debt was, as of December, 2017;
 
                 (b) how much of the debt was:
 
                     (i) short-term;
                    (ii) medium term; and
                    (iii) long term; and
 
                   (c) what the component of interest at (b) (i), (ii) and (iii), is.
 
W256. Mr Simbao (Senga Hill) - to ask the Minister of Finance:
 
                   (a) what the country’s per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was, as of 2016;
 
                  (b) where Zambia is ranked among Sub-Sahara African countries in terms of GDP per capita; and
 
                  (c) in Sub-Sahara Africa, which countries are in the top five in terms of GDP per capita.
 
W257. Mr Simbao (Senga Hill) - to ask the Minister of Higher Education:
 
                  (a) whether the Government is aware that the University of Zambia, School of Medicine, Ridgeway                            Campus, has over enrolled students;
 
                 (b) what the design population of Ridgeway Campus, in terms of the following is:
 
                      (i) accommodation;
                     (ii) lecture rooms; and
                     (iii) laboratories;
 
                (c) whether all medical students are accommodated at the Campus; and
 
                (d) what the ratio of students per cadaver is.
 
W258. Mr Simbao (Senga Hill) - to ask the Minister of Finance:
 
               (a) what the role of the Development Bank of Zambia (DBZ) is;
 
               (b) whether the Bank is fulfilling its role;
 
               (c) what the present liquidity ratio of the Bank is;
 
              (d) what the total amount of money owed to the Bank is; and
 
              (e) what the debt repayment ratio of DBZ’s loans is.
 
W259. Mr Simbao (Senga Hill) - to ask the Minister of General Education:
 
              (a) how many boarding secondary schools had been under construction in the Northern Province from                      2009 to 2017;
 
              (b) how many schools have since been completed and opened; and
 
              (c) what the status of Menje Boarding Secondary School in Senga Hill District, is.
 
W260. Mr Kabanda (Serenje) - to ask the Minister of Local Government:
 
              (a) when the upgrading of the 32 km township roads in Serenje District will commence;
 
              (b) what has caused the delay in commencing the project; and
 
              (c) what the estimated cost of the project is.
 
W261. Mr Kabanda (Serenje) - to ask the Minister of Local Government:
 
            (a) what the total number of contractors that bid for the rehabilitation of Serenje District Council offices is;
 
            (b) who the successful bidder for the project was; and
 
           (c) what the total cost of the project was.
 
W262. Mr Kabanda (Serenje) - to ask the Minister of General Education:
 
            (a) what the total cost of constructing Chief Kabamba Day Secondary School in Serenje Parliamentary                       Constituency is; and
 
           (b) what the name of the contractor for the project is.
 
 
W263. Mr Kabanda (Serenje) - to ask the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development:
 
           (a) why works at Pilyeshi Kapilya Community School in Serenje Parliamentary Constituency have stalled;
 
           (b) what the name of the contractor for the project is;
 
           (c) when the works will resume; and
 
          (d) what the time frame for the completion of the project is.
 
W264. Mr Kabanda (Serenje) - to ask the Minister of Agriculture:
 
          (a) how many farmers were on the e-voucher system in Serenje Parliamentary Constituency for the                           2017/2018 farming season;
 
          (b) how many e-voucher cards were activated in the Constituency as of 31st December, 2017; and
 
          (c) what measures have been taken to protect farmers from being exploited by some agro dealers.
 
W265. Mr Kabanda (Serenje) - to ask the Minister of Fisheries and Livestock:
 
             (a) whether the Government has any plans to increase fish farming activities in Serenje Parliamentary                        Constituency; 
 
            (b) if so, when the plans will be implemented; and
 
            (c) how much money will be spent during the initial phase of the exercise.
 
W266. Mr Miyutu (Kalabo Central) - to ask the Minister of Health:
 
             (a) whether there is adequate and consistent supply of medicines to rural health centres, country-wide;                       and
 
            (b) if not, what measures have been taken to ensure adequate and consistent supply of medicines.
 
W267. Mr Miyutu (Kalabo Central) - to ask the Minister of Health:
 
             (a) whether the Government has any plans to construct mothers’ shelters at the following rural health                          centres in Kalabo District:
 
                  (i) Namundale;
                  (ii) Mitwi;
                 (iii) Nguma;
                 (iv) Buleya; and
                 (v) Lutwi; 
 
             (b) if so, when the plans will be implemented; and
 
             (c) when additional staff houses will be constructed at the health centres.
 
W268. Mr Miyutu (Kalabo Central) - to ask the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development:
 
              (a) why the construction of the Kalabo Resource Centre in Kalabo District has stalled;
 
             (b) when the works will resume;
 
             (c) how much money has been spent on the project so far;
 
             (d) what the total cost of the project is; and
 
            (e) what the time-frame for the completion of the outstanding works is.
 
W269. Mr Miyutu (Kalabo Central) - to ask the Minister of Water Development, Sanitation and Environmental                    Protection:
 
             (a) when Sihole Secondary School in Kalabo District will be provided with adequate water; and
 
            (b) when water flushing toilets will be constructed at the School.
 
W270. Mr Miyutu (Kalabo Central) - to ask the Minister of Water Development, Sanitation and Environmental                    Protection:
 
              (a) when the newly constructed sewerage system at Kalabo District Hospital will become operational;
 
              (b) what has caused the delay in operationalising the system;
 
              (c) whether the contractor for the project has been paid; 
 
              (d) if not, how much money is outstanding; and
 
              (e) what measures have been taken to protect the infrastructure from being vandalised.
 
W271. Mr Miyutu (Kalabo Central) - to ask the Minister of Energy:
 
               (a) why construction works on the Kalabo-Sikongo power supply line project have stalled;
 
               (b) when the works will resume;
 
               (c) whether the Government is aware that the infrastructure for the project is being vandalised; and
 
              (d) if so, what measures have been taken to protect the property.
 
W272. Mr Miyutu (Kalabo Central) - to ask the Minister of Transport and Communication:
 
              (a) how many canals were dredged in Kalabo District in 2017;
 
              (b) how many kilometres of canals were dredged;
 
              (c) what the total cost of the project was; and
 
              (d) whether there are any plans to dredge more canals in 2018.
 
W273. Mr Miyutu (Kalabo Central) - to ask the Minister of Water Development, Sanitation and Environmental                   Protection:
 
              (a) what measures have been taken to ensure that clean and safe water is supplied to Kalabo District;
 
             (b) whether the Government has any plans to provide water kiosks to the following compounds in the                         District:
 
                   (i) Kashitu;
                   (ii) Ulele;
                  (iii) Malelekwa; and
                  (iv) Winela; and
 
             (c) if so, when the plans will be implemented.
 
W274. Mr Miyutu (Kalabo Central) - to ask the Minister of Water Development, Sanitation and Environmental                    Protection:
 
               (a) whether the Government has any plans to construct dams in Nguma Ward in Kalabo Central                                   Parliamentary Constituency, which faces a critical shortage of water, especially for cattle during the                       dry season; and
 
               (b) if so, when the plans will be implemented.
 
W275. Mr Miyutu (Kalabo Central) - to ask the Minister of General Education:
 
               (a) how many teachers, who retired from 2011 to 2016 in Kalabo District have not been paid their                                 terminal benefits, year by year;
 
               (b) how much money is owed to the teachers in form of:
 
                     (i) leave pay; and
                    (ii) repatriation allowance;
 
              (c) what has caused the delay in paying the teachers their retirement packages; and
 
              (d) what measures have been taken to expedite the payment process.
 
W276. Mr Miyutu (Kalabo Central) - to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:
 
             (a) whether the Government has any plans to upgrade Lukona Police Post in Kalabo Central                                       Parliamentary Constituency to a police station; and
 
            (b) if so, when the plans will be implemented.
 
W277. Mr Miyutu (Kalabo Central) - to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:
 
            (a) whether the Government is aware that cases of cattle rustling are on the increase in Kalabo District;                     and
 
            (b) if so, what measures have been taken to curb the crime.
 
W278. Mr Miyutu (Kalabo Central) - to ask the Minister of General Education:
 
              (a) whether the Government has any plans to introduce sexual health education in the school                                      curriculum;
 
             (b) if so, when the plans will be implemented; and
 
             (c) at what grade level the subject will be introduced.
 
W279. Mr Chisopa (Mkushi South) - to ask the Minister of General Education when the following vacancies at                        the following primary schools in Chitambo District will be filled:
 
                    (a) head teacher:
 
                        (i) Kamaka;
                        (ii) Kasuko;
                       (iii) Lusenga;
                       (iv) Mateyo Kakumbi;
                       (v) Katonga;
                      (vi) Nakatambo;
                     (vii) Chipundu; and
                    (viii) Chitambo;
               (b) deputy head teacher:
 
                    (i) Kamaka;
                    (ii) Kasuko;
                    (iii) Lusenga;
                    (iv) Gibson;
                    (v) Katikulula;
                    (vi) Kafinda;
                    (vii) Fisonge;
                    (viii) Chalilo; and
                    (ix) Mpelembe; and
 
             (c) senior teacher:
 
                  (i) Kamaka;
                 (ii) Kasuko;
                (iii) Lusenga;
                (iv) Mateyo Kakumbi;
                (v) Katonga;
                (vi) Katikulula;
                (vii) Gibson;
                (viii) Kobola;
                 (ix) Kasanshya; and
                 (x) Misumba.
 
W280. Mr Chisopa (Mkushi South) - to ask the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development:
 
             (a) whether the Government has any plans to build staff houses for wildlife officers at Mpelembe Camp                       in Chitambo Parliamentary Constituency; 
 
             (b) if so, when the plans will be implemented; and
 
             (c) if there are no such plans, why.
 
W281. Mr Chisopa (Mkushi South) - to ask the Minister of Health:
 
             (a) whether the Government has any plans to renovate Chitambo Hospital in Chitambo Parliamentary                        Constituency;
 
             (b) if so, when the plans will be implemented; and
 
             (c) if there are no such plans, why.
 
W282. Mr Chisopa (Mkushi South) - to ask the Vice President:
 
              (a) whether all farmland in Katikulula Resettlement Scheme in Chitambo District has been allocated to                        developers;
 
              (b) if not, how many hectares of land have not yet been allocated; and
 
              (c) when the remaining land will be allocated to developers.
 
W283. Mr Chisopa (Mkushi South) - to ask the Minister of Water Development, Sanitation and Environmental                    Protection:
 
               (a) whether the Government has any plans to construct dams in Chitambo District;
 
               (b) if so, when the plans will be implemented; and
 
               (c) how many dams are earmarked for construction in 2018.
 
W284. Mr Kasonso (Solwezi West) – to ask the Minister of Water Development,Sanitation and Environmental                  Protection:
 
               (a) how many boreholes were sunk in Kalumbila District in 2017;
 
               (b) whether the Government has any plans to sink more boreholes in 2018; and
 
               (c) if so, which areas have been identified for the additional boreholes.
 
W285. Mr Kasonso (Solwezi West) - to ask the Minister of Energy:
 
              (a) when the electrification of the palaces for Senior Chief Musele and Senior Chief Mukumbi in                                    Kalumbila District will be completed; and
 
              (b) what has caused the delay in completing the projects.
 
W286. Mr Kasonso (Solwezi West) - to ask the Minister of Finance:
 
               (a) how much money, in total, was released to spending agencies during the 2016 financial year,                                 province by province; and
 
              (b) what the percentage of the funds released against the approved Estimates of Expenditure for the                          same year was, province by province.
 
W287. Mr Ng’onga (Kaputa) - to ask the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development:
 
                (a) when the rehabilitation of the Chiengi-Lambwe-Chomba-Kaputa road will commence;
 
                (b) what has caused the delay in commencing the project;
 
                (c) when the contract to rehabilitate the road was signed; and
 
                (d) who the contractor for the project is.
 
W288. Mr Ng’onga (Kaputa) - to ask the Minister of Health:
 
                (a) when the following vacancies at the  Kaputa District Hospital will be filled:
 
                     (i) General Medical Officer;
                    (ii) Hospital Administrator; and
                   (iii) Nurse-In-Charge; and
 
                (b) what has caused the delay in filling the vacancies.
 
W289. Dr Chanda (Bwana Mkubwa) - to ask the Minister of Water Development,Sanitation and Environmental                  Protection:
 
                (a) whether the Government has any plans to provide piped water to the following townships in Bwana                       Mkubwa Parliamentary Constituency:
 
                     (i) Itawa Extension;
                     (ii) Ndeke Extension;
                    (iii) Jacaranda;
                    (iv) Kaloko Extension; and
                    (v) Mushili Extension;
 
                (b) when the construction of sewerage systems in the townships above will commence; and
 
                (c) when the Government will sink additional boreholes or provide water kiosks in the following                                   townships:
                     (i) Old Regiment;
                    (ii) Mackenzie;
                    (iii) Katondo;
                    (iv) Kabulanda;
                    (v) Kaloko;
                    (vi) Zambia Compound;
                   (vii) Kantolomba; and
                   (viii) Mwenye.
 
W290. Dr Chanda (Bwana Mkubwa) - to ask the Minister of Health:
 
                (a) when the Mushili Health Centre in Bwana Mkubwa Parliamentary Constituency will be upgraded to                       a first level hospital;
 
                (b) when the Ndeke Mini Hospital will be opened to the public; and
 
               (c) when additional health centres in the following townships will be constructed:
 
                  (i) Mushili;
                 (ii) Mwenye;
                (iii) Kantolomba;
                (iv) Katondo;
                (v) Kaloko; and
                (vi) Jacaranda.
 
W291. Dr Chanda (Bwana Mkubwa) - to ask the Minister of Health when ambulances for the Ndeke Mini                         Hospital and Mushili Health Centre in Bwana Mkubwa Parliamentary Constituency will be procured.
 
W292. Dr Chanda (Bwana Mkubwa) - to ask the Minister of Local Government:
 
              (a) when the tarring of all township roads in Bwana Mkubwa Parliamentary Constituency will commence;
 
             (b) what the time frame for the completion of the project is;
 
             (c) what the total cost of the project is; and
 
             (d) which roads are earmarked for tarring in 2018.
 
W293. Dr Chanda (Bwana Mkubwa) - to ask the Minister of General Education:
 
              (a) when the following schools in Bwana Mkubwa Parliamentary Constituency will be upgraded to                               secondary schools:
 
                 (i) Twikatane Basic;
                (ii) Yengwe Basic;
               (iii) Katondo Basic;
               (iv) Twalubuka Basic;
               (v) Madando Basic;
               (vi) Tug Argan Basic;
              (vii) Kansengu Primary;
              (viii) Bonano Primary;
              (ix) Twatemwa Primary; and
               (x) Ndeke Primary; and
 
         (b) whether the Government has any plans to construct additional secondary schools in the Constituency.
 
W294. Ms Chisangano (Gwembe) - to ask the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development:
 
               (a) why the works on the Bottom Road in Gwembe Parliamentary Constituency have stalled;
 
              (b) when the project 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.
 
W295. Mr Imbuwa (Nalolo) - to ask the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development:
 
               (a) whether a new site for constructing the Nalolo Rural Health Centre and staff houses in Nalolo                                 District, away from the plains has been identified;
 
               (b) if so, where the new Health Centre will be situated; and
 
              (c) when the construction will commence.
 
W296. Ms P Jere (Lumezi) - to ask the Minister of Agriculture:
 
              (a) whether the Government has any plans to construct dams for irrigation purposes in Lumezi                                    Parliamentary Constituency;
 
             (b) if so, how many dams will be constructed;
 
             (c) when the project will commence;
 
             (d) what the time frame for the completion of the project is; and
 
             (e) what the total cost of the project is. 
 
W297. Ms P Jere (Lumezi) - to ask the Minister of Agriculture:
 
             (a) whether the Government is aware of malpractices that occurred during the implementation of the   
                  e-voucher system during the 2017/18 farming season countrywide; and
 
            (b) if so, what measures have been taken to avert the reoccurrence of such practices.
 
W298. Ms P Jere (Lumezi) - to ask the Minister of Agriculture:
 
           (a) when works to open up the Chikumbiro Farm Block in Lumezi Parliamentary Constituency will                                commence;
 
           (b) what the time frame for the completion of the project is; and
 
           (c) what the total cost of the project is.
 
 W299. Ms P Jere (Lumezi) - to ask the Minister of General Education:
 
                (a) whether the Government has any plans to construct a secondary school in Chinyalubwe area in                             Lumezi Parliamentary Constituency;
 
                (b) if so, when the project will commence;
 
               (c) what the time frame for the completion of the project is; and
 
               (d) what the total cost of the project is.
 
W300. Ms P Jere (Lumezi) - to ask the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development:
 
               (a) when the construction of the 1×4 classroom block at Lumimba Day Secondary School in Lumezi                             Parliamentary Constituency will be completed;
 
               (b) what the time frame for the completion of the project is;
 
              (c) what the total cost of the project is; and
 
              (d) what has caused the delay in completing the project.
 
W301. Ms P Jere (Lumezi) - to ask the Minister of General Education:
 
              (a) whether the Government has any plans to construct additional classrooms at the following                                      Secondary Schools in Lumezi Parliamentary Constituency:
 
                   (i) Chikomeni;
                  (ii) Kazembe; and
                  (iii) Chasera;
 
              (b) if so, when the construction works will commence;
 
              (c) what the time frame for the completion of the project is; and
 
              (d) what the total cost of the project is.
 
W302. Ms P Jere (Lumezi) - to ask the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development:
 
               (a) whether the Government has any plans to construct bridges across the following Rivers in Lumezi                         Parliamentary Constituency:
 
                      (i) Lukusuzi, connecting Kateme to Kabelu;
                     (ii) Lukusuzi, connecting Kateme to Khubu;
                     (iii) Dwanombo, connecting Kaluluma to the Chipata-Lundazi road junction;
                     (iv) Dwanombo, connecting Katumula to the Chipata-Lundazi road junction;
                     (v) Mpingozi, connecting Chauluma School to the Chipata-Lundazi road junction;
                     (vi) Lumimba, connecting Lumamba School to Chikomeni Headquarters;
                     (vii) Chamkoma, connecting Lumamba School to Chamkoma; and
                     (viii) Chamkapa, connecting Kavikuyu School to the Chipata-Lundazi road junction;
 
               (b) if so, when works on each project will commence;
 
               (c) what the time frame on average for the completion of each project is; and
 
              (d) what the total cost of the projects is.
 
W303. Ms P Jere (Lumezi) - to ask the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development:
 
                (a) when the rehabilitation of the following roads in Lumezi Parliamentary Constituency will commence:
 
                    (i) Lundazi - Chitungulu (D-Road);
                    (ii) Lundazi - Kazembe; and
                    (iii) Chikomeni - Mwanya;
 
               (b) what the time frame for the completion of the projects is; and
 
              (c) what the total cost of the projects is.
 
W304. Ms P Jere (Lumezi) - to ask the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development:
 
               (a) when the construction of Nabwalya-Chisengu road under the Link Zambia 8000 Project in Lumezi                         Parliamentary Constituency will resume;
 
               (b) why construction works have stalled; 
 
               (c) what the time frame for the completion of the project is;
 
              (d) when the construction of roads from Mwanya to the following areas under the same Project will                              commence:
 
                    (i) Nabwalya;
                   (ii) Mfuwe; and
                  (iii) Chipata; 
 
             (e) when the projects will be completed; and
 
             (f) what the total cost of the projects at (d) is.
 
W305. Mr Mulunda (Siavonga) - to ask the Minister of Health:
 
              (a) when the construction of the health post at Chalokwa will be completed; and
 
              (b) what has caused the delay in completing the project.
 
W306. Mr Kamondo (Mufumbwe) - to ask the Minister of Water Development, Sanitation and Environmental                      Protection:
 
              (a) why the construction of Kashima Dam in Mufumbwe Parliamentary Constituency has stalled; and
 
             (b) when the project will resume.
 
W307. Mr Kamondo (Mufumbwe) - to ask the Minister of Local Government when the construction of the                          following feeder roads in Mufumbwe Parliamentary Constituency will commence:
 
             (a) Kalengwa-Kabipupu; and
 
            (b) Kabipupu-Mushima.
 
W308. Mr Kamondo (Mufumbwe) - to ask the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources:
 
              (a) whether the Government has any plans to plant trees in areas which have been left bare after the                          harvest of the Mukula tree in Mufumbwe Parliamentary Constituency;
 
             (b) if so, when the plans will be implemented; and
 
             (c) whether the Government has any plans to introduce awareness programmes on conservation of                            forests in order to preserve the remaining tree species.
 
W309. Mr Kamondo (Mufumbwe) - to ask the Minister of General Education:
 
             (a) how many General Certificate of Education (GCE) examination centres are in Mufumbwe District;
 
             (b) whether there are any plans to open up more centres;
 
             (c) if so, when the plans will be implemented; and
 
             (d) if there are no such plans, why.
 
W310. Mr Kamondo (Mufumbwe) - to ask the Minister of General Education when Chilembe Primary School in                          Mufumbwe District will be upgraded to a secondary school.
 
W311. Mr Kintu (Solwezi East) - to ask the Minister of General Education:
 
                (a) whether the Government has any plans to distribute desks to schools in Solwezi East                                              Parliamentary   Constituency;
 
               (b) if so, when the desks will be distributed;
 
              (c) which schools will benefit from the exercise; and
 
              (d) what the total cost of purchasing and distributing the desks is.
 
W312. Mr Kintu (Solwezi East) - to ask the Minister of General Education:
 
               (a) when the construction of classroom blocks and staff houses at the following secondary schools in                           Solwezi East Parliamentary Constituency will commence:
 
                     (i) Kichekwe;
                    (ii) Yowela; and
                    (iii) Mapunga;
 
               (b) how many classroom blocks and staff houses are earmarked for construction at each school; and
 
               (c) what the time frame for the completion of the works at each school is.
 
W313. Mr Kintu (Solwezi East) - to ask the Minister of Local Government:
 
                (a) whether the Government has any plans to construct feeder roads connecting the following                                      Chiefdoms in Solwezi East Parliamentary Constituency:
 
                      (i) Chief Kikola-Chief Musaka;
                     (ii) Senior Chief Kalilele-Chief Musaka;
                     (iii) Senior Chief Kalilele-Chief Mulonga;
                     (iv) Senior Chief Kalilele-Chief Kikola; and
                     (v) Senior Chief Kalilele-Senior Chief Mujimanzhovu;
 
               (b) if so, when the plans will be implemented; and
 
               (c) what the time frame, on average, for the completion of each road is.
 
W314. Mr Kintu (Solwezi East) - to ask the Minister of Fisheries and Livestock:
 
                (a) whether the Government has any plans to encourage commercial farming of fish and goats in                                Solwezi East Parliamentary Constituency;
 
                (b) if so, when the plans will be implemented; and
 
               (c) what measures the Government is taking to promote goat rearing countrywide to meet the growing                        demand both at home and abroad.
 
W315. Mr Kintu (Solwezi East) - to ask the Minister of General Education:
 
                (a) whether the Government has any plans to procure computers for schools in Mushindamo District;                          and
 
               (b) if so, when the plans will be implemented.
 
W316. Mr Lufuma (Kabompo) - to ask the Minister of Health:
 
               (a) whether the doctors who were recruited by the Government in November, 2017 have been put on                          the payroll;
 
              (b) if not, why; and
 
              (c) when they will be put on the payroll.
 
W317. Mr Lumayi (Chavuma) - to ask the Vice President:
 
               (a) when the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) was established; 
 
              (b) whether the IDC has been audited since its establishment;
 
              (c) if so, what the findings of the audit are;
 
             (d) if it has not been audited, why; and
 
            (e) when it will be audited.
 
W318. Mr Mecha (Chifunabuli) - to ask the Minister of General Education:
 
              (a) what the total number of the following, in the Early Childhood Education (ECE) sub-sector, is:
 
                    (i) ECE centres country-wide;
                   (ii) ECE centres in Chifunabuli Parliamentary Constituency;
                  (iii) ECE trained teachers deployed countrywide; and
                  (iv) ECE trained teachers deployed to Chifunabuli Parliamentary Constituency;
 
              (b) what the deficit of ECE trained teachers countrywide is; and
 
              (c) when the required number of teachers will be attained.
 
W319. Mr Miyutu (Kalabo Central) - to ask the Minister of Fisheries and Livestock:
 
               (a) what the total number of veterinary officers in Kalabo District is;
 
               (b) what the total number of agriculture camps in the District is; and
 
               (c) how many camps have veterinary officers.
 
W320. Mr Mulunda (Siavonga) - to ask the Minister of Local Government when the rehabilitation of township                       roads in Siavonga District will commence.
 
W321. Mr Mulunda (Siavonga) - to ask the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development when the                            rehabilitation of the Siavonga Road from the Chirundu-Kafue road Junction to Kariba Dam (M15) will                    commence.
 
 
 
NOTICE OF MOTION AND ORDERS OF THE DAY
 
Mr Kunda 
 
Report of the Public Accounts Committee:  That this House do adopt the Report of the Public Accounts Committee, for the Second Session of the Twelfth National Assembly, laid on the Table of the House on 6th July, 2018.
 
 
1 The Credit Reporting Bill                                                                                   (N.A.B 6/2018)
                                                                                                                           Committee Stage 
 
2 The Public-Private Partnership (Amendment) Bill                                             (N.A.B 7/2018)
                                                                                                                           Committee Stage 
 
3 Report of the Committee on Legal Affairs, Human Rights, National Guidance, Gender Matters and Governance - Motion (6th July) - Resumption of debate: (The Minister of Home Affairs).
 
4 Report of the Parliamentary Reforms and Modernisation Committee - Motion (11th July) - Resumption of debate. 
 
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