NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA

THIRD SESSION OF THE TWELFTH ASSEMBLY

ORDER PAPER – TUESDAY, 12^TH FEBRUARY, 2019

AT 1430 HOURS

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER (STANDING ORDER 30)

160    Mr Mecha (Chifunabuli)      -        to ask the Minister of Health:

(a)      whether the Government has any plans to construct a rural health post at Shimalingu or Mweshilungu in Kasongole Ward in Chifunabuli Parliamentary Constituency; and

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

161    Mr Mwila (Chimwemwe)     -        to ask the Minister of Community Development and Social Welfare:

(a)      who administers the Village Banking Programme at district level;

(b)     what the criteria for identifying beneficiaries of the Programme are;

(c)      what the maximum loan amount an individual is eligible to borrow is;

(d)     what the interest rate for the loans is; and

(e)      how many people per Ward have access to the funds in Chimwemwe Parliamentary Constituency.

162    Mr Sampa (Kasama Central) -       to ask the Minister of National

Guidance and Religious Affairs what measures the Government is taking to improve the moral standing of church leaders, following negative reports in the print and electronic media about their alleged misconduct.

163    Mr Miyutu (Kalabo Central) -        to ask the Minister of General Education:

(a)      whether the Government has any plans to designate all schools that were upgraded to secondary schools in Kalabo District as examination centres; and

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

164    Mr Kaziya (Matero)            -        to ask the Minister of Youth, Sport and Child Development:

(a)      whether the Government has any plans to revamp sports activities in learning institutions, countrywide;

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

(c)      when talent identification programmes in learning  institutions will commence.

165    Mrs Mulyata (Rufunsa)       -        to ask the Minister of Health:

(a)      whether the Government has any plans to procure mortuary equipment for the Mumphanshya Mission Hospital in Rufunsa District; and

(b)     if so, when the equipment will be procured.

166    Mr Miyutu (Kalabo Central) -        to ask the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development:

(a)      how many trades schools were constructed countrywide between September, 2011 and December, 2017;

(b)     what the total number of trades schools which had not been completed as of December, 2017, is; and

(c)      what measures are being taken to expedite the completion of the projects.

167    Mr Mbulakulima (Milenge)  -        to ask the Minister of General Education:

(a)      when the Government will construct science laboratories at the following Secondary Schools in Milenge District:

1. Kafwanka;
2. Mulumbi; and
3. Chibanda;

(b)     what the effects of not having science laboratories in schools are; and

(c)      what immediate measures the Government is taking to counter the above effects.

168    Mrs Chinyama (Kafue)        -        to ask the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development:

(a)      why the construction of Gota Gota Secondary School in Chiawa area in Kafue District has stalled;

(b)     when the works will resume;

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

(d)     who the contractor is;

(e)      how much money had been paid to the contractor as of September, 2018; and

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

169    Mr Daka (Msanzala)           -        To ask the Minister of Finance:

(a)      when the Zambia Credit Guarantee Scheme will be operationalised; and

(b)     what the cause of the delay in operationalising the Scheme is.

170    Mr S Miti (Feira)                -        to ask the Minister of Energy:

(a)      why the project to connect Luangwa District to the national electricity grid has stalled;

(b)     when the project will resume;

(c)      what the name of 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.

171    Mr Mweetwa (Choma Central) -    to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:

(a)      whether the Government is aware that the Zambia Police Service is ranked as one of the leading corrupt institutions on the Transparency International Corruption Perception Index;

(b)     if so, what measures the Government is taking to reduce corruption in the Police Service;

(c)      whether there are any police officers that were prosecuted for corruption related offences from January, 2015 to August, 2018; and

(d)     if so, how many were prosecuted, year by year.

172    Dr Chanda (Bwana Mkubwa)        -        to ask the Minister of Local Government:

(a). whether the Government has any plans to procure the following equipment for the Ndola City Council in order to enhance service delivery:

1. graders;
2. front-end loaders;
3. tipper trucks; and
4. skip bins;

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

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

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

(a)      whether the Government has any plans to procure desks for distribution to schools countrywide;

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

(c)      how many desks are earmarked for procurement.

174    Mr Kabanda (Serenje)        -        to ask the Minister of Local Government:

(a)      when the grading of feeder roads in Serenje Parliamentary Constituency will commence;

(b)     which roads are earmarked for grading; and

(c)      what the total number of kilometres to be graded is.

175    Mr Lufuma (Kabompo)       -        to ask the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development:

(a)      why the rehabilitation of the Kabompo-Katendwa-Kayombo road has been abandoned for more than 5 years;

(b)     when the rehabilitation works will resume; and

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

176    Ms Mwape (Mkushi North)  -       to ask the Minister of Gender:

(a)      whether there are any empowerment programmes earmarked for women’s clubs and co-operatives in Mkushi District;

(b)     if so, what the programmes are; and

(c)      how many women’s clubs and co-operatives will be empowered in 2019.

177    Mr Nanjuwa (Mumbwa)      -        to ask the Minister of Fisheries and Livestock:

(a)      whether the Government has any plans to construct additional dip tanks in Munungu and Mpusu Central in Mpusu Ward in Mumbwa Parliamentary Constituency; and

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

178    Dr Chibanda (Mufulira)      -        to ask the Minister of Gender:

(a)      whether the Government is aware that more than 5000 teenage girls in Chipata District were impregnated in the 3^rd quarter of 2018;

(b)     if so, what factors led to the huge number of teenage pregnancies; and

(c)      what measures the Government is taking to avert teenage pregnancies in the District and the rest of the country.

179    Mr Ngulube (Kabwe Central)        -        to ask the Minister of Justice:

(a)      what led to the low pass rate in the 2018 Legal Practitioners’ Qualifying Examinations at the Zambia Institute of Advanced Legal Education (ZIALE);

(b)     what the prescribed minimum entry requirements for enrolling at ZIALE, are; and

(c)      whether the Government is aware that some universities engage unqualified personnel to teach law students.

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