Wednesday, 13th February, 2019

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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA
 
THIRD SESSION OF THE TWELFTH ASSEMBLY
 
ORDER PAPER – WEDNESDAY, 13TH FEBRUARY, 2019
 
AT 1430 HOURS
 
QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER (STANDING ORDER 30)
 
180 Mr Chabi (Chipili) - to ask the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development:
 
(a) when the tarring of the Mung’anga-Mwenda-Kashiba road in Chipili Parliamentary Constituency will commence;
 
(b) who the contractor for the project is;
 
(c) what the total cost of the project is;
 
(d) what the time frame for the completion of the project is; and
 
(e) what the source of funding for the project is.
 
181 Mr Zimba (Chasefu) - to ask the Minister of Water Development, Sanitation and Environmental Protection:
 
(a) whether the Government has any plans to dam the following streams and rivers in Chasefu Parliamentary Constituency:
 
(i) Chasefu in Kajilime Ward;
 
(ii) Tayani in Kajilime Ward;
 
(iii) Maviyambwa in Kapilisanga Ward;
 
(iv) Nkhulonda at Champhero School;
 
(v) Lupitila in Susa Ward;
 
(vi) Champhoyo in Susa Ward; and
 
(vii) Lunzi in Susa Ward; and
 
(b) if so, when the plans will be implemented.
 
182 Mr Miyutu (Kalabo Central)    - to ask the Minister of General Education:
 
(a) whether the Government has any plans to include representatives from the Parents Teachers Associations (PTAs) to sit on the district education boards; 
 
(b) if so, when the plans will be implemented; and
 
(c) what measures the Government is taking to redefine the functions of school management structures and PTAs in order to promote unity in schools.
 
 
183 Mr Lufuma (Kabompo)    - to ask the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development when the following bridges, which were washed away by rains in Kabompo Parliamentary Constituency, will be rehabilitated:
 
(a) Nyela and Kasombo on the Kayombo-Lunyiwe road;
 
(b) Kasalya Washe in Katuva Ward;
 
(c) Mishivi on the Kabompo-Chikenge-Chief Kalunga’s Palace road;
 
(d) Kalwilo on the Kalwilo-Zambezi road;
 
(e) Chifuwe South on the Chifuwe road;
 
(f) Ndundwilo on the Katendwa Farms-Chikonkwelo road;
 
(g) Samununga on the Katendwa-Samununga road; and
 
(h) Chito Plains (at several crossing points) on the Kayombo-Dikolonga road.
 
184 Mrs Chinyama (Kafue)    - to ask the Minister of Finance:
 
(a) whether the Government has any plans to construct a new ammonium nitrate plant at the Nitrogen Chemicals of Zambia in Kafue District;
 
(b) if so, when the plans will be implemented;
 
(c) what the production capacity of the new plant will be;
 
(d) what the total cost of the project is; and
 
(e) who the financier for the project is.
 
185 Mr Miyutu (Kalabo Central)    - to ask the Minister of General Education:
 
(a) whether the Government has any plans to reopen the library at Kalabo Secondary School;
 
(b) if so, when the plans will be implemented;
 
(c) why the library was closed; and
 
(d) what measures the Government is taking to improve the literacy levels and the reading culture among the residents in Kalabo District.
 
186 Mr Zimba (Chasefu) - To ask the Minister of General Education:
 
(a) whether the re-introduction of local languages in schools has enhanced learning among pupils, especially in rural areas; and
 
(b) what measures the Government is taking to improve the reading culture in the country.
 
187 Dr Chanda (Bwana Mkubwa) - to ask the Minister of Local Government:
 
(a) whether the Keep Zambia Clean, Green and Healthy Campaign is yielding the desired results, countrywide; and
 
(b) what the challenges associated with the implementation of the programme are.
 
188 Mr Lufuma (Kabompo) - to ask the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development:
 
(a) what the status of the project to construct housing units to be financed by Mercury Assets  Partners is;
 
(b) how many housing units are earmarked for construction under the project in the following categories:
 
(i) low cost;
 
(ii) medium cost; and
 
(iii) high cost; and
 
(c) which institutions and districts will benefit from the project.
 
189 Mr Mwila (Chimwemwe) - to ask the Minister of Health: 
 
(a) when the theatre at the Chimwemwe Mini Hospital in Kitwe will become operational;
 
(b) when the facility was handed over to the Government by the contractor;
 
(c) what the cause of the delay in operationalising the theatre and X-ray facility is; and
 
(d) whether the Government has any plans to install a generator set at the Theatre Annex.
 
190 Mr Bulaya (Mpongwe) - to ask the Minister of General Education:
 
(a) whether any money was deducted from salaries for Head Teachers in Salary Scale K, countrywide, from January to September, 2016;
 
(b) if so, how much money, in total, was deducted;
 
(c) what the reasons for the deductions, were;
 
(d) whether the affected head teachers will be refunded; and
 
(e) if not, why.
 
191 Mr Chali (Nchanga) - to ask the Minister of Mines and Minerals Development:
 
(a) whether there is an improvement in terms of compliance in the various aspects of the mine following the audit of 2013;
 
(b) whether the technical team that was appointed to audit the Konkola Copper Mines Company Limited in 2015 has concluded its work;
 
(c) if so, what the findings of the audit are;
 
(d) whether representatives from the various mine workers unions were part of the technical team; and
 
(e) when the report of the technical team will be released to the public.
 
192 Mr Miyutu (Kalabo Central) - to ask the Minister of Tourism and Arts what measures the Government is taking to control poaching in Game Management Areas.
 
193 Ms Mwape (Mkushi North) - to ask the Minister of Finance:
 
(a) whether the financing agreement for the Masansa-Luano-Kabwe road has been concluded;
 
(b) if so, when the construction works will commence;
 
(c) if the agreement has not been concluded, what the cause of the delay is; and
 
(d) when the agreement will be concluded.
 
194 Mr Kabanda (Serenje) - to ask the Minister of Energy:
 
(a) whether the Government has any plans to electrify the following institutions in Serenje District:
 
(i) Chief Kabamba’s Palace; and
 
(ii) Kabamba Secondary School; 
 
(b) if so, when the plans will be implemented;
 
(c) what the total cost of the project is; and
 
(d) what the time frame for the completion of the project is.
 
195 Dr Chibanda (Mufulira) - to ask the Minister of Fisheries and Livestock:
 
(a) when a census of livestock was last conducted;
 
(b) what the cost of the exercise was;
 
(c) what the findings were;
 
(d) what the importance of such an exercise is; and
 
(e) when the next census will be conducted.
 
196 Mr Lufuma (Kabompo) - to ask the Minister of Finance:
 
(a) whether the Government has paid the over $380 million judgment debt owed to Lapgreen Networks of Libya over Zamtel as ordered by the London High Court in 2017; and
 
(b) if not, when the debt will be settled.
 
197 Mr Samakayi (Mwinilunga) - to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:
 
(a) whether the Government has any plans to reopen the Ntambu Police Post in Chief Ntambu’s area in Mwinilunga Parliamentary Constituency;
 
(b) if so, when police officers will be deployed to the area; and
 
(c) if there are no such plans, why.
 
198 Mr C Zulu (Luangeni) - to ask the Minister of Energy:
 
(a) how many complaints of faulty electricity prepaid metres were reported to ZESCO Limited, from January to December, 2018, countrywide;
 
(b) what the major causes of the faults were; and
 
(c) what measures are being taken to reduce the number of faulty metres.
 
199 Mr Miyutu (Kalabo Central) - to ask the Minister of Youth, Sport and Child Development:
 
(a) what youth empowerment programmes are earmarked for implementation, countrywide from 2019 to 2021; and
 
(b) when the implementation of each of the programmes will commence. 
 
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