105. Ms Katuta (Chiengi) - to ask the Minister of Fisheries and Livestock:

 

(a) why the Government has extended the fish ban from 1st March, 2021 to 31st May, 2021;

 

(b) whether the Government is aware of the adverse effect the extension will have on people who depend on fishing as a means of livelihood; and

 

(c) what immediate measures the Government is taking to alleviate the suffering of people in Chiengi District and other fishing areas, countrywide, as a result of the extended fish ban.

 

 

106. Mr Chaatila (Moomba) - to ask the Minister of Finance:

 

(a) what the cause of the sharp depreciation of the Kwacha against the United States Dollar and other major convertible currencies from an average of K3 in 2011 to around K15 in March, 2020, was; and

 

(b) what measures are being taken to avert further depreciation of the Kwacha.

 

107. Mr Chiyalika (Lufubu) - to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:

 

(a) how many registered political parties there were as of December, 2019;

 

(b) whether the political parties are compliant with the requirement to conduct intra-party elections in accordance with Article 60 of the Republican Constitution; and

 

(c) if not, whether there are any plans to deregister the non compliant political parties before the 2021 General Elections.

 

108. Mr Kabanda (Serenje) - to ask the Minister of Mines and Minerals Development what specific measures the Government is taking to harness the mining of manganese and gold in the country to ensure that the country benefits from the resources.

 

109. Mr Kasonso (Solwezi West) - to ask the Minister of Energy:

 

(a) why the electrification of palaces for Senior Chiefs Musele and Mukumbi in Solwezi West Parliamentary Constituency has stalled;

 

(b) when the works will resume; and

 

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

 

110. Mr Chabi (Chipili) - to ask the Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry:

 

(a) whether the Government is aware that Our Civic Duty Association (OCIDA) which was launched on 24th June, 2020, at Kapingila House, in Lusaka, as a Civil Society Organisation (CSO), is registered as a construction company at the Patents and Companies Registration Agency;

 

(b) if so, whether OCIDA would be permitted to continue operating as a CSO; and

 

(c) if it will not be permitted, why.

 

111. Mr Kabamba (Kafulafuta) - to ask the Minister of Local Government:

 

(a) when the construction of a mourners’ shelter at Kantolomba Cemetery in Bwana Mukubwa Parliamentary Constituency will commence; and

 

(b) when the tarring of the road to the Cemetery will commence.

 

112. Ms Subulwa (Sioma) - to ask the Minister of Justice:

 

(a) whether the Government has any plans to domesticate the 

following:

 

(i) The Biological Weapons Convention of 1975; and

 

(ii) The United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 of 2004;

 

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

 

(c) if there are no plans to domesticate the protocols, why.