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Report for Government Assurances-2016-Final REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT ASSURANCES FOR THE FIFTH SESSION OF THE ELEVENTH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY APPOINTED ON TUESDAY, 22ND SEPTEMBER, 2015 Printed by the National Assembly of Zambia REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT ASSURANCES FOR THE FIFTH SESSION OF THE ELEVENTH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY APPOINTED ON TUESDAY, 22ND SEPTEMBER, 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS Item Page Membership of the Committee 1 Functions of the Committee 1 Procedure of the Committee 1 Meetings of the Committee 1 PART I – CONSIDERATION OF SUBMISSIONS ON NEW AND OUTSTANDING ASSURANCES Ministry of Chiefs and Traditional Affairs 38/14 – 1958 Chiefdom Boundaries’ Re-Designation 2 Ministry of Defence 11/15 – Connection of Luena Barracks to new Water System 2 Ministry of Energy and Water Development 29/14 – Electrification of Wards in Bwacha Constituency 3 33/14 – Mwinilunga District electrification 3 Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock 05/15 – Dip Tanks and Spray Races in Kapiri Mposhi District 4 13/15 – Livestock Development Animal Health Project in Kapiri Mposhi District 4 Ministry of General Education 30/14 – Construction of Nakonde Secondary School 5 Ministry of Higher Education 40/14 – Construction of King Lewanika University 5 14/15 – Mumbwa Trades Training Institute 6 Ministry of Health 25/14 – Rural Health Centres with Solar Power in Mwinilunga Parliamentary Constituency 7 01/15 – Furniture for St Paul’s Mission Hospital in Nchelenge District 7 04/15 – Houses for Personnel in Sikongo District 8 Ministry of Home Affairs 28/14 – Police Post at Emusa in Chasefu Parliamentary Constituency 8 36/14 – Nakonde Police Station 8 38/14 – Expansion of Nchelenge State Prison 9 02/15 – Recruitment of Immigration Officers at all Border Posts Countrywide 9 12/15 – Construction of Police Stations and Posts in Magoye Constituency 9 15/15 – Administrative Provisions for Itemba Police Post in Milenge District 10 16/15 – Construction of office block and housing units for Police in Rufunsa District 10 19/15 – Land for Construction of Milenge Police Station 10 Ministry of Justice 27/14 – Kaputa Local Courts Staff Establishment 11 08/15 – Local Court in Chief Chisomo’s area in Muchinga 13 (i) Ministry of Local Government and Housing 43/14 – Construction of Infrastructure in Sikongo District 13 44/14 – National Fire Service Training School 13 Ministry of Tourism and Arts 26/14 – Rehabilitation of Kabwe Venus Theatre 15 Ministry of Transport and Communication 41/14 – Construction of Communication Towers in Lubansenshi 15 09/15 – Communication Towers in Serenje 16 18/15 – Canal Dredging in Luapula and Western Provinces 17 Ministry of Works and Supply 32/14 – Construction of Lunsemfwa River Bridge in Rufunsa Constituency 20 37/14 – Rural Roads Construction 21 42/14 – Construction of Immigration Department Offices at Nsumbu Border Post 22 03/15 – Mbala-Kasaba Bay-Nsumbu Road 22 10/15 – Airstrip in Kapiri Mposhi District 23 Ministry of Youth and Sport 36/15 Ultra-modern Stadium in Mongu 23 PART II – CONSIDERATION OF THE ACTION TAKEN REPORT (ATR) ON THE COMMITTEE’S REPORT FOR THE FOURTH SESSION OF THE ELEVENTH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY Ministry of Health 02/14 – Hospital Fast – Track Emergency Departments 25 03/14 – Dialysis Machines for Government Hospitals 25 04/14 – Completion of Ndeki Health Post in Lubansenshi Constituency 26 07/14 – Construction of Health Posts at Khulamayembe, Kamuzowole and Bayole in Chasefu Constituency 26 14/14 – Completion of Clinical Officers’ Training School in Kabwe 27 Ministry of Local Government and Housing 05/14 – Solwezi Township Roads 27 09/14 – Modern Market for Solwezi 28 13/14 – Construction of Chipili District Council Houses 28 Ministry of Lands, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection 10/14 – Installation of the Zambia Integrated Land Management Information System 29 Ministry of Chiefs and Traditional Affairs 24/13 – Construction of Palaces for Traditional Leaders in Serenje 30 Ministry of Community Development, Mother and Child Health 20/14 – Mukabi and Luminu Farming Blocks for the Disabled 31 21/14 – Scaling up of the Social Cash Transfer Programme 32 Ministry of Mines, Energy and Water Development 19/14 – New Electricity Connections in Kalabo 35 23/14 – Rehabilitation of Dams in Pemba 36 (ii) Office of the Vice President 24/14 – Review of the National Food and Nutrition Commission Act 37 Ministry of Agriculture 17/14 – Investments in Irrigation, Agro-processing and Livestock Sectors 37 18/14 – Development of Sugarcane Production and Processing 43 Ministry of Transport, Works, Supply and Communications 01/14 – Upgrading Chama/Lundazi Road to Bituminous Standard 43 16/14 – Resurfacing of Chikwa Road 44 Ministry of Tourism and Arts 08/12 – Restocking of Game Management Areas (GMAs) 45 Ministry of Defence 30/13 – Resuscitation of Mulungushi Textiles 47 PART III – LOCAL TOUR REPORT Ministry of Health 03/14 – Dialysis Machines for Government 48 14/14 – Completion of Clinical Officers’ Training School in Kabwe 49 06/14 – Establishment for Doctors at Gwembe District Hospital 50 PART IV – CONSIDERATION OF OUTSTANDING ASSURANCES Ministry of Health 26/13 – Health Facility Construction in Mulobezi District 51 33/10 – Measures to assist the Mentally Disturbed 52 25/13 – Health Services 53 27/13 – Health Centre at Katikulula Resettlement Scheme 55 Ministry of Transport, Works, Supply and Communications 12/09 – Lusaka-Chipata (Great East) Road 56 05/09 – Conversion of Lusaka International Airport into Air Cargo Hub 56 Ministry of Agriculture 17/14 – Investments in Irrigation, Agro-processing and Livestock Sectors 57 Ministry of Community Development, Mother and Child Health 21/14 – Scaling up of the Social Cash Transfer Programme 60 Ministry of Home Affairs 32/06 – Developing a Border Control Computerised System throughout the Country 62 Ministry of Agriculture 20/13 – Diversification and Production 63 Ministry of General Education 03/13 – Ntatumbila and Shemu Basic Schools 64 (iii) Ministry of Higher Education 34/13 – Construction of Chalimbana, Mukuba and Kwame Nkrumah Universities 65 Ministry of Transport, Works, Supply and Communications 04/13 – Machile Bridge 67 Ministry of Home Affairs 12/13 – Construction of Staff Houses at Chitambo Mission Police Post 68 Ministry of Energy and Water Development 14/13 – Construction of Dams in Mapatizya Constituency 69 15/13 – Requirements for Establishing Fuel Filling Stations 70 16/13 – Electrification of Rufunsa District 71 32/13 – Provincial Fuel Storage Facilities 72 Ministry of Tourism and Arts 21/13 – Mweru-Wantipa and Nsumbu National Parks 73 Ministry of Finance 01/11 – Public Financial Management 74 Ministry of Justice 09/13 – Local Courts at Nsumbu Business Centre 76 10/13 – Local Courts in Nakonde District 76 Local Tours Ministry of Health 11/12 – Resumption of 24-Hour Services by Health Centres in Kankoyo Parliamentary Constituency 76 Ministry of Home Affairs 02/12 – Construction of Border Posts at Kalengelenge, Jimbe, Kambimba and Kamapanda 77 Committee’s General Observations and Recommendations 78 Conclusion 79 Appendix I – List of Officials 80 (iv) REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT ASSURANCES FOR THE FIFTH SESSION OF THE ELEVENTH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY APPOINTED ON TUESDAY, 22ND SEPTEMBER, 2015 Consisting of: Mr A L Lufuma, MP (Chairperson); Ms P Mulasikwanda, MP; Ms V Kalima, MP; Mr M Habeenzu, MP; Mr M Z J Katambo, MP; Mr L Chabala, MP; Mr M Ndalamei, MP; and Prof G Lungwangwa, MP. The composition of the Committee changed following the appointment of Mr B Chitafu, MP, to replace Mr M Habeenzu, MP. The Honourable Mr Speaker National Assembly Parliament Buildings LUSAKA Sir Your Committee has the honour to present its Report for the Fifth Session of the Eleventh National Assembly. Functions of the Committee 2. Under Standing Order No. 155(2), your Committee is mandated to scrutinise all assurances and undertakings made by Cabinet and Deputy Ministers on the Floor of the House with the objective of ensuring that the same are implemented. Your Committee is also mandated to comment on delays in implementation and adequacy of the action taken as well as exercise such other functions as maybe assigned to your Committee by the Speaker from time to time. As your Committee is a General Purposes Committee, its mandate is not confined to any specific Ministry, but extends to all ministries provided an assurance made on the Floor of the House relates to those ministries. Procedure of the Committee 3. Your Committee examined all contributions made by the Executive as recorded in the Daily Parliamentary Debates and extracted statements which amounted to assurances. These were then referred to the Government ministries concerned to find out the actions taken to implement the assurances. Upon receipt of submissions from the ministries and Government departments on the assurances, your Committee then invited the respective permanent secretaries of the concerned ministries to appear before it and give updates on the implementation of the assurances under their respective portfolios. Meetings of the Committee 4. Your Committee held thirteen meetings during the period under review to consider both outstanding assurances and new assurances made on the Floor of the House. The Report of your Committee is in three Parts: Part I deals with consideration of submissions on various new assurances identified, while Part II deals with findings from Assurances from the Action-Taken Report for the Fourth Session of the Eleventh National Assembly. Part III deals with outstanding assurances from previous sessions. 1 PART I CONSIDERATION OF SUBMISSIONS ON NEW ASSURANCES MINISTRY OF CHIEFS AND TRADITIONAL AFFAIRS 38/14 – 1958 Chiefdom Boundaries’ Re-Designation On Tuesday, 2nd December, 2014, the Deputy Minister of Chiefs and Traditional Affairs made the following assurance: “Mr Speaker, the Ministry of Chiefs and Traditional Affairs is still consulting with the Surveyor- General’s Office. Mr Speaker, the exercise of re-designing chiefdom boundaries is expensive. In addition, the inadequacy of funds, against other competing national needs such as the construction of palaces in the ten provinces, has caused the delay in the re-designation of the chiefdom boundaries.
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