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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY VOTES 02 NOVEMBER 2021 NO 5

ADVANCE COPY- UNCORRECTED

No. 5

PARLIAMENT

OF

ZIMBABWE

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VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF

THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

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FOURTH SESSION – NINTH PARLIAMENT

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TUESDAY, 2ND NOVEMBER, 2021

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Quarter past two o’clock p.m.

The Speaker in the Chair.

Prayers

Members Present

Banda G;

Banda S,

Bhila R,

Chamisa S.,

Chanda G. ,

Chibagu G.,

Chidakwa J.,

Chidamba S.,

Chikomba L.,

Chikudo Rueben,

Chikwama B.,

Chimbaira G.,

Chimina L.,

Chimwanza J.

Chinyanganya M.,

Chitura L,

Dube G,

Dube M.,

Dube P,

Dutiro P,

Dzepasi G,

Dzuma S.,

Gabbuza J. G.,

Gandawa M. A,

Gezi T.,

Gonese I T,

Gwanetsa K. K.,

Houghton J. R,

Jaja J.,

January S.

Kabozo S.,

Kankuni W,

Kapuya F.,

Khumalo M.,

Khumalo S. S.,

Khupe T.

Kwaramba G.,

Labode M. R.

Maboyi R M.,

Madiwa C.,

Madziva S.,

Mafuta S. V.,

Mago N,

Makone S.

Makoni R R,

Makonya J,

Mamombe J,

Mandiwanzira S C,

Mangora B.,

Maphosa L.,

Marikisi N.,

Markham A. N.,

Masango C. P.,

Masiya D.,

Masuku P.,

Mataranyika D. M.,

Mataruse P.,

Matemadanda V.,

Matsikenyere N.,

Mavetera T. A.,

Mavhunga M,

Mayihlome L,

Mchenje S. M.,

Mguni S K,

Mguni N,

Mkandla M.,

Mkaratigwa E.,

Mlambo M. M.,

Mliswa M T,

Mliswa T P

Moyo C.,

Moyo Peter,

Moyo Priscilla,

Moyo R.,

Mpariwa P,

Mpofu M. M.,

Mpofu R.,

Muchimwe P T,

Mudyiwa M.,

Mukapiko D. L.,

Mukuhlani T.,

Munetsi J.,

Munochinzwa M.

Muponora N.,

Murambiwa O,

Murire J, Rtd. Col. Dr

Musanhi K. S,

Musarurwa W.Y.

Mushonga P. M.,

Mushoriwa E.,

MusikavanhuD. A.,

Musiyiwa R.,

Mutambisi C,

Ncube E.,

Ncube Soul,

Ndiweni D.,

Ndlovu S.,

Nduna D. T.,

Ngome J.,

Nguluvhe A.,

Ngwenya S.,

Nhari V,

Nkani A.,

Nkomo M,

Nyabote R.

Nyamudeza S,

Nyashanu M. Dr,

Nyathi R. R,

Nyere C.,

Nyokanhete J,

Nyoni I,

Paradza K.,

Phuti D.,

Raidza M.,

Rungani A,

Sacco J. K.,

Saizi T.

Samson A.,

Samukange J. T.,

Sansole T. W.,

Sanyatwe C.,

Seremwe B.,

Sewera J N,

Shamu W. K.,

Shava J.,

Shirichena E.,

Shongedza E.,

Shumbamhini H.,

Sibanda L.

Sibanda M.,

Sithole G K,

Sithole James,

Sithole Josiah,

Sithole S,

Tekeshe D.,

Togarepi P.,

Tsuura N.,

Tungamirai T.,

Watson N J,

Zemura L,

Zhou P,

Ziyambi ,

Printed by Order of the House

Absent with leave

1. The Speaker reminded Hon. Members to collect copies of the Ninth Edition of the Standing Orders, 2020 from the Journals Office in Room 101,

First Floor Parliament Building. Copies of the same were also circulated through the Members’ emails.

2. The Speaker informed the House that on 28 October 2021, Parliament received a petition from Community People in the Midlands Province, imploring Parliament to liaise with the relevant Ministry to enable Women Affairs coordinators to be provided with motor cycles to effectively execute their duties. The petition had since been referred to the Portfolio Committee on Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises.

3. The Speaker also informed the House that on 28 October, 2021, Parliament received a petition from the Ms T. Churu of Youth Alliance for Safer Cities            beseeching Parliament to enact legislation to lobby for the representation of         the youth in Zimbabwe. The petition was deemed inadmissible as it did not       comply with the statutory requirements in terms of Appendix E, Section           3(a)(iii) of the Standing Orders.

4. The Vice President and Minister of Health and Child Care presented a Bill to amend the Health Services Act [Chapter 15:16] and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing- Health Services Amendment Bill (H.B. 8, 2021).

Bill read the first.  Referred to the Parliamentary Legal Committee.

5. Adjourned debate on motion in reply to the Presidential Speech (Adjourned 21st October, 2021- Hon Mutambisi)

[Days elapsed: 3]

Question again proposed: That a respectful address be presented to the President of Zimbabwe as follows: -

May it please you, your Excellency the President:

We, the Members of Parliament of Zimbabwe, desire to express our loyalty to Zimbabwe and beg leave to offer our respectful thanks for the speech, which you have been pleased to address to Parliament-Hon Mutambisi.

On the motion of Hon. Munetsi, seconded by Hon. Khupe:  Debate adjourned until tomorrow.

6. On the motion of Hon. Munetsi, seconded by Hon. Khupe: The House adjourned at twenty-nine minutes past three o`clock pm.

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HON. ADV. J. F. N. MUDENDA,

Speaker.

WENDNESDAY, 3RD NOVEMBER, 2021

            QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWERS

• QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE.

*1.       Hon Machingauta: To ask the Minister of Local Government and Public       Works to inform the House how much of the Devolution Funds were      disbursed to Harare Metropolitan Province and how they were utilized   particularly in wards 33 and 43.

*2.       Hon Machingauta: To ask the Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Fisheries and Rural Settlement to inform the House how many boreholes were            drilled under the Command Water Harvesting Program throughout the whole           country and with specific reference to Budiriro Constituency.

*3.       Hon I. Nyoni: To ask the Minister of Industry and Commerce to give an            update to the House on the operations of  the Zimbabwe Investment      Development Agency (ZIDA) taking into consideration that ZIDA is expected             to play a major role in the implementation of the National Development Strategy 1(NDS1)

*4.       Hon I. Nyoni: To ask the Minister of Finance and Economic Development to          inform the House how much of the devolution funds disbursed have been      disbursed to local authorities to date.

*5.       Hon I. Nyoni: To ask the Minister of Finance and Economic Development to          appraise the House on the operations of the Victoria Falls stock market and the      number of companies that has been registered on the stock market so far.

*6.       Hon I. Nyoni: To ask the Minister of Energy and Power Development to          inform the House the amount of debt owed to ZESA to date and the measures         taken to recover the money owed.

*7.       Hon Mokone: To ask the Minister of Energy and Power Development to          inform the House when the Spitznorth Area in Gwanda town is going to be   electrified considering the surge in criminal activities due to unavailability of       street lights at night.

*8.       Hon. Chinyanganya: To ask the Minister of Energy and Power             Development to inform the House when the transformer in Waverly, Kadoma       is going to be replaced since people have been living in darkness for quite     some time.

*9.       Hon M. Khumalo:  To ask the Minister of Health and Child Care to inform         the House    when the construction of the Dongamuzi Rural Health Centre in          Lupane West Constituency will commence considering that annual budget           allocations have been provided over the years and yet no work has been done       to date.

*10.     Hon. Chinyanganya: To ask the Minister of Information, Media and      Broadcasting Services to inform the House when the Kadoma ZBC             transponder is going to be solar powered so that the transmission is not lost         when there are power outages.

*11.     Hon. Tsuura: To ask the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs to inform the House-

1. a) what the Government policy is regarding the age of consent to sexual intercourse considering that the promised alignment of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act with the Constitution has not yet been tabled before Parliament.

1. b) Whether or not the inconsistencies with the Constitution of the Acts of Parliament as evidenced by the one that provides for an age of consent lower         than the age prescribed in the supreme law of the land, do not create

*12.     Hon. Tsuura: To ask the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs to inform the House what government’s policy is towards the current     recruitment of High Court Judges considering that pronouncements attributed     to the Honourable Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs on some of the disciplinary challenges in the judicial system stem from the             recruitment process and to elaborate on whether the citizens should expect            another constitutional amendment.

*13.     Hon. Tsuura: To ask the Minister of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage to      inform the House measures taken by government to curb corruption at    Beitbridge Border       Post.

*14.     Hon Mokone: To ask the Minister of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage to      inform the House what measures has been put in place to curb stock theft in       Matebeleland South.

*15.     Hon. Tsuura: To ask the Minister of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage to      inform the House whether Police conduct residential patrols in residential   areas considering a spike in cases of armed robberies in residential areas.

*16.     Hon. Tsuura: To ask the Minister of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage to      inform the House the relevant authority responsible for ferrying bodies of       people who died at      their homes to mortuaries for post-mortems and other          services and to state why the Police have since stopped to provide this service.

*17.     Hon.  Mayihlome: To ask The Hon Minister of Transport and Infrastructural Development to inform the House-

1. a) why the repairs and upgrading of the Mawabeni - Mbizingwe – Old Bulawayo road end at a Council boundary instead of connecting to the Old            Bulawayo road thereby bringing full economic benefits to the corridor as a
2. b) when will the upgrading of the Beitbridge - Victoria Falls Road will

*18.     Hon Mokone: To ask the Minister of Transport and Infrastructural             Development to inform the House what government plans are as regards the      rehabilitation of the Mtshabezi Bridge which connects Blanket mine and        Gwanda town.

            ORDERS OF THE DAY

1. Adjourned debate on motion in reply to the Presidential Speech (Adjourned 2nd November, 2021- Hon Munetsi)

[Days elapsed: 4]

Question proposed: That a respectful address be presented to the President of Zimbabwe as follows: -

May it please you, your Excellency the President:

We, the Members of Parliament of Zimbabwe, desire to express our loyalty to Zimbabwe and beg leave to offer our respectful thanks for the speech, which you have been pleased to address to Parliament-Hon Mutambisi.

2. Adjourned debate on motion on the Second Reading of the Copper Control Amendment Bill, (H. B. 3, 2021) - The Minister of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage. (Restored 2nd November, 2021 – The Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs)

Question proposed: That the Copper Control Amendment Bill, (H. B. 3, 2021) be now read a second time - The Minister of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage

3. Adjourned debate on the motion on the Second Reading of the Police Amendment Bill, (H. B. 2, 2021)- The Minister of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage.          (Restored 2nd November, 2021 – The Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs)

Question proposed: That the Police Amendment Bill, (H. B. 2, 2021) be now read a second time - The Minister of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage.

4. Adjourned debated on motion on the Second Reading of the Guardianship of Minors Amendment Bill (H. B. 7, 2021)- The Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs (Restored 2nd November, 2021 – The Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs)

            Question proposed:  That the Guardianship of Minors Amendment Bill (H.B. 7, 2021) be now read a second time - The Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs.

5. Adjourned debated on motion on the Second Reading of the Zimbabwe Independent Complaints Commission Bill (H.B. 5, 2020) - The Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs (Restored 2nd November, 2021 – The Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs)

Question proposed:  That the Zimbabwe Independent Complaints Commission Bill (H.B. 5, 2020) be now read a second time - The Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs.

6. Committee of Supply.

BILLS UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE PARLIAMENTARY LEGAL

COMMITTEE

1. Health Services Amendment Bill (H.B. 8, 2021) – The Minister of Health and Child Care. (Referred 2nd November, 2021)

2. Public Finance Amendment Bill (H.B. 4, 2021) – The Minister of Finance and Economic Development. (Referred 21 July, 2021)