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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY VOTES 2 MARCH 2022 NO 27

ADVANCE COPY- UNCORRECTED

No. 27

PARLIAMENT

ZIMBABWE

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VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF

THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

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FOURTH SESSION – NINTH PARLIAMENT

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WEDNESDAY, 2ND MARCH, 2022

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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,

Bhuda S,

Bushu B.,

Chamisa S.,

Chanda G. ,

Chasi F.,

Chibagu G.,

Chidakwa J.,

Chidamba S.,

Chikomba L.,

Chikudo Rueben,

Chikukwa M. R,

Chimbaira G.,

Chimina L.,

Chimwanza J.

Chingosho C. P.

Chinotimba J.,

Chinyanganya M.,

Chipato A,

Chitura L,

Chombo M,

Dube B,

Dube G,

Dube M.,

Dube P,

Dutiro P,

Dzepasi G,

Dzuma S.,

Gabbuza J. G.,

Gandawa M. A,

Garwe D.,

Gonese I T,

Gorerino O.,

Gozho C,

Gumbo J. M.,

Gwanongodza E.,

Hamauswa S.,

Houghton J. R,

Jaja J.,

January S.

Kabozo S.,

Kachepa N.,

Kambamura P.,

Kankuni W,

Kapuya F.,

Karikoga T.,

Karumazondo M. T.,

Kashambe M. T.,

Kashiri C.,

Kazembe K.,

Khumalo M.,

Khumalo S. S.,

Maboyi R M.,

Machando P.,

Machingauta C.

Machingura R,

Madhuku J,

Madiro M,

Madiwa C.,

Madziva S.,

Mafuta S. V.,

Mago N,

Makone S.

Makoni R R,

Makonya J,

Mamombe J,

Mandiwanzira S C,

Mangora B.,

Markham A. N.,

Maronge C.,

Masango C. P.,

Masenda N. T,

Mashakada T.

Mashonganyika D,

Masuku E,

Masuku P.,

Matangira T. R,

Mataranyika D. M.,

Mataruse P.,

Matemadanda V.,

Mathe S,

Matsikenyere N.,

Mavenyengwa R.,

Mavetera T. A.,

Mavhunga M,

Mawite D.,

Mayihlome L,

Mbondah M,

Mchenje S. M.,

Mguni Hlalani

Mguni S K,

Mhere E.,

Mhona F T,

Miranzi B.

Mkandla M.,

Mkaratigwa E.,

Mlambo M. M.,

Mliswa M T,

Mliswa T P

Mnangagwa T. M.,

Molokela-Tsiye F D,

Moyo C.,

Moyo E,

Moyo Peter,

Moyo Priscilla,

Moyo R.,

Moyo T.,

Mpame C.,

Mpofu M. M.,

Mpofu R.,

Muchimwe P T,

Muchinguri O C Z,

Mudarikwa S,

Mudyiwa M.,

Mugweni C. T.,

Mukapiko D. L.,

Mukuhlani T.,

Mukunyaidze S. E. I.,

Munetsi J.,

Munochinzwa M.

Muponora N.,

Murambiwa O,

Musabayana D.,

Musakwa E,

Musanhi K. S,

Musarurwa W.Y.

Mushonga P. M.,

Mushoriwa E.,

Musiyiwa R.,

Muswere J.,

Mutambisi C,

Mutodi E.,

Ncube Soul,

Ndebele A.,

Ndiweni D.,

Ndlovu E.,

Nduna D. T.,

Ngome J.,

Nguluvhe A.,

Ngwenya S.,

Nhambo F.,

Nhari V,

Nkani A.,

Nkomo M,

Nyabani T,

Nyabote R.

Nyamudeza S,

Nyashanu M. Dr,

Nyathi R. R,

Nyati Esther

Nyere C.,

Nyokanhete J,

Nyoni I,

Nyoni S. G. G.,

Paradza J,

Paradza K.,

Porusingazi E.,

Raidza M.,

Sacco J. K.,

Saizi T.

Samambwa E.,

Sansole T. W.,

Sanyatwe C.,

Saruwaka T. J. L.,

Sewera J N,

Shamu W. K.,

Shava J.,

Shirichena E.,

Shongedza E.,

Shumbamhini H.,

Sibanda L.

Sibanda O.,

Sibanda Z.,

Sikhala J.,

Simbanegavi Y.,

Sithole G K,

Sithole James,

Toffa J.,

Tongofa M.,

Tshuma D.,

Tungamirai T.,

Watson N J,

Zemura L,

Zhou P,

Zhou T,

In attendance in terms of section 138(2) and (3) and section 104(3) of the Constitution

Printed by Order of the House

Absent with leave

Hon. C.D.G.N Chiwenga; Hon. Ziyambi; Hon. M. Ncube; Hon. M. Mutsvangwa; Hon. Dr. F.M. Shava; Hon. Dr. S. Nzenza

The Speaker informed the House that Parliament had received the following Petitions:
A petition from the Residents of Coalition for Electoral Reforms of Zengeza, Chitungwiza beseeching Parliament to request the Registrar General to expedite the issuance of identity documents for purposes of voter registration. The Petition had since been referred to the Portfolio Committee on Defence, Home Affairs and Security Services.
A petition from Deaf Zimbabwe Trust of Greendale, Harare requesting Parliament to protect the rights of pupils with disability and finalize the inclusive Education Policy that has been in draft form since 2019. The petition had since been referred to the Portfolio Committee on Primary and Secondary Education and the Thematic Committee on Human Rights.

A petition from the Fight Inequality Alliance Zimbabwe of Mt Pleasant, Harare beseeching Parliament to redress the current regressive tax regime, enact legislation for redistributive wealth tax, implore Treasury to review downwards the withholding tax and expedite the finalisation of the Mines and Minerals Bill before the end of 2022. The petition had since been referred to the Portfolio Committee on Budget, Finance and Economic Development and Mines and Mining Development.

A petition from Ms Nyasha Sharon Mpame of Mt Pleasant Heights, Harare requesting Parliament to engage the Ministry of Health and Child Care in order to increase the number of machines for cancer patients, recruit more personnel to attend to cancer patients and decentralise cancer services to all districts by the end of 2022. The petition had since been referred to the Portfolio Committee on Health and Child Care.
Report from the Parliamentary Legal Committee NOT being an adverse report on the following Bill-

Date received

Guardianship of Minors Amendment Bill, (H.B. 7A, 2021)…. 2nd March, 2022

Consideration- tomorrow.

3. Questions without notice.
Questions with notice.

The Deputy Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services made a Ministerial Statement in response to a Report by the Portfolio Committee on Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services on a petition from Youth Broadcasting Y-FM regarding the issuance of Community Radio Station licenses.

Hon. T. Moyo, seconded by Hon. L. Sibanda moved: That Notice of Motion No. 1, for today, stands over, until Notice of Motion No. 2 has been disposed of.

Motion put and agreed to.

7. T. Zhou, seconded by Hon Masango moved:

That this House takes note of the Report of the 76^th Executive Committee and the 43^rd Conference of the African Parliamentary Union (APU) held in Djibouti from 10^th to 15^th October 2021.

On the motion of Hon. T. Moyo, seconded by Hon. L. Sibanda: Debate adjourned until tomorrow.

On the motion of Hon. T. Moyo seconded by Hon. L. Sibanda: The House adjourned at fourteen minutes to six o’clock p.m.

HON. ADVOCATE J. F. N. MUDENDA,

Speaker.

THURSDAY, 3RD MARCH, 2022

ORDERS OF THE DAY AND NOTICES OF MOTIONS

The Minister of Transport and Infrastructural Development

THAT WHEREAS, Subsection 327 (2)(a) the Constitution of Zimbabwe provides that any Convention, Treaty or Agreement acceded to concluded or executed by or under the authority of the President with one or more foreign states or governments or International Organisations shall be subjected to approval by Parliament;

WHEREAS the Republic of Zimbabwe, through the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development concluded a Bi-Lateral Air Services Agreement with the United Arab Emirates;

WHEREAS the entry into force of this agreement is subject to the respective State Parties notifying each other through diplomatic channels that their respective internal legal requirements for entry into force of the agreement have been fulfilled;

AND WHEREAS the Republic of Zimbabwe is desirous to ratify the said agreement;

NOW THEREFORE, in terms of Section 327 (2)(a) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, this House resolves that the aforesaid Bi – Lateral Air Services Agreement is hereby approved for ratification.

Consideration: Guardianship of Minors Amendment Bill, (H.B. 7A, 2021) as amended - The Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs.

Committee: Zimbabwe Independent Complaints Commission Bill (H.B. 5, 2020) - The Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs.

(See Notice of Amendments)

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

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.

Second reading: Public Finance Management Amendment Bill (H.B. 4, 2021) – The Minister of Finance and Economic Development.

Second reading: Insurance Bill (H.B.1, 2021) – The Minister of Finance and Economic Development.

Second reading: Insurance and Pensions Commission Amendment Bill (H.B. 6, 2021) – The Minister of Finance and Economic Development

Second reading: Health Services Amendment Bill (H.B. 8, 2021) – The Vice President and Minister of Health and Child Care.

Adjourned debate on motion on the annual Report of the Zimbabwe Gender Commission for the year 2020 (Adjourned 23rd November, 2021- The Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs)

[Days elapsed: 11]

Question proposed: That this House takes note of the Annual Report of the

Zimbabwe Gender Commission for the year 2020 presented to this House in

terms of Section 323(1) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe – The Minister of Women’s Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises

Development

Adjourned debate on motion in reply to the Presidential Speech (Adjourned

18th November, 2021- Hon T. Moyo)

[Days elapsed: 26]

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.

Hon. Madiwa

Hon. L. Maphosa

[Days elapsed: 2]

That this House takes note of the First Report of the Portfolio Committee on Women Affairs, Community and SMEs Development on Public Hearings on minimum mandatory sentencing on rape and other sexual offences (S.C. 4, 2022).

Hon Dr Nyashanu

Hon. Mushoriwa

[Days elapsed: 11]

That the Motion on the Report of the First Report of the Portfolio Committee on Budget, Finance and Economic Development on the Consolidated Budget Performance Reports for Ministry of Finance and Economic Development and Institutions under its purview which was superseded by the end of the Third Session of the 9^th Parliament be restored on the Order Paper in terms of Standing Order No. 77.

Hon B. Dube

Hon Raidza

[Days elapsed: 2]

That this House considers and adopts the Third Report of the Public Accounts Committee on the Special Maize Programme/ Command Agriculture, (S.C. 24, 2021).

Hon Gabuzza

Hon. Ndiweni

[Days elapsed: 5]

That the Report of the Portfolio Committee on Energy and Power Development on Operations of Zimbabwe Electricity Supply which was superseded by end of the Third Session of the 9^th Parliament be restored on the Order Paper in terms of Standing Order No. 77.

Hon. B. Dube

Hon. Raidza

[Days elapsed: 12]

That this House considers and adopts the Report of the Public Accounts Committee on Challenges faced by the Auditor General (S.C. 1, 2021)

Hon. Musarurwa

Hon. Dutiro

[Day elapsed: 6]

That this House takes note of the Report of the Delegation that attended the United Nations Climate Change Conference held in Glasgow, Scotland from 31 October to 12 November 2021 (S.C. 1, 2021)

Hon Mokone

Hon Nguluvhe

[Days elapsed: 3]

That this House takes note of the Second Report of the Portfolio Committee on Information, Media and Broadcasting Services on the State of Media and Broadcasting Services on the State of the media in Zimbabwe. (S.C. 40, 2021)

Hon. Dr. Nyashanu

Hon. Mushoriwa

That this House takes note of the Report on the Benchmarking visits by the Portfolio Committee on Budget Finance and Economic Development to the Parliaments of Rwanda 17^th -22^nd October 2021 and Ghana 13^th to 17^th November 2021. (S.C. 7, 2022)

Adjourned debate on motion on the Report of the 76^th Executive Committee and the 43^rd Conference of the African Parliamentary Union (APU) (Adjourned 2nd March, 2022 – Hon. T. Zhou).

[Day elapsed: 1]

Question proposed: That this House takes note of the Report of the 76^th Executive Committee and the 43^rd Conference of the African Parliamentary Union (APU) held in Djibouti from 10^th to 15^th October 2021 - Hon T. Zhou.

Adjourned debate on motion on the Report of the Portfolio Committee on Defence, Home Affairs and Security Services on the State of Service Delivery and Infrastructure at Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Establishments. (Adjourned 1st March, 2022 – Hon. T. Moyo).

[Days elapsed: 2]

Question proposed: That this House takes note of the Report of the Portfolio Committee on Defence, Home Affairs and Security Services on the State of Service Delivery and Infrastructure at Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Establishments. - Hon Mayihlome

Adjourned debate on motion on reparations for colonial injustices perpetrated on Zimbabwe (Adjourned 1st March, 2022 – Hon. T. Moyo).

[Days elapsed: 4]

Question proposed: That this House-

MINDFUL that at the attainment of Zimbabwe` s Independence in 1980 the Government of the First Republic extended an olive branch of peace as an endeavour to show its unwavering commitment to reconciliation with the erstwhile enemies as a way of fostering peace, tranquillity and lasting unity;

DISTURBED that the imperialists and their surrogates deliberately sought to undermine such noble gestures by Government and resorted to diabolic strategies at the instigation of their paymasters and embarked on a smear campaign meant to vilify all noble efforts to achieve everlasting peace for the First Republic and its generations to come;

COGNISANT that the same forces of imperialism supported by their kith and kin have always been at the forefront of the under develop campaign of our motherland and have shamelessly perpetrated the most heinous crimes ever on the black majority since the inception of colonialism;

CONDEMNING IN THE STRONGEST OF TERMS the unethical practice by our former colonizers who decultured our people and portrayed our land as that of uncivilized and poverty stricken tribesmen all in the quest to entrench their hegemony and to grab the land for their personal aggrandisement, with no form of reparation to the dispossessed black majority, the rightful owners of the land;

NOTING WITH DISDAIN that more than four decades after the attainment of our independence there are some die hard imperialists who still suffer from nostalgia and dream of repossessing our land, our heritage, through spurious and unfounded arguments that they deserve reparation from our Government for the land that was rightfully repossessed and handed over to its owners, the people of Zimbabwe,

NOW, THEREFORE, in view of the foregoing,

Calls upon our citizens to stand firm in solidarity and thwart any attempts by forces of imperialism to even raise in any for issues to do with any form of compensation to such misguided malcontents;
Demand restitution from the countries that caused untold sufferings to the Black majority and unduly benefitted from the economic resources of our land;
Demand reparation for each of the years that the country laboured under the bondage of colonialism; and
Strongly condemn the imposition of sanctions on Zimbabwe for repossessing its land from imperialists – Hon. Togarepi.

Adjourned debate on motion that leave be granted to bring in a Private Member’s Bill – (Adjourned 23^rd, February 2022 – Hon Dr. Col. (Rtd) Murire)

[Days elapsed: 4]

Question proposed: That leave be granted to bring in a Private Member’s Bill to provide for the establishment of Institute of Chartered Loss Control Management, which shall be administered as set out in this Bill; to provide for establishment of a Council; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing – Hon Dr. Col. (Rtd) Murire)

Adjourned debate on motion on the reburial of freedom fighters countrywide

– (Adjourned 22nd February, 2022 - Hon. Raidza)

[Days elapsed: 4]

Question proposed: MINDFUL that the Independence of Zimbabwe was attained after exceptional and selfless sacrifices by our freedom fighters who waged the struggle for independence against all odds;

ALSO MINDFUL that some of the gallant sons and daughters of the soil lost their lives at the prime of their youthful years and have been buried in various unknown graves scattered all over the country in areas where they operated;

CONCERNED that more than forty years after independence some of our gallant heroes and heroines are still not yet decently interred as they continue to lie in some unknown graves where they were buried en masse by the oppressive colonial regime;

NOTING the urgent need to identify such graves wherever they exist so that the souls of our departed dear comrade can be finally laid in eternal peace,

NOW, THEREFORE, calls upon this House to

Assist in disseminating information to the masses of this country which will lead to the identification of graves of our freedom fighters;
Urge the Executive to set up Committees countrywide to ensure that no late freedom fighter fails to get a decent burial as this resonates extremely well with the selfless sacrifice they made to liberate this country; and
Sensitize the public through Hon Members of this august House on the indelible footprints that tell the unforgettable history of this great Nation - Raidza

Adjourned debate on motion on the Report of the Delegation of the Portfolio

Committee on Local the Parliament of Kenya – (Adjourned 22nd February, 2022 - Hon. Togarepi)

[Days elapsed: 5]

Question proposed: That this House takes note of the Report of the Delegation of the Portfolio Committee on Local Government, Public Works, National Housing and Social Amenities to the Kenyan Parliament on a Benchmarking Visit on Implementation of Devolution- Hon. Chikukwa

Adjourned debate on motion on access to menstrual hygiene products for women and girls – (Adjourned 17th February, 2022 - Hon. Togarepi)

[Days elapsed: 5]

Question proposed: That this House-

MINDFUL that menstrual hygiene day is marked on May 28 every year.

ALSO MINDFUL the ability of women and girls to manage their menstruation and health as they could not access menstrual hygiene products during the lockdown period was affected negatively by the Covid-19 due to reduction in income levels.

COGNIZANT that government has endeavored to ensure that sanitary were remains affordable to women and girls through Statutory Instruments Nos. 65 of 2018, 3 of 2020 also the introduction of programs on free sanitary wear in rural schools to assist children from disadvantaged families.

NOTING disadvantaged children are accessing sanitary wear despite concerted efforts by various stakeholders to assist the Ministry of Health and Childcare in the noble cause to address menstrual hygiene challenges.

NOW, THEREFORE calls upon the Ministry of Health and Child Care to:

Empower women and girls who are already in the sewing industry to double their efforts in proving sanitary wear;

Donate to school girls the much needed materials for sanitary wear;

and

Ensure uniformity in the procurement of sanitary ware so that all

women and girls benefit and in particular the girls from disadvantaged

communities of the country – Hon. Masango.

Adjourned debate on motion on the Report of the Portfolio Committee on Local Government, Public Works, National Housing and Social Amenities on an inquiry into the implementation of devolution in Zimbabwe (S.C. 45, 2021).- Adjourned 15th February 2022 – Hon Togarepi)

[Days elapsed: 8]

Question proposed That this House takes note of the Report of the Portfolio Committee on Local Government, Public Works, National Housing and Social Amenities on an inquiry into the implementation of devolution in Zimbabwe (S.C. 45, 2021) - Hon. Chikukwa

Adjourned debate on the motion on the Report of the Portfolio Committee on Industry and Commerce on the 2021 First Quarter Budget Performance Reports for the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. –(Adjourned 15th February 2022 – Hon Togarepi)

[Days elapsed: 9]

Question proposed: That this House takes note of the Report of the Portfolio Committee on Industry and Commerce on the 2021 First Quarter Budget Performance Reports for the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. - Hon. Svuure

Adjourned debate on motion on the need to curb gender-based violence-

Adjourned 8th December 2021 – Hon Kwaramba)

[Days elapsed: 10]

Question proposed: That this House-

NOTING with concern that since the outbreak of COVID 19 there has been a sharp increase of gender-based violence (GBV) especially domestic violence in the country;

AWARE that Zimbabwe is a signatory of UN international and regional treaties and protocols against GBV, amongst them CEADW, SADC Protocol on Gender and Development;

ACKNOWLEDGING the United Nations Secretary-General’s UNiTE by 2030 to End Violence against Women campaign (UNiTE campaign) that calls for global actions to increase awareness, galvanize advocacy efforts, to end GBV;

Aware that this year’s theme for 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, which will run from 25 November to 10 December 2021, is “Orange the world: End violence against women now!”

RECOGNIZING the efforts that the government has been taking to curb the scourge of GBV through policies and activities in provinces and districts;

WORRIED that if urgent measures are not taken to reduce the prevalence of GBV, there is real risk that GBV will be a real pandemic within the COVID 19 crisis;

NOW, THEREFORE, CALLS upon the Executive to do more to curb GBV among communities by, among others;

deploying more GBV mobile services in districts and provinces; and
building more safe houses - Hon Kwaramba

Adjourned debate on motion on the First Report of the Portfolio Committee

on Local Government, Public Works, National Housing and Social Amenities

on the Hatcliffe Extension Residents Association’s Petition on the lack of

requisite infrastructural development, multiple billing and security of tenure.

(S.C. 39, 2021- Adjourned 23rd November 2021- Hon. Mutambisi)

[Days elapsed: 14]

Question proposed: That this House takes note of the First Report of the Portfolio Committee on Local Government, Public Works, National Housing and Social Amenities on the Hatcliffe Extension Residents Association’s Petition on the lack of requisite infrastructural development, multiple billing and security of tenure. [S.C. 39, 2021] – Hon. Chikukwa

Adjourned debate on motion on the Report of the Portfolio Committee on

Foreign Affairs and International Trade, on the Virtual Conference held with

the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People’s Republic of China

(S.C.36, 2021- Adjourned 23rd November 2021 – Hon Mutambisi)

[Days elapsed: 14]

Question proposed: That this House takes note of the Report of the Portfolio Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade, on the Virtual Conference held with the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People’s Republic of China (S.C.36, 2021- Hon Shamu

Adjourned debate on motion on the Report of the Portfolio Committee on

Foreign Affairs and International Trade on the 2020 First, Second, Third and Fourth Quarter Budget Performance Reports for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (S.C. 37, 2021- Restored 17th November 2021- Hon. Shamu)

[Days elapsed: 19]

Question proposed: That this House takes note of the Report of the Portfolio Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade on the 2020 First, Second, Third and Fourth Quarter Budget Performance Reports for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (S.C. 37, 2021- Hon. Shamu).

Adjourned debate on motion on the First Report of the Portfolio Committee

on Lands, Agriculture, Water, Fisheries and Rural Resettlement on the Case of

the Elusive US 28.2 Million Distributed by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe to

the Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) for Wheat Imports

(Adjourned 4th November, 2021- Hon T. Moyo)

[Days elapsed: 19]

Question proposed: That this House takes note of the Report of the Portfolio Committee on Lands, Agriculture, Water, Fisheries and Rural Resettlement on the Case of the Elusive US 28.2 Million Distributed by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe to the Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) for Wheat Imports [S.C. 2, 2021]- Hon. Wadyajena.

Committee of Supply.

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WEDNESDAY, 9TH MARCH, 2022

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWERS

QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE.

* QUESTIONS WITH NOTICE.

*1. Hon Mokone: To ask the Minister of Justice Legal and Parliamentary Affairs to inform the House the immediate plans that the Ministry has put in place to complete the construction of the Gwanda Provincial High Court which has been outstanding for almost a decade.

[Deferred 2^nd March 2022]

*2. Hon Mokone: To ask the Minister of Energy and Power Development to inform the House when the electrification of the houses in Spitzkop north and some parts of Garikai in the town of Gwanda will be done considering that these houses have gone without electricity power since 2004.

[Deferred 2^nd March 2022]

*3. Hon Hamauswa: To ask the Minister of Energy and Power Development to inform the House on the state of preparedness of the power utility personnel to attend to rain induced faults which have seen most parts of Warren Park Constituency going for days without electricity.

[Deferred 2^nd March 2022]

*4. Hon Mokone: To ask Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Fisheries and Rural Resettlement to inform the House what it is that which is delaying the transfer of the Water plant from Zinwa to the Gwanda Municipality despite promises in 2021 that this will be expeditiously done.

[Deferred 2^nd March 2022]

*5. Hon Hamauswa: To ask the Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Fisheries and Rural Resettlement to inform the House why no new boreholes were drilled in the Warren Park Constituency despite the promises made in 2019 that 3 boreholes will be drilled in the area, a situation which has led to residents resorting to using contaminated water.

[Deferred 2^nd March 2022]

*6. Hon Hamauswa: To ask the Minister of Mines AND Mining Development to inform the House whether it is true that the Ministry awarded a Chinese company rights to mine in Warren Park and if so, the Minister to confirm:

a) Whether the affected residents were engaged on this development.
b) What measures were put in place to ensure that the people of Warren Park would not be negatively affected by the mining activities considering that extraction of gravel poses devastating health hazards to the community.

[Deferred 2^nd March 2022]

*7. Hon Markham: To ask the Minister of Environment, Climate, Tourism and Hospitality Industry to confirm to the House whether the Supreme court judgement Case number SC263/21 (Cosmo vs Patel /meadows Pvt ltd) which ruled that both EMA and City of Harare were not following due processes in their allocations of EIA and Development permits that the Minister has and to explain;

a) What additional measures have been put in place to empower EMA to protect the wetlands and to consult widely instead of just protecting the developer
b) Whether EMA will not support the delisting of the area as a RAMSAR sight to which we are signatories.
c) Whether, the Ministry supports the judgment, and insists that future EIA requested by developers be published.

[Deferred 2^nd March 2022]

*8. Hon Markham: To ask the Minister of Finance and Economic Development

to:

a) Bring to the House all agreements pertaining the Global Settlement Deed (Trust) including the initial agreement signed by the parties, ancillary agreements, addendums and annexures, and those pertaining to funding.

b) Cover in detail how the Ministry intends to raise the money and when payments will be due?

[Deferred 2^nd March 2022]

*9. Hon Markham: To ask the Minister of Finance and Economic Development to explain;

Why the 38-million-dollar Dutch Loan for Dutch Farmers

received in 2016 has not been brought to Parliament for approval.

Why the Ministry did not seek appropriate Parliamentary approval for the loan and allocation as compensation to Dutch farmers,

[Deferred 2^nd March 2022]

*10. Hon Markham: To ask the Minister of Finance and Economic Development to lay relevant document before the house as a way of complying with the ruling in court (international or local) precipitated this.

[Deferred 2^nd March 2022]

*11. Hon Markham: To ask the Minister of Local Government and Public Works to explain in detail to the House how the expropriation of Agricultural land in Urban areas was done and to further state the legal instrument and authority used to do this

[Deferred 2^nd March 2022]

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BILLS UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE PARLIAMENTARY LEGAL COMMITTEE

1. Amendment of State Universities Statutes Bill (H. B. 13, 2021) – The Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development. (Referred 17th February, 2022)

2. Labour Amendment Bill (H. B. 14, 2021) – The Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare. (Referred 17th February, 2022)

3. Child Justice Bill (H. B. 11, 2021) – The Minister of Justice, Labour and

Social Welfare, (Referred 17th February, 2022)

4. Children’s Amendment Bill (H. B. 12, 2021) – The Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare. (Referred 17th February, 2022)

Private Voluntary Organisation Amendment Bill (H. B. 10, 2021) – The Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare. (Referred 17th February 2022)

NOTICE OF AMENDMENTS

Zimbabwe Independent Complaints Commission Bill, 2020 (H.B. 5, 2019)

Amendment of Clause 6

By the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs

In Clause 6(1) on page 4 of the Bill, delete paragraph (a) on lines 15, 16 and 17 and substitute:¾

“(a) a Chairperson, being a person who is eligible for appointment as a High Court judge or is a sitting judge or former judge, appointed by the President (after consultation with the Judicial Service Commission) from a list of not fewer than seven nominees submitted by the Committee on Standing Rules and Orders of Parliament in terms of section 237(1) of the Constitution; and”.

AMENDMENT OF CLAUSE 13

BY THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE, LEGAL AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS:

In Clause 13 on page 7 of the Bill, insert after line 42 the following paragraph to sub-clause (2):-

“(c) where the action complained of is the subject of an internal disciplinary process

by the appropriate security service at the time the complaint is received by the

commission:

Provided that if the Commission is of the view, after consulting with the appropriate security service and taking into account any of its concerns, that the internal process in question has taken too long, then the Commission may fix a reasonable period within which such process must be concluded, in default of which the Commission may itself thereafter entertain the complaint.”

Insurance and Pension Commission Amendment Bill, 2021 (H. B. 6, 2021)

INSERTION OF NEW CLAUSE

BY THE MINISTER OF FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

On page 4 after line 13 of the Bill, after the clause 4 (“Functions and Powers of the Commission”), insert the following clause:—

“4 Delegation of functions by Commissioner

(1) Subject to the Insurance and Pension Commission Act [Chapter 24:09], the Commissioner may delegate to any officer employed by the Commission any functions that is conferred or imposed upon him or her by this Act, other than this power of delegation.

(2) Any officer to whom a function has been delegated in terms of subsection (1) shall exercise it subject to the Commissioner’s directions.

(3) A delegation in terms of subsection (1) —

may be revoked or modified by the Commissioner at any time; and
shall not preclude the exercise by the Commissioner of the functions so delegated.

(4) Anything done by an officer in the exercise of a function delegated to him or her by the Commissioner in terms of subsection (1) —

may be set aside or revised, subject to this Act, by that officer or by the Commissioner; and
shall be deemed, until set aside, to have been done by the Commissioner.

(7) This section shall be construed as being additional to and not as derogating from, the Commissioner’s powers of delegation under any other law.”

And to renumber subsequent clauses accordingly

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY VOTES 2 MARCH 2022 NO 27

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY VOTES 2 MARCH 2022 NO 27

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