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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY VOTES 27_NOVEMBER_2012_NO._3_1

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No. 3

 

 

PARLIAMENT

 

                              OF

 

ZIMBABWE

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VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY

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FIFTH SESSION – SEVENTH PARLIAMENT

 

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TUESDAY 27TH NOVEMBER 2012

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Quarter past two o’clock p.m

The Acting Speaker in the Chair

 

PRAYERS

 

                              Members                                                                                      Present

Baloyi A, Beremauro G, Bhasikiti-     Chuma K, Bimha M.C Biti L.T Chaderopa             F Chambati T.S Chanetsa P.T, Chikwinya S, Chimbetete W.M Chimhini D.A, Chininga E.T.C, Chinomona M.M Chinyadza W, Chirongwe R, Chirume O Chitando J Chitima A, Chivamba K, Cross E.G Dube M Dube P, Dzingirai I Dzirutwe G Dzinotyiwei H A Gabbuza J, G Garadhi S Gonese I.T Goto R Gumbo J.M. Gwiyo               C.C Haritatos Hove S.R Huruba T Jembere E Jiri M	Kachepa                 N Kagurabadza M.T		Mbwembwe E Mhandu C Mhashu F.G Mhlanga A Mkhosi E.T.M Mlambo M Moyo E Moyo G Moyo R Mpariwa P Mpukuta       L Muchauraya P   Mudarikwa S Mudau M Mudavanhu E Mudiwa S Mudzuri H Muguti C Mukanduri S.T Munengami Mungofa P.T Munjeyi Mushonga S.L Mushore L	F G
	Kanzama F Kapesa R Karenyi Katsande A Khumalo N.M, Khumalo S.S, Khumalo T Kumalo M Mabhena G Machacha Madubeko Madzimure W Mafios I.D Mahlangu T Mahoka S Makamure Makone T.M Makuyana Mandebvu N.T Mangami D Mangoma E.S Maposhere Maramba P.H	L C J R M D
	Maramwidze E H Mare M Masaiti E Matamisa            E.E Matibe T.P Matibenga L.G Matienga               M Matimba T Matinenga E.T Matonga                 B Matshalaga            O Matutu T
			Musundire         A.L Musvaire W Mutambara AG Mutinhiri A Mutomba W Mutsekwa G.T Mutseyami C.P Muza I Mzembi W Navaya E Ncube S

Ndava R

Ndhlovu A Nemadziva N Nezi W Nguni S.R Ngwenya B Nhema C.D.F Nkomo S.S Nyakudanga O Nyamudeza	S	Pasihomusha- Matiza B.J Rutsvara R Sai S Samkange N.T.C Sansole T.W Saruwaka T.J.L Shirichena E Shoko H Shoko M Sibanda D.S Sibanda F.M		Sibanda P.N Sindi C Sithole A Sululu A Tazviona R Undenge Varandeni J Zhanda T.P Zinyemba M Ziyambi Zwizwai M.	S W.Z
Nyamupinga B.B Nyaude B Nyoni S.G.G

 

 

Printed by Order of the House

 

 

 

 

Absent with leave

 

None

 

1. Papers Laid Upon the Table-

 

 The Minister of Public Service

National Social Security Authority Annual Report 2011 [Chapter 22:19]

 

 The Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Management

Forestry Commission Annual Report 2009 by [Chapter: 22:19]

 

The Ministry of Water Resources Development Management

Zambezi River Authority Annual Report 2011 [Chapter 22:19]

 

2. The Speaker informed the House that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission   (ZEC) is inviting Members to a briefing on the mandate of ZEC, phases of the           electoral process and other issues pertaining to its mandate. The meeting will       be held in the House of Assembly on Thursday 29th November 2012 at 0900

 

3. The Speaker informed the House that the Women's University in Africa requested to have a meeting with Members and Parliament staff following the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding. The purpose of the meeting is to explain the University's plans and to find out Members' expectations. The meeting will be held in the House of  Assembly on  Wednesday 28th November 2012 at 0900hours.

 

4. The Speaker also informed the House that the Business of all Committees of           Parliament will be adjourned on Thursday the 29thNovember 2012. The Business      of all Committees will resume on Monday 28th January 2013. Workshops and           field visits which had been approved prior to the 27th November 2012 will be       allowed to go ahead during the period t聨e Committees will be in adjouRnment.

 

5. he Speaker further informed the House that Zimplats is inviting䀠Members to a

)ࡴour of their mining耠operations ࡴ聴 Ngezࡴ and Selous on Monday, 3^rd December!          2012.  Transport wéll leave Parlyament at 0830 hours on Monday. Those       interested should regist%r witɨ the publicȠrelations desk at thࡴ Members dinifg      hall fRom today until T䁨ursday.

 

 

6. Pɨe Minister of Constiôutioࡴѡl 䁡nd Parliamenɴar⁹ Affairsl with leave, moved: That pòovision of Standing Order Nos. 22, 33 (2), 34(5), 105, 106 and 109, regarding the automatic adjournment of the House at five minutes past seven o’clock p.m and at twenty-five minutes past one o’clock on a Friday, private Members motions taking precedence on Wednesdays after question time and that question time shall be on Wednesdays, the referral of Bills to Portfolio Committees, procedures in connection with the Parliamentary Legal Committee and stages of bills respectively, be suspended for today and for the remaining series of sittings this year in respect of the following: Business relating to the Budget,  the Committee of supply, the Finance Bill and the Appropriation Bill (2013).

 

Motion put and agreed to.

 

 

7. Adjourned debate on motion that leave be granted to bring in a Finance Bill

(Adjourned 15th November-The Minister of Constitutional and Parliamentary

            Affairs)

 

 Question proposed: That leave be granted to bring in a bill to make provisions for the revenues and Public Funds of Zimbabwe and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto-The Minister of Finance.

             

            And objection having been taken that there were fewer than twenty five Members, the bells were rung for four minutes, whereupon Hon. Mangami, with leave, moved for the withdrawal of the motion.

 

Motion put and agreed to.

 

The Speaker directed that the bells be stopped.

 

Debate resumed.

 

Motion put and agreed to.

 

Bill read a first time.  – Referred to the Parliamentary Legal Committee.

 

8. The Minister of Constitutional and Parliamentary Affairs moved: That Notices of Motions , Nos. 2 to 5, for today, stand over until Order No. 6 has been disposed of.

 

Motion put and agreed to.

 

9. COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY.

 

(Main Estimates of Expenditure (2013)

1,2,3,4,5,6-8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,

30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37 and 38)

 

                                                                                                     (House in Committee)

 

  Vote No. 1-“President and Cabinet”, US$ 161 024  000 put and agreed to.

Vote No..2 - “Office of the Prime Minister”, US$ 13 349 000 put and agreed to.

Vote No. 3 – “ Parliament Of Zimbabwe”, US$ 15 316 000 put and agreed to.

Vote No. 4-“Public service”, US$ 140 441 000 put and agreed to.

Vote No. 5- “Defence”, US$  356 699 000, put and agreed to.

            Vote No. 6- 8“Finance”, US$ 218 076 000, put and agreed to.

 

Vote No. 9  “Industry and Commerce”, US$ 7 656 000  Put and agreed to.

Vote No. 10 “Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development”, US$ 147 839 000 put and agreed to.

Vote No.11 “Mines and Mining Development”, US$ 7 078 000  put and agreed to.

Vote No.12 “Environment and Natural Resources”, US$ 8 674 000 put and agreed to.

Vote No.13 “Transport and Infrastructure Development”, US$ 69 292 000 put and agreed to.

Vote No.14 “Foreign Affairs”, US$ 63 204 000 put and agreed to.

Vote No.15 “Local Government, Urban and Rural development”, US$51 451 000 put and agreed to.

Vote No.16 “Health and Child Welfare”,  US$ 380 980 000  put and agreed to.

Vote No.17 “ Education, Sports and Culture”, US$ 754 937 000 put and agreed to.

Vote No.18 “Higher and Tertiary Education “, US$ 286 781 000 put and agreed to.

Vote No.19 “Youth, Indigenisation and Empowerment”, US$ 42 333 000 put and agreed to.

Vote No.20 “Home Affairs”, US$ 308 042 000  put and agreed to.

Vote No.21 “Justice and Legal Affairs”, US$ 96 135 000  put and agreed to.

Vote No. 22 “Media, Information and Publicity”, US$ 7 347 000 put and agreed to.

Vote No. 23 “Small and Medium Enterprises and Cooperative Development”, US$  9 479 000  put and agreed to.

Vote No. 24 “Energy and Power Development”, US$ 20 766 000 put and agreed to.

Vote No. 25 “Economic Planning and Investment Promotion”, US$ 3 155 000 put and agreed to.

Vote No. 26 “Science and Technology Development”, US$ 8 486 000 put and agreed to.

Vote No. 27 “Women’s Affairs, Gender and Community Development”, US$ 10 129 000 put and agreed to.

Vote No. 28 “National Housing and Social Amenities”, US$ 18 945 000 put and agreed to.

Vote No.29 “Water Resources Development and Management”, US$ 78 135 000 put and agreed to.

Vote No.30 “Constitutional and Parliamentary Affairs”, US$ 8 230 000 put and agreed to.

Vote No.31 “Tourism and Hospitality Industry”, USD  6 125 000 put and agreed to.

Vote No. 32 “Labour and Social Services”, US$ 35 482 000 put and agreed            to.

Vote No. 33 “State Enterprises and Parastatals”, US$ 3 075 000 put and agreed to.

Vote No. 34 “Information Communication Technology”, US$ 7 244 000 put and agreed to.

Vote No. 35 “Public Works”, US$ 43 496 000 put and agreed to.

Vote No. 36 “Regional Integration and International Cooperation”, US$ 2 518 000 put and agreed to.

Vote No. 37  “Lands and Rural Resettlement”.  US$ 11 192 000 put and agreed to.

Vote No. 38 Judicial Services Commission”. US$ 16 618 000 put and agreed to.

            Estimates of Expenditure to be reported without amendment.

( House  Resumed)

 

Estimates of Expenditure reported without amendment

 

Report adopted.

 

Bill ordered to be brought in by the Minister of Finance in accordance with Estimates        of Expenditure adopted by the House.

 

 

12. The Minister of Finance, pursuant to the order, presented a Bill to apply for a further  sum of money for the service of Zimbabwe for the year ending 31            December, 2012-Appropriation (2013)  Bill (B. 7, 2012).

 

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

 

13. Report from the Parliamentary Legal Committee NOT being an adverse report on the following Bill -

 Date received 

 

           Finance  (No.2) Bill (H.B. 6, 2012) …................................... 27^h November  2012

 

Second Reading – forthwith

 

Bill read a second time.

 

14. Committee,

                                                                                                     (House in Committee)

 

Clause 1 to 9 put and agreed to.

 

Bill to be reported without amendment.

 

(House resumed)

 

Bill reported without amendment

 

Third Reading, forthwith.

 

Bill read a third time.

 

15. Report from the Parliamentary Legal Committee NOT being an adverse report on

the following Bill -

 Date received 

 

Appropriation (2013)   Bill  (H.B. 7, 2012)............................... 27^th November 2012

 

16. SECOND READING : Appropriation (2013) Bill, 2012 (H.B. 7,2012)

 

Bill read a second time.  Third Reading, forthwith.

 

Bill read a third time.

 

 

17. Bills transmitted to the Senate.

 

[Date Transmitted]     Finance (No. 2 )Bill (H.B. 6, 2012)

Appropriation (2013)  Bill (H.B. 7, 2012)      …....................27^th November 2012

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18. On the motion of the Minister of Constitutional and Parliamentary Affairs                  The  House adjourned at a quarter past nine p.m, until Thursday, 27^th November              2012 at a quarter past two o' clock in the

 

1. M.KHUMALO

Acting Speaker.

 

 

WEDNESDAY 27^TH NOVEMBER 2012, 

 

 

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWERS

 

u QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

 

      *    QUESTIONS WITH NOTICE

 

 

NOTICE OF PRESENTATION OF BILL

 

            THE MINISTER OF FINANCE:  To provide for the registration, supervision and           regulation of persons conducting microfinance business in Zimbabwe; to amend       the Moneylending and Rates of Interest Act [Chapter 14:14] and the Banking Act    [Chapter 24:20] (Act No. 9 of 1999); amd to provide for matters connected with      or inicidental to the foregoing – Microfinance Bill (H.B. 2, 2012).

 

 

ORDER OF THE DAY AND NOTICE OF MOTION

 

 

1. HON M.GUMBO HON S. MAHOKA

 

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 eppress our loyalty to Zimbabwe and beg leave to offer our respectful thanks foz the speech, • hich you have been pl䁥ased to address to PaŲliament.

 

2. HON M. SIBANDA HON     C. GWIYO

 

That this House;

Noting that not all revenue generated and collected by Ŷarious government ministries, departments and agencies iࡴ"reoitted)to Treasury.  ConcerŮed that the governme䁮t has been unable to grant its

workersఠ meaningfulʠࡴalarù ѩncreѡses and frOzen the recruitiࡴg of spaff and failuࡴe to carry out some of its regional and international financial obligations.  Now therefore, calls upon all the Government ministries' departments, parastatals and other related bodies to remit all revenue accrued directly and indirectly by them to the treasury.

Further calls upon Government through the Treasury to facilitate adequate or reasonable remuneration to its workers, to enable the Government to among others:

1. motivate its workers ii. retain its highly qualified personnel iii. maintain high professional standards iv. improve their efficiency
2. become accountable and transparent vi. utilize each dollar for the good of nationhood (Zimbabwe) vii. Prevent and control corrupt tendencies by whomever.

 

3. HON. MANAGAMI

HON. F. M. SIBANDA

That the motion relating to the second Report of the Portfolio Committee on

Education, Sport, Arts and Culture on the challenges in the Education Sector in Zimbabwe which was superseded by the prorogation of Parliament be restored on the Order Paper at the stage at which it had reached in terms of Standing Order No. 43.

 

 

4. HON. GONESE

HON  MUSHONGA

 

That the motion relating to a Private Members Bill to amend the Criminal

Procedure and Evidence Act which was superseded by the prorogation of Parliament be restored on the Order Paper at the stage at which it had reached in terms of Standing Order No. 43.

 

5. Adjourned debate on motion that leave be granted to bring in a Finance Bill

(Adjourned 15th November-The Minister of Constitutional and Parliamentary

            Affairs)

 

Question proposed: That leave be granted to bring in a bill to make provisions for the revenues and Public Funds of Zimbabwe and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto-The Minister of Finance.

 

6..        COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY.