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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY VOTES 7_DECEMBER_2006_NO._26

ADVANCE COPY-UNCORRECTED

No. 26

PARLIAMENT

ZIMBABWE

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The Acting Speaker in the Chair

PRAYERS.

Members present

Bidi N. Chief

Buka F

Bushu S. Chief

Chamisa N

Chandengenda D. J.

Chebundo B

Chibaya A

Chidarikirre F E

Chigwedere A S

Chimanikire G

Chimbaira G

Chinamasa P A

Chihota P C

Chininga E T C

Chipanga T S Chisvuure E.

Chiurayi E.

Chiwewe W Damasane A.

Dandawa Chief T.

Dokora L. D. K.

Gabbuza J. G.

Goche N T

Gonese I. T

Gumbo J.M.

Gwachiwa C

Gwetu M

Kadzima P

Kangai K. M

Kanzama F

Kasukuwere S

Karimanzira D. I

Katsande A

Kaukonde R J

Mabika Chief J

Machaya J. M. K

Made J. M

Madzimure W

Majange C

Makova C W

Malinga A. M

Malisa Chief C

Maluleke T. H

Mangwana M P

Marumahoko R

Masawi E. S

Matamisa E E

Matutu T

Mawere M

Maziriri E.

Mguni N.

Mhashu F

Midzi A. B

MisihairabwiMushonga. P.

Mohadi K. C

Mpariwa P Mubau T.

Muchena O. N.

Muchinguri O.C.

Mudenge I S

Mudzimurema

Chief P. M Mugabe L

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY

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SECOND SESSION – SIXTH PARLIAMENT

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THURSDAY, 7^TH DECEMBER 2006

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Quarter past two o’clock p.m

Mupukuta L. S

Murerwa H. M.

Musa C. J

Mutasa D N E Mutezo M.

Mutsekwa C

Mzembi W

Ncube D. M

Ncube W

Nyauchi E

Porusingazi E

Pote C. M

Sakabuya M

Sekeramayi S T Shana Chief N Z J Shumba I. M.

Sibanda G. J.

Sibindi T

Absent with leave

Chikomba L. Chindori-Chininga E T Damasane S. A. E.

Mugabe S.

Mushoriwa E.

Mutinhiri A.

Rusere T.

Sikhala J

Steveson B G

Zinyemba M

Ziyambi Z W I

Zwizwai M

The Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs moved: That Orders of the Day Nos 1 and 2 for today stand over until Orders of the Day Nos. 3 and 4 have been disposed of.

Motion put and agreed to.

Adjourned debate on motion for leave to bring in a Finance Bill – (Adjourned 5^th December 2006 – The Minister of Rural Housing and Social Amenities)

[Time elapsed: 1 hour 15 minutes]

Question again proposed: That leave be granted to bring in a Bill to make further provision for the revenues and public funds of Zimbabwe and to make provision for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto – The Minister of Finance.

Motion put and agreed to.

The Minister of Finance accordingly presented a Bill to make further provision for the revenues and public funds of Zimbabwe and to make provision for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto – Finance (No. 2) Bill (H.B. 14, 2006)

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

4. COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY

(House in Committee)

Estimates of Expenditure for the year ending December 31, 2007.

Vote No. 1 – “Office of the President and Cabinet”, $ 217 794 560 111, put and agreed to.

Vote No. 2 – “Parliament of Zimbabwe” , $13 829 382 000, put and agreed to.

Vote No. 3 – “Public Service Labour and Social Welfare ”, $152 502 863 000 put and agreed to.

Vote No. 4 – “Defence”, $227 003 789 600 put and agreed to.

Vote No. 5 – “Finance”, $1 050 334 741 000 put and agreed to.

Vote No. 7 – “Audit”, $ 2 084 302 000 put and agreed to.

Vote No. 8 – “Industry and International Trade”, $14 321 114 000 put and agreed to.

Vote No. 9 – “Agriculture”, $ 251 664 208 000 put and agreed to.

Vote No. 10 – “Mines and Mining Development”, $16 752 935 000 put and agreed to.

Vote No. 11 – “Environment and Tourism”, $ 54 041 082 000 put and agreed to.

Vote No. 12 – “Transport and Communications”, $ 257 087 924 000 put and agreed to.

Vote No. 13 – “Foreign Affairs”, $ 19 290 862 000 put and agreed to.

Vote No. 14 – “Local Government, Public Works and Urban Development”, $ 215 883

708 000 put and agreed to.

Vote No. 15 – “Health and Child Welfare”, $ 590 082 761 000 put and agreed to.

Vote No. 16 – “Education Sport and Culture”, $ 557 573 879 000 put and agreed to.

Vote No. 17 – “Higher and Tertiary Education”, $164 275 365 000 put and agreed to.

Vote No. 18 – “Youth Development, Gender and Employment Creation”, $ 18 141 624

000 put and agreed to.

Vote No. 19 – “Home Affairs”, $ 231 091 920 000 put and agreed to.

Vote No. 20 – “Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs”, $211 295 179 000 put and agreed to.

Vote No. 21 – “Information and Publicity”, $ 11 547 898 000 put and agreed to.

Vote No. 22 – “Small and Medium Enterprises”, $ 41 024 367 000 put and agreed to.

Vote No. 23 – “ Energy and Power Development”, $36 027 075 000 put and agreed to.

Vote No. 24 – “Economic Development”, $ 1 959 711 000 put and agreed to.

Vote No. 25 – “Science and Technology”, $ 9 667 731 000 put and agreed to.

Vote No. 26 – “Women Affairs, Gender and Community Development”, $ 5 231 382

000 put and agreed to.

Vote No. 27 – “Rural Housing and Social Amenities”, $ 9 695 679 000 put and agreed to.

(House resumed)

Main Estimates of Expenditure reported without amendment.

Report adopted.

The Minister of Finance presented a Bill to apply a sum of money for the service of Zimbabwe for the year ending 31 December 2007 – Appropriation (2007) Bill (H.B. 15, 2006)

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

On the motion of the Minister of Justice Legal and Parliamentary Affairs: The House adjourned at eight o’clock p.m. until Tuesday 12^th December, 2006 at a quarter past two o’clock in the afternoon.

M. Kangai

Acting Speaker

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TUESDAY, 12^th DECEMBER 2006

ORDERS OF THE DAY AND NOTICES OF MOTIONS

The Minister of Justice Legal and Parliamentary

That

WHEREAS section 280(6) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] provides that the Minister of Justice. Legal and Parliamentary Affairs may, by statutory instrument amend or replace the Standard Scale of fines whenever the Minister considers such an amendment to be necessary.

AND WHEREAS section 280(6) provides that the statutory instrument may not be made unless a draft has been laid before and approved by resolution of Parliament;

AND WHEREAS the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs has laid before

Parliament, for its approval, a draft statutory instrument for the amendment of the 1^st Schedule to the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act;

NOW THEREFORE This House resolves that the said statutory instrument be and is hereby approved.

SECOND READING: National Incomes and Pricing Commission Bill (H. B. 13, 2006) - The Minister of Industry and International Trade.

SECOND READING: Census and Statistics Bill (B. 12, 2006) - The Minister of Finance.

GABUZZA

HON. KATSANDE

That this House takes note of the Third Report of the Portfolio Committee on Mines,

Energy, Environment and Tourism on the Fuel Shortages in Zimbabwe (S.C.39, 2006)

5. HON. MAWERE HON. MPARIWA

That this House takes note of the First Report of the Portfolio Committee on Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare on the Half-year Budget Performance for the Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare. (S.C. 32, 2006).

HON. L. MUGABE

Hon. D. M. Ncube

That this House-

NOTING the publication of the report by the investigator into the Zimbabwe congress of trade unions (ZCTU) presented to the minister of public service, labour and social welfare;

APPRECIATING that the report exposed and unearthed gross mismanagement and abuse of funds;

ALARMED by the violation of guidelines on retention of records and the opening of unauthorised bank accounts and the use of unauthorised signatories to the accounts;

SHOCKED by the ZCTU unconstitutional salary payments to is president, Mr. Lovemore Matombo; and the illegal dismissal of the ZCTU’s trustees;

AND NOW THEREFORE RESOLVES THAT,

the minister of labour should deal with the matters in terms of section 120 of the labour act to bring order on the labour movement; and

the trustees who had been illegally dismissed should resume their

duties with immediate effect.

7. HON. PORUSINGAZI HON. MUSHORIWA

That this House takes note of the Second Report of the Portfolio Committee on Foreign Affairs, Industry and International Trade on the Management Contract between Ziscosteel and Global Steel Holdings Limited (S.C. 31, 2006).

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

(Adjourned 6^th December 2006 – The Minister of Rural Housing and Social Amenities)

[Day elapsed: 1]

Question proposed:

That this House takes note of the First Report of the Portfolio Committee on Defence and Home Affairs on the Half-year Budget Performance for the Ministry of Defence (S.C. 33, 2006).

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

Defence (Adjourned 6^th December 2006 – The Minister of Rural Housing and Social Amenities)

[Day elapsed: 1]

Question proposed:

That this House takes note of the Second Report of the Portfolio Committee on Defence and Home Affairs on the Half-year Budget Performance for the Ministry of Home Affairs (S.C. 38, 2006).

Adjourned debate on motion of the Third Report of the Portfolio Committee on Education, Sport and Culture (Adjourned 29^th November 2006 – The Minister of Mines and Mining Development).

[Day elapsed 1]

Question proposed:

That this House takes note of the Third Report of the Portfolio Committee on Education, Sport and Culture on the Half-year Budget Performance of the Ministry of Science and

Technology Development (S.C. 37, 2006) – Hon. Mhashu

Adjourned debate on motion of the Second Special Report of the Committee on Public Accounts on Financial Management (S.C. 34, 2006) – (Adjourned 29^th November 2006) – The Minister of Rural Housing and Social Amenities).

[Day elapsed 1]

Question proposed:

That this House takes note of the Second Special Report of the Committee on Public

Accounts on Financial Management in the Public Sector (S.C. 34, 2006) – Hon. Chief

Chimombe

Adjourned Debate on motion of the Second Report of the Portfolio Committee on Education, Sport and Culture – (Adjourned 29^th November 2006 – The Minister of Rural Housing and Social Amenities).

[Day elapsed 1]

Question proposed:

That this House takes note of the Second Report of the Portfolio Committee on Education,

Sport and Culture on the Half-year Budget Performance of the Ministry of higher and

Tertiary Education (S.C. 35, 2006) – Hon. Mhashu

Adjourned debate on motion on the Fifth Report of the Portfolio Committee on Health and Child Welfare (Adjourned 29^th November 2006 – The Deputy Minister of Home Affairs)

[Day elapsed: 2]

Question proposed:

That this House takes note of the Fifth Report of the Portfolio Committee on Health and Child Welfare on the Half-year Budget Performance of the Ministry of Health and Child Welfare (S.C. 26, 2006) - Hon. Chebundo

Adjourned debate on motion on the Second Report of the Portfolio Committee on Youth, Gender and Women’s Affairs (Adjourned 29^th November 2006 – The Deputy Minister of Home Affairs)

[Day elapsed: 2]

Question proposed:

That this House takes note of the Second Report of the Portfolio Committee on Youth,

Gender and Women’s Affairs on the Half-year Budget Performance of the Ministries of Youth Development and Employment Creation, Women’s Affairs, Gender and

Community Development and Small and Medium Enterprise Development (S.C. 30, 2006) Hon. Mahofa

Adjourned debate on motion on the First Report Of The Portfolio Committee On Education, Sport And Culture (Adjourned 7^th November 2006 – The Minister of Justice Legal and Parliamentary Affairs)

[Day elapsed: 1]

Question proposed: That this House takes note Of The First Report Of The Portfolio

Committee On Education, Sport And Culture On The Half-Year Budget Performance Of The Ministry Of Education, Sport And Culture (S.C. 27, 2006) - Hon. Maluleke

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

Government (Adjourned 7^th November 2006 – The Minister of Justice Legal and Parliamentary Affairs)

[Day elapsed: 1]

Question proposed: That this House takes note of the Third Report of the Portfolio committee on Local Government on the Half-year Budget Performance for the Ministries of Local Government, Public Works and Urban Development and Rural Housing and Social Amenities. (S.C. 28, 2006) – Hon. Zinyemba

Adjourned debate on motion on the Third Report of The Portfolio Committee on Justice,

Legal and Parliamentary Affairs (Adjourned 7^th November 2006 – The Minister of Justice Legal and Parliamentary Affairs)

[Day elapsed: 1]

Question proposed: That this House takes note of the Third Report of The Portfolio

Committee on Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs on the Half-Year Budget

Performance for the Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs. (S.C. 29, 2006) - Hon Chipanga

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

Communication, (Adjourned 31^st October 2006 – Hon. J. M. Gumbo)

[Day elapsed: 1] Question proposed:

That this House takes note of the Report of the Portfolio Committee on Transport and Communication, on the effects of the Mid-Term Monetary Policy on the supplementary budget allocations for the departments in the Ministry of Transport and Communications. (S.C. 25, 2006) – Hon. L. Mugabe

Adjourned debate on motion on the high levels of corruption (Adjourned 31^st October 2006 – J. M. Gumbo)

[Days elapsed 1]

Question proposed: That this House-

CONCERNED with high levels of corruption in the public and private sectors.

FURTHER CONCERNED with the existence of rent-seeking activities, patronage, clientelism, racketeering, black market activities, trafficking and smuggling activities in the economy.

FURTHER CONCERNED with the high levels of asset stripping and plundering of public and private assets.

THIS HOUSE calls upon government to seriously address this cancer in our society –

Hon. Madzimure

Adjourned debate on motion on the First Report of the Portfolio Committee on Budget, Finance and Economic Development (Adjourned 4^th October 2006 – The Minister of justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs)

[Day elapsed: 1] Question proposed:

That this House takes note of the First Report of the Portfolio Committee on Budget,

Finance and Economic Development on the Mid-Term Fiscal and Monetary Policies for 2006, (S.C. 24, 2006) - Hon. Butau

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

Land Reform, Resettlement and Agriculture (Adjourned 28^th September 2006 – The

Minister of justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs)

[Day elapsed: 1]

Question proposed:

That this House takes note of the First Report of the Portfolio Committee on Lands, Land

Reform, Resettlement and Agriculture on the State of Preparedness by the Agricultural

Sector for the 2006/7 Summer Crop Season (S.C. 23, 2006) – Hon Gabbuza

Adjourned debate on motion on the physical assault on Zimbabwe Congress of Trade

Union’s leaders (Adjourned 4^th October 2006 – The Minister of justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs)

[Days elapsed 3]

Question proposed: That this House-

CONCERNED by the savage and brutal physical assaults on Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) leaders, workers and other peace loving Zimbabweans who were exercising their democratic right to express themselves;

FURTHER CONCERNED by the degrading and inhuman conditions the arrested persons were subjected to upon their incarceration;

DISTURBED by the government’s lack of tolerance for any form of dissent;

FURTHER DISTURBED by Government’s failure to observe international labour conventions and adhere to acceptable international standards in dealing with demonstrations;

NOW THEREFORE this House:

condemns the persons responsible for the physical assaults and inhuman treatment; and
calls upon government to institute investigations into the matter and bring the perpetrators to book - Gonese

23. COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY

WEDNESDAY, 13^th DECEMBER. 2006

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

 QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

* QUESTIONS WITH NOTICE

HON. MALINGA: To ask the Minister of Transport and Communication to state:
1. how far the Government had gone in its efforts to raise the $875m needed for the installation of the Central Train Communication system;
2. the efforts being made to improve the National Railways of Zimbabwe staff complement, which had dropped from 21 000 in 1980 to the current 9 000;
3. the steps being taken by N.R.Z to augment the 5 338 wagons, out of a total requirement of 7 412 wagons needed to service the 2 759 km of local rail, as the shortage now threatens the importation of fertilizer and wheat.