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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY VOTES 8 MARCH 2022 NO 29

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No. 29

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, 8TH 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.,

Bvute O.,

Chadzamira R. E.,

Chamisa S.,

Chanda G. ,

Chasi F.,

Chibagu G.,

Chidakwa J.,

Chidamba S.,

Chihururu C.,

Chikomba L.,

Chikudo Rueben,

Chikukwa M. R,

Chikuni E.,

Chikwama B.,

Chimbaira G.,

Chimina L.,

Chingosho C. P.

Chinotimba J.,

Chinyanganya M.,

Chipato A,

Chitura L,

Dube B,

Dube G,

Dube M.,

Dube P,

Dutiro P,

Dzepasi G,

Dzuma S.,

Gabbuza J. G.,

Gandawa M. A,

Gonese I T,

Gorerino O.,

Gozho C,

Gumbo J. M.,

Gwanetsa K. K.,

Gwanongodza E.,

Hamauswa S.,

Houghton J. R,

Jaja J.,

January S.

Kabozo S.,

Kankuni W,

Karikoga T.,

Karumazondo M. T.,

Kashambe M. T.,

Kashiri C.,

Khumalo S. S.,

Kwaramba G.,

Labode M. R.

Maboyi R M.,

Machando P.,

Machingauta C.

Machingura R,

Madhuku J,

Madiwa C.,

Madziva S.,

Mafuta S. V.,

 Mago N,

Makone S.

Makoni R R,

Mamombe J,

Mangora B.,

Maphosa L.,

Marikisi N.,

Markham A. N.,

Maronge C.,

Masango C. P.,

Masenda N. T,

Mashakada T.

Mashonganyika D,

Masiya D.,

Masuku E,

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,

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.,

Mpariwa P,

Mpofu M. M.,

Mpofu R.,

Muchimwe P T,

Mudarikwa S,

Mugweni C. T.,

Mukapiko D. L.,

Mukuhlani T.,

Mukunyaidze S. E. I.,

Munetsi J.,

Munochinzwa M.

Muponora N.,

Murambiwa O,

Murire J, Rtd. Col. Dr

Musakwa E,

Musanhi K. S,

Musarurwa W.Y.

Mushonga P. M.,

Mushoriwa E.,

Musikavanhu D. A.,

Musiyiwa R.,

Mutambisi C,

Mutodi E.,

Mutomba W.,

Ncube A.,

Ncube E.,

Ncube Ophar,

Ncube Soul,

Ndebele A.,

Ndiweni D.,

Ndlovu E.,

Ndlovu S.,

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

Nyokanhete J,

Nyoni I,

Paradza J,

Paradza K.,

Phuti D.,

Raidza M.,

Rungani A,

Sacco J. K.,

Saizi T.

Samambwa E.,

Samson A.,

Samukange J. T.,

Sansole T. W.,

Sanyatwe C.,

Saruwaka T. J. L.,

Seremwe B.,

Sewera J N,

Shamu W. K.,

Shava J.,

Shirichena E.,

Shongedza E.,

Shumbamhini H.,

Sibanda L.

Sibanda M.,

Sibanda O.,

Sibanda Z.,

Sikhala J.,

Simbanegavi Y.,

Sithole G K,

Sithole James,

Sithole Josiah,

Sithole S,

Tekeshe D.,

Togarepi P.,

Tembo

Tongofa M.,

Tshuma D.,

Tsvangirai Vincent

Tungamirai T.,

Watson N J,

Zemura L,

Zhou P,

      Ziyambi ,

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

1. Papers Laid Upon The Table –

 

Auditor General’s Report for the Financial Year Ended December 31, 2020 on Appropriation Accounts, Finance and Revenue Statements and Fund Accounts by [Chapter 22:18] Audit Office Act

Auditor General’s Report for the Financial Year Ended December 31, 2020 on Local Authorities by [Chapter 22:18] Audit Office Act

Auditor General’s Report for the Financial Year Ended December 31, 2020 on

State Enterprises and Parastatals [Chapter 22:18] Audit Office Act

2. The Speaker: Parliament of Zimbabwe joins the rest of the World in commemorating International Women’s Day. Held every year on the 8^th March, the day is set aside to celebrate womankind and to give impetus to the struggle for women so that they get equal treatment as their male counterparts in all aspects of life. As Parliament of Zimbabwe, through the Women's Caucus and the Committee on Women Affairs, Parliament will continue to consolidate on the gains that the country has made insofar as championing women’s rights which are human rights in all sphere of human endeavour. In executing its constitutional mandate, Parliament commits itself to embracing issues of gender parity and equity as informed by our Constitution unequivocally. To that end, we celebrate with you our mothers, our sisters and our daughters who are the anchor of our socio-economic development in Zimbabwe and globally. Happy Women’s Day and be blessed always!

 

3. The Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs moved: That Orders of the Day Nos. 1 to 7, for today, stand over, until Order of the Day No. 8 has been disposed of.

Motion put and agreed to.

 

4. recommital-Committee: Marriages Bill (H.B. 7B, 2019) – The Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs.

 

            Amendments in Clauses 9, 16, 41, 43 and 45 put and agreed to.

            Bill, as amended, adopted.

            Third reading, with leave, forthwith.

            Bill read a third time.

 

5. Hon. Togarepi, seconded by Hon. Tekeshe, moved: That Orders of the Day

            and Notices of Motions Nos. 9 to 15, for today, stand over, until Notice of

 Motion No. 16 has been disposed of.

Motion put and agreed to.

 

6. Mokone, seconded by, Hon. Nguluvhe moved: 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)

            On the motion of Hon. Mokone, seconded by Hon. Tekeshe: Debate adjourned until tomorrow

7. Dr. Nyashanu seconded by Hon. Mushoriwa moved: 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)

            Motion put and agreed to.

8. On the motion of Hon. Mutambisi seconded by Hon. Tekeshe: The House adjourned at four minutes past six o’clock p.m.

 

                                     HON. ADVOCATE J.F.N. MUDENDA,

Speaker.

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. Mpofu:   To ask the Minister of Energy and Power Development to inform the House whether there are any compelling reasons for ZESA not to attend to faults considering that the issue of lack of availability of transport  which had been an issue in the past has since been addressed through the provision of  vehicles  by the President.

*5.       Hon. Mpofu:   To ask the Minister of Energy and Power Development to   explain to the House the emerging trend where  some miners who have money resort to paying  for services rendered by fully employed ZESA employees a situation that has led to them  getting preference at the expense of essential Government institution such as clinics which are not getting due attention.

 

 

*6.       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]

 

*7.       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]

 

*8.       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:

 

1. a) Whether the affected residents were engaged on this development.
2. 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]

 

*9.       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;

 

1. 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
2. b) Whether EMA will not support the delisting of the area as a RAMSAR sight to which we are signatories.
3. c) Whether, the Ministry supports the judgment, and insists that future EIA requested by developers be published.

[Deferred 2^nd March 2022]

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

            to:

1. 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.

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

[Deferred 2^nd March 2022]

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

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

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

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

 

[Deferred 2^nd March 2022]

*12.           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]

*13.     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]

 

*14.     Hon Mpofu: To ask the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure development to inform the House when construction on the Kwe kwe – Nkayi – Lupane Road will resume in view of the fact that it was last done in the middle of 2021 a situation which has led to the deplorable state that is currently obtaining.

*15.     Hon. Mpofu : To ask the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure development whether he is aware  of the practice at Joshua Mqabuko  Airport in Bulawayo where both locals and visitors are subjected stringent to security check -ups where they are required to remove their shoes and walk on dirty floors owing to the fact that the Airport does not have a functional  body scanner to conduct such searches.

*16.     Hon. Mpofu: To ask the Minister of Mines and Mining Development to inform the House a) whether or not Mwana Africa is in a position to renew tribute agreements countrywide considering that the company has a stake in half of the country`s gold claims where economic livelihoods of rural communities are depended on;

1. b) What the Ministry considers as practicable and sustainable in as far as employment creation, with the 2030 vision in mind, is concerned.

 

ORDERS OF THE DAY AND NOTICES OF MOTIONS

1. Hon. masango

             Hon. GAndawa

 

                                                                                                                                   [Days elapsed: 2]

 

That this House takes note of the Report of the Portfolio Committee on Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services on Benchmarking Visit to Rwanda held from 10th to 15th October 2021 (S.C.6, 2021).

 

 

 

2. Madiwa

 Hon. L. Maphosa

                                                                                      [Days elapsed: 5]

                                                                                               

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).

 

 

3. Hon Dr Nyashanu

Hon. Mushoriwa

                                                [Days elapsed: 14]

 

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.

 

4. Hon Gabuzza

Hon. Ndiweni

  

                                                                                                [Days elapsed: 7]

 

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.

 

 

5. Hon. B. Dube

Hon. Raidza

 

          [Days elapsed: 14]

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

6. Hon. Musarurwa

            Hon. Dutiro

 

                                                                                                     [Day elapsed: 8]

 

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)

 

 

7. Adjourned debate on motion on 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 – (Adjourned 8th March 2022- Hon Mokone).

[Days elapsed: 1]

 

Question proposed: 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. Mokone.

 

 

8. Adjourned debate on motion on the Third Report of the Public Accounts Committee on the Special Maize Programme/ Command Agriculture (Adjourned 3rd March, 2022 – Hon. T. Moyo).

                                                                                                                                           [Days elapsed: 2]

 

Question proposed: 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. B. Dube.

9. 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: 3]

 

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.

 

10. 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: 4]

 

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

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

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   [Days elapsed: 6]

            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,

1. 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;
2. Demand restitution from the countries that caused untold sufferings to the Black majority and unduly benefitted from the economic resources of our land;
3. Demand reparation for each of the years that the country laboured under the bondage of colonialism; and
4. Strongly condemn the imposition of sanctions on Zimbabwe for repossessing its land from imperialists – Hon. Togarepi.

 

12. 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: 6]

 

            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

 

13. Adjourned debate on motion on the reburial of freedom fighters countrywide

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

 

 

 

                                                                                                            [Days elapsed: 6]

 

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

1. Assist in disseminating information to the masses of this country which will lead to the identification of graves of our freedom fighters;
2. 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
3. Sensitize the public through Hon Members of this august House on the indelible footprints that tell the unforgettable history of this great Nation - Raidza

 

14. 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: 7]

 

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

 

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

 

                                                                                                [Days elapsed: 7]

 

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:

 

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

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

and

1. 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.

16. 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: 10]

 

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

 

17.   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: 11]

            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

 

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

        Adjourned 8th December 2021 – Hon Kwaramba)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       [Days elapsed: 12]

                                               

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;

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

 

 

19. 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: 16]

 

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

 

 

20. 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: 16]

 

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

21. 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: 21] 

                                                                

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).

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

 

(See Notice of Amendments)

 

23. 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

 

24. 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.

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

29. 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: 12]

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         

                                                                                      

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

     18th November, 2021- Hon T. Moyo)

[Days elapsed: 28]

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.

31. Committee of Supply.

 

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TUESDAY, 10TH MAY, 2022

 

 

             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 3rd March, 2022- Hon. Wadyajena)

[Days elapsed: 20]

            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.

 

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BILLS UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE PARLIAMENTARY LEGAL COMMITTEE

 

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

 

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

Social Welfare, (Referred 17th February, 2022)

 

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

5. 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

.

Guardianship of Minors Amendment Bill, 2021 (H.B. 7, 2021)

 

New clause substituted for clause 1

 

By the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs

Delete Clause 1 on page 1 of the Bill and substitute the following clause¾

“1  Short title

This Act may be cited as the Guardianship of Minors Amendment Act, 2021.”.

amendment of clause 3

By the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs

In Clause 3 on page 2 of the Bill delete the words “man and wife” in lines 7 and 8 and substitute “husband and wife”.

New clause substituted for clause 5

By the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs

Delete Clause 5 on page 2 of the Bill and substitute the following clause¾

 

“5 Amendment of section 5 of Cap. 5: 08

Section 5 (“Special provisions relating to custody of minors”) is amended—

       (a)   in subsection (1) by the deletion of “the mother” and the substitution of “either of the parents”;

       (b)   in subsection (2) and the substitution of—

“(2) Where—

                 (a)   the parent of a minor (“the custodial parent”) has the sole custody of that minor in terms of subsection (1); and

(b)   the other parent or some other person removes the minor from the custody of the custodial parent or otherwise denies the custodial parent the custody of that minor;

the custodial parent may apply to a juvenile court for an order declaring that he or she has the sole custody of that minor in terms of subsection (1) and, upon such application, the juvenile court may make an order declaring that the custodial parent has the sole custody of that minor and, if necessary, directing the other parent or, as the case may be, the other person to return that minor to the custody of the custodial parent.”