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SENATE VOTES 15 JUNE 2017 62

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No. 62

           

PARLIAMENT 

 

OF

 ZIMBABWE

 

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VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE

 

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FOURTH SESSION – EIGHTH PARLIAMENT

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THURSDAY, 15TH JUNE, 2017

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Half past Two o’clock pm.

President of the Senate in the Chair.

 

Bhebe M,

Bhobho H,

Buka F,

Carter M.N

Chabuka K,

Charumbira Chief,

Chiduku Chief R .M,

Chifamba J,

Chimanikire A,

Chimbudzi A,

Chimhini D.A,

Chimutengwende C.C.C,

Chipanga T.S,

Chisunga Chief,

Chitanga Chief,

Chizema C,

Dandawa Chief,

Gampu Chief IV,

Goto R,

Gwenzi Chief,

Jadagu G.T,

Machingaifa T,

Makone T,

Makore J,

Manyeruke J,

Marava M,

Masendu Chief,

Masuku A,

Matiirira A,

Mavhunga M,

Moeketsi V,

Mohadi T.B,

Mtshane Chief,

Mugabe C.T,

Mumvuri D.D.E,

Muronzi M,

Murwira T,

Musaka M.B,

Musarurwa Chief E.M,

Mutsvangwa M,

Ncube S,

Nebiri Chief,

Nembire Chief,

Ntabeni Chief,

Nyamukoho Chief,

Nyangazonke Chief,

Sibanda A,

Tawengwa C.Z

 

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

Hon. Min. Mabhuwa

 

 

Printed by Order of the Senate

 

Absent with Leave

Hon. Sen. Muzenda T.V, Hon. Sen. Nyathi R.

 

 

 

  1. Questions without notice
  2. Questions with notice

 

  1. Adjourned debate on motion on the First report of the Thematic Committee on

Indigenisation and Empowerment on the Circumstances Surrounding the NonEstablishment of Community Share Ownership Trusts in Mudzi and Mutoko Districts. (S.C. 10, 2017). (Adjourned 14th June, 2017- Hon. Sen. Masuku)

 

[Days elapsed: 2]

 

Question again Proposed: That this House takes note of the First Report that the Thematic Committee on Indigenisation and Empowerment on the Circumstances Surrounding the Non-Establishment of  Community Share Ownership Trusts in Mudzi and Mutoko Districts (S.C. 10, 2017)—Hon. Sen. Tawengwa

 

On the motion of Hon. Sen. Tawengwa, seconded by Hon. Sen. Masuku: Debate adjourned until tomorrow.

  1. The Minister of Primary and Secondary Education moved: That Order of the Day No. 2 for today be stood over until Order of the Day No. 3, has been disposed of.

 

Motion put and agreed to.

 

  1. Adjourned debate on motion on funds controlled by School Development Committees (SDCs) and School Development Associations (SDAs). –(Adjourned 14th June, 2017- Sen. D.T. Khumalo)

 

[Days elapsed: 5]

           Question again proposed: That this House

 

NOTING the efforts made by Government in expanding the education system at Primary and Secondary levels across the country to meet the demand for education since independence;

 

APPLAUDING the Government’s decision to embrace all stakeholders in education thereby leading to the creation of School Development Committees (SDCs) and School Development Association (SDAs);

 

FURTHER applauding the excellent work done by parents through the SDCs and SDAs in enhancing the quality of education in Zimbabwe;

 

DISTURBED by the abrupt decision by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education to order the closure of SDAs/ SDCs accounts at government schools and transfer monies to the government controlled School Service Fund.

 

CONCERNED that the move will retrogressively impact on the gains made in the educational system over the years and result in the total collapse of the system;

 

NOW THEREFORE, calls upon the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education to;

  1. Align the Education Act to the Constitution.
  2. Cease forthwith the transfer of SDA/ SDCs Funds to the School Service Fund.
  3. Formulate a consolidated Statutory Instrument to guide the operations of SDCs and SDAs taking into account stakeholders’ input.- Hon. Sen. D.T. Khumalo

 

On the motion of the Minister of Primary and Secondary Education: Debate adjourned until tomorrow.

  1. Adjourned debate on motion on the Alignment of the Electoral Act to the Constitution  of Zimbabwe (Adjourned 14th June, 2017-Hon Sen Masuku)

 

[Days elapsed:  25]

 

 

Question again proposed: That this House:

 

 

ACKNOWLEDGING     the     progress     made     by     the     Zimbabwe                       Electoral

Commission(ZEC) towards assuming the Constitutional mandate of ensuring that elections are conducted efficiently, freely, fairly, transparently and in accordance with the law;

 

FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGING the financial restrictions facing ZEC due to scarcity of resources allocated by the Treasury and the interest from the international donors, including UNDP, to assist in supporting ZEC as a key pillar of democracy;

 

AWARE that the desire by government to engage the International Community as  economic partners for the development of Zimbabwe will also be enhanced by inviting the widest range of international players to observe and monitor  our national  elections;

 

AWARE that the holding of a transparent, free and fair election in 2018 will depend on the integrity of the voters roll as well as an enabling environment;

 

NOTING the slow process of aligning the Electoral Act to the constitution means that there are areas wherein ZEC is acting unconstitutionally and that there have been actions by ZEC which have not been aligned even to the Electoral Act;

 

NOW, THERFORE, calls upon

 

  1. The Government to expeditiously align the provisions on ZEC to the

Constitution;

  1. ZEC to urgently engage with partners to implement the biometric voters roll in order to fulfill the Constitutional mandate;
  2. Government to align the Electoral Act with the Constitution and crate an electoral environment that complies with Article 17 of the African Union Charter on free and fair elections – Hon. Sen. Timveos.

 

On the motion of the Minister of Primary and Secondary Education: Debate adjourned until tomorrow.

  1. Adjourned debate on motion on the First report of the Thematic Committee on

Sustainable Development Goals on SDG No. 3 (Adjourned 14th June, 2017- Hon Sen. Chief Mtshane)

 

[Days elapsed: 7]

 

Question again proposed: That this House takes note of the First report of the Thematic Committee on Sustainable Development Goals on SDG No. 3: “Ensure Healthy Lives and Promote Well-being for all at all ages”. [S.C.8, 2017] – Hon. Sen.  Chief Mtshane.

 

 

On the motion of the Minister of        Primary and Secondary Education: Debate adjourned until tomorrow.

  1. Adjourned debate on motion on resolving situations of statelessness in our country: (Adjourned 14th June, 2017- Sen. Masuku)

 

[Days elapsed: 6]

 

 Question again proposed: That this House;

 

RECALLING ongoing efforts of the African Union to move towards the adoption of a Draft “Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Right to Nationality and the Eradication of Stateless in Africa:,

 

TAKING NOTE of the conclusions and Recommendations on statelessness adopted by the SADC “Technical Migration Dialogue for Southern Africa Addressing Mixed Migration in Southern Africa: Linking Protection, Immigration, Border Management and Labour Migration, Gaborone, Botswana from 16-18 August 2016”,

 

ACKNOWLEDGING the Conclusions of the “Conference on Ensuring Everyone’s

Right to Nationality: The Role of Parliaments in Preventing and Ending Statelessness, Co-organised by the Parliament of South Africa, the inter Parliamentary Union and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, from 26 to 27 November 2015”;

 

RECOGNISING the requirement by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) endorsed by the UN General Assembly on 25 September 2015, in particular SDG target 16,9 to provide by 2030 legal identity for all, including birth registration;

 

FURTHER RECOGNISING the numerous formal pledges of SADC Member States to accede to the 1954 UN Convection relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 UN Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness and the Recommendations from the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review to the same effect.

 

COGNISANT that the Zimbabwe National Constitution provides for Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms incorporating the right of children to a name and provision of identity documents;

 

NOW THEREFORE calls upon the Government to:

  1. i) Resolve any existing situations of statelessness within our own country; ii) Review the legislative frameworks and administrative practices in nationality matters with a view to ensure their consistency with the Zimbabwe Constitution and International standards on the prevention and resolution of statelessness, as well as on protection of stateless persons;
  • Initiate legislative reforms which address any identifies gaps or challenges, including any discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion or gender, thereby helping to prevent statelessness;
  1. Ensure gender equality as regards the equal right of men and women to pass on their nationality to their children and spouses and to change or retain their nationality.
  2. Expedite the implementation of Article 6(4) of the African Charter on the

Rights and Welfare of the Child, thereby preventing childhood statelessness;

  1. Establish and maintain comprehensive birth registration and civil registration systems within Zimbabwe with a view to prevent statelessness;
  • Accede to the 1954 UN Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons, the 1961 UN Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness and the 1990 UN Convention on the Rights of all Migrant Workers and Members of their Families.
  • Support the drafting, adoption and ratification of a Protocol to the African

Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the Right to Nationality and the Eradication of Stateless in Africa.” – Hon Sen. Timveos.

 

On the motion of the Minister of Primary and Secondary Education: Debate adjourned until tomorrow.

  1. Adjourned debate on motion on the First Report of the Thematic Committee on HIV and AIDS on HIV and AIDS in Institutions of Higher Learning in Zimbabwe. (Adjourned 14th June, 2017 – Hon. Sen. Masuku).

 

[Days elapsed: 9]

 

Question again proposed: That this House takes note of the First Report of the Thematic Committee on HIV and AIDS on HIV and AIDS in Institutions of Higher Learning in Zimbabwe. (S.C. 7, 2017)—Hon. Sen. Timveos.

 

On the motion of the Minister of Primary and Secondary Education: Debate adjourned until tomorrow.               

  1. On the motion of the Minister of Primary and Secondary Education,: The Senate adjourned at a half past three  o`clock  m. until Tuesday, 20th June, 2017, at half past two o’clock in the afternoon.

 

  1.                                                                                                      MADZONGWE

President of the Senate.                        _________________________________________________________________________

 

TUESDAY 20TH JUNE, 2017

 

ORDERS OF THE DAY

 

  1. Adjourned debate on motion in reply to the State of the Nation Address – (Adjourned 13th June, 2017—Hon. Sen. Chief Charumbira).

[Days elapsed: 34]

 

Question again proposed: That this House conveys its profound gratitude to His Excellency, the President Cde. R. G. Mugabe for addressing a joint sitting of Parliament on the State of the Nation.

 

Expresses its commitment to and support for the views contained in his address; and that a respectful address be presented to His Excellency the President, informing him

of the sentiments of the House – Hon. Sen. Chipanga.

 

  1. Adjourned debate on motion in reply to the Presidential Speech-(Adjourned 13th June 2017 – Sen. Rtd. Gen. Nyambuya).

[Time elapsed: 2 hrs. 11 minutes]

 

Question again proposed: That a respectful address be presented to the President of

Zimbabwe as follows –

 

May it please you, your Excellency 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. Sen. Rtd. Gen. Nyambuya

 

  1. COMMITTEE:To resume on consideration of an adverse report by the Parliamentary Legal Committee on the Land Commission Bill (H.B. 2A, 2016) (Progress reported 5th April, 2017)-Hon Samukange

 

  1. Adjourned debate on motion on the First report of the Thematic Committee on Indigenisation and Empowerment on the Circumstances Surrounding the NonEstablishment of Community Share Ownership Trusts in Mudzi and Mutoko Districts. (S.C. 10, 2017). (Adjourned 15th June, 2017- Sen. Tawengwa)

 

[Days elapsed: 3]

 

Question Proposed: That this House takes note of the First Report that the Thematic Committee on Indigenisation and Empowerment on the Circumstances Surrounding the Non-Establishment of  Community Share Ownership Trusts in Mudzi and Mutoko Districts (S.C. 10, 2017)—Hon. Sen. Tawengwa

 

  1. Adjourned debate on motion on the Alignment of the Electoral Act to the Constitution of Zimbabwe (Adjourned 15th June, 2017-The Minister of Primary and Secondary  Education)

 

[Days elapsed:  26]

 

 

Question proposed: That this House:

 

 

ACKNOWLEDGING the progress made by the Zimbabwe Electoral

Commission(ZEC) towards assuming the Constitutional mandate of ensuring that elections are conducted efficiently, freely, fairly, transparently and in accordance with the law;

 

FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGING the financial restrictions facing ZEC due to scarcity of resources allocated by the Treasury and the interest from the international donors, including UNDP, to assist in supporting ZEC as a key pillar of democracy;

 

AWARE that the desire by government to engage the International Community as  economic partners for the development of Zimbabwe will also be enhanced by inviting the widest range of international players to observe and monitor  our national  elections;

 

AWARE that the holding of a transparent, free and fair election in 2018 will depend on the integrity of the voters roll as well as an enabling environment;

 

NOTING the slow process of aligning the Electoral Act to the constitution means that there are areas wherein ZEC is acting unconstitutionally and that there have been actions by ZEC which have not been aligned even to the Electoral Act;

 

NOW, THERFORE, calls upon

 

  1. The Government to expeditiously align the provisions on ZEC to the

Constitution;

  1. ZEC to urgently engage with partners to implement the biometric voters roll in order to fulfill the Constitutional mandate;
  2. Government to align the Electoral Act with the Constitution and crate an electoral environment that complies with Article 17 of the African Union Charter on free and fair elections – Hon. Sen. Timveos.

 

  1. Adjourned debate on motion on funds controlled by School Development Committees (SDCs) and School Development Associations (SDAs). –(Adjourned 15th June, 2017- The Minister of Primary and Secondary Education)

 

[Days elapsed: 6]

           Question proposed: That this House

 

NOTING the efforts made by Government in expanding the education system at Primary and Secondary levels across the country to meet the demand for education since independence;

 

APPLAUDING the Government’s decision to embrace all stakeholders in education thereby leading to the creation of School Development Committees (SDCs) and School Development Association (SDAs);

 

FURTHER applauding the excellent work done by parents through the SDCs and SDAs in enhancing the quality of education in Zimbabwe;

 

DISTURBED by the abrupt decision by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education to order the closure of SDAs/ SDCs accounts at government schools and transfer monies to the government controlled School Service Fund.

 

CONCERNED that the move will retrogressively impact on the gains made in the educational system over the years and result in the total collapse of the system;

 

NOW THEREFORE, calls upon the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education to;

  1. Align the Education Act to the Constitution.
  2. Cease forthwith the transfer of SDA/ SDCs Funds to the School Service Fund.
  3. Formulate a consolidated Statutory Instrument to guide the operations of

SDCs and SDAs taking into account stakeholders’ input.- Hon. Sen. D.T. Khumalo

 

  1. Adjourned debate on motion on the First report of the Thematic Committee on Sustainable Development Goals on SDG No. 3 (Adjourned 15th June, 2017- The Minister of Primary and Secondary Education)

 

[Days elapsed: 8]

 

Question proposed: That this House takes note of the First report of the Thematic

Committee on Sustainable Development Goals on SDG No. 3: “Ensure Healthy Lives and Promote Well-being for all at all ages”. [S.C.8, 2017] – Hon. Sen.  Chief Mtshane.

 

  1. Adjourned debate on motion on resolving situations of statelessness in our country: (Adjourned 15th June, 2017- The Minister of Primary and Secondary Education)

 

[Days elapsed: 7]

 

 Question proposed: That this House;

 

RECALLING ongoing efforts of the African Union to move towards the adoption of a Draft “Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Right to Nationality and the Eradication of Stateless in Africa:,

 

TAKING NOTE of the conclusions and Recommendations on statelessness adopted by the SADC “Technical Migration Dialogue for Southern Africa Addressing Mixed Migration in Southern Africa: Linking Protection, Immigration, Border Management and Labour Migration, Gaborone, Botswana from 16-18 August 2016”,

 

ACKNOWLEDGING the Conclusions of the “Conference on Ensuring Everyone’s Right to Nationality: The Role of Parliaments in Preventing and Ending Statelessness, Co-organised by the Parliament of South Africa, the inter Parliamentary Union and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, from 26 to 27 November 2015”;

 

RECOGNISING the requirement by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) endorsed by the UN General Assembly on 25 September 2015, in particular SDG target 16,9 to provide by 2030 legal identity for all, including birth registration;

 

FURTHER RECOGNISING the numerous formal pledges of SADC Member States to accede to the 1954 UN Convection relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 UN Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness and the Recommendations from the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review to the same effect.

 

COGNISANT that the Zimbabwe National Constitution provides for Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms incorporating the right of children to a name and provision of identity documents;

 

NOW THEREFORE calls upon the Government to:

  1. Resolve any existing situations of statelessness within our own country;
  2. Review the legislative frameworks and administrative practices in nationality matters with a view to ensure their consistency with the Zimbabwe Constitution and International standards on the prevention and resolution of statelessness, as well as on protection of stateless persons;
  3. Initiate legislative reforms which address any identifies gaps or challenges, including any discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion or gender, thereby helping to prevent statelessness;
  • Ensure gender equality as regards the equal right of men and women to pass on their nationality to their children and spouses and to change or retain their nationality.
  • Expedite the implementation of Article 6(4) of the African

Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, thereby preventing childhood statelessness;

  • Establish and maintain comprehensive birth registration and civil registration systems within Zimbabwe with a view to prevent statelessness;
  1. Accede to the 1954 UN Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons, the 1961 UN Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness and the 1990 UN Convention on the Rights of all Migrant Workers and Members of their Families.
  • Support the drafting, adoption and ratification of a Protocol to the African

Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the Right to Nationality and the Eradication of Stateless in Africa.” – Hon Sen. Timveos.

 

  1. Adjourned debate on motion on the First Report of the Thematic Committee on HIV and AIDS on HIV and AIDS in Institutions of Higher Learning in Zimbabwe. (Adjourned 15th June, 2017 – The Minister of Primary and Secondary Education).

[Days elapsed: 10]

 

Question proposed: That this House takes note of the First Report of the Thematic Committee on HIV and AIDS on HIV and AIDS in Institutions of Higher Learning in Zimbabwe. (S.C. 7, 2017)—Hon. Sen. Timveos.

 

 

THURSDAY 22ND JUNE, 2017

   

 

QESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWERS

   

◆         QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE.

 

 

*          QUESTIONS WITH NOTICE

 
*1. HON. SEN. TIMVEOS :To ask the Minister of Finance and Economic Development to inform the House what plans are in place to alleviate challenges posed by lack of point of sale fiscal machines in view of the fact that such machines are not readily available in the country, a situation that has affected business.

 

[Transferred on 23rd February 2017]

*2.

 

 

 HON. SEN. MASHAVAKURE:  To ask the Minister of Finance and Economic Development to explain to the House the status of the Sovereign Wealth Fund since its inception and to state whether any financial resources have been injected to it.

[Deferred from 4th May 2017]

*3. HON. SEN. MASHAVAKURE:  To ask the Minister of Finance and Economic Development to inform the House whether or not it would make economic sense to broaden the Sovereign Fund resource base by including non – mineral income such as funds sourced from agriculture and tourism.

[Deferred from 4th May 2017]

 

*4.

 

 HON. SEN. MASHAVAKURE:  To ask the Minister of Finance and Economic Development to explain what would be good for the country in respect of Sovereign Wealth as International Best Practices to make an Annual Budget allocation to

Sovereign Wealth Fund or to put all state revenue inflows into the Sovereign Wealth Fund from which periodic withdrawals would be made by finance Annual National Budget requirements at the appropriate time in the fiscal year.

 

[Deferred from 4th May 2017]

*5.

 

 HON. SEN. MASHAVAKURE:  To ask the Minister of Finance and Economic and Economic Development to;

(a)   Update the nation on the progress made in as far as the work of the government appointed commission of inquiry into the conversion process of pension and insurance benefits after dollarization in 2009 is concerned.

(b)   Indicate to the House how those who were compelled to take up paltry terminal pay outs from insurance companies before 2009 way before the maturity dates of their policies would be assisted by the work of the Justice George Smith Commission.

(c)   Inform the House what steps government and other authorities would take to assist contributors who are being forced to continue making monthly contributions to some funeral assurance houses even though the initial agreements entered into before dollarization stated that contributions would be for ten years only.

(d)   Explain to the house whether or not it is true that, at law, retirement annuity policies have the status of pension polices and to further elaborate the legality of their unilaterally termination by some insurance companies in the period prior to dollarization  i.e. 2004 – 08.

[Deferred from 4th May 2017]

*6. HON. SEN. NYATHI:  To ask the Minister of Finance and Economic
  Development

(a)   Indicate when the banks would be in a position to allow depositors to withdraw any amount of money from their bank accounts without limits

(b)   To state measures in place to ensure that people do not spend their productive time in long queues just to withdraw money which is as little as US$50.00 per day.

 

[Deferred from 4th May 2017]

 
*7.

 

 HON. SEN. TIMVEOS:  To ask the Minister of Finance and Economic Development to explain why the Ministry is not acquiring more machines to assist in clearing trucks at Boarder Posts as some are now avoiding passing through Zimbabwe thereby resulting in less of revenue amounting to even twenty billion dollars.

 

[Deferred from 4th May 2017]

*8. HON. SEN. TIMVEOS: To ask the Minister of Finance and Economic Development to explain to the House the measures taken by the Ministry to curb corruption as that the economy recovers.

[Deferred from 4th May 2017]

 

*9.

 

 HON. SEN. TIMVEOS:  To ask the Minister of Finance and Economic Development to inform the House whether the Committee to investigate the disappearance of $15 Billion was set up and to further state when its findings would be brought before Parliament.

[Deferred from 4th May 2017]

*10.

 

 HON. SEN. CHIEF SIANSALI:  To ask the Minister of Finance and Economic Development to explain why banks are limiting withdrawals to a maximum of $100 per transaction from banks to Ecocash transfers, a situation which results in exorbitant charges to the user a case in point being Agribank; and to consider whether or not it would be prudent to allow withdrawals up to the maximum limit of $5 000 per day.
*11.

 

 HON. SEN. SIBANDA B: To ask the Minister of Finance and Economic Development to inform the House what the perceived challenges or problems are that militate against Zimbabwe negotiating with the South African based monetary union so as to allow the country to adopt the rand as the  official currency while continuing to solve the economic dilema.
*12. HON. SEN. SIBANDA B: To ask the Minister of Finance and Economic Development to furnish the House with a detailed state of national indebtedness as at 31 March, 2017 by providing the following:

a)     The comprehensive foreign debt including interest accrued;

b)     Domestic loans debts including interest accrued;

c)     Parastals debts that government has committed to take over and the names of these parastatals;

d)     The current trading account debt of government and bills such as electricity and water;

e)     Current treasury bills commitments including those that have been rolled over;

 

  1. f) Any salary and allowances accrued.

 

*13.   HON. SEN. TIMVEOS: To ask the Minister of Health and Child Care to inform the Housewhat plans  the Ministry has  in place to save lives that are frequently lost due  to prohibitive costs of blood which requires as much as one hundred and twenty dollars a pint to buy.

[Deferred from 16th February, 2017]

 

*14.

 

 HON. SEN. CHIMHINI: To ask the Minister of Health and Child Care, to give a progress report on Chiramba Clinic in Ward 4, Chimanimani West which was constructed through CDF Program in 2011 and to clarify why the clinic is still not operational thereby disadvantaging the community which contributed its labour and local material for their benefit.

[Deferred from 16th March, 2017] 

*15. HON. SEN. GOTO: To ask the Minister of Health and Child Care, to inform the House the measure in place to assist those school children who have developed anemia after donating their blood.

[Deferred from 16th March, 2017]

 

*16.

 

 HON. SEN. CHIMBUDZI:  To ask the Minister of Health and Child Care to explain how the information on HIV / AIDS is disseminated to disabled people to enable every citizen in the country to be taken abroad.

[Deferred from 4th May 2017]

*17. HON. SEN. CHIMBUDZI:  To ask the Minister of Health and Child Care

(a)   Whether the Ministry consults people living with disabilities when formulating policies on HIV / AIDS and

(b)   Whether people with disabilities are aware of policies on HIV / AIDS and whether they are user friendly.

[Deferred on 4th May 2017]

 
*18.

 

 HON. SEN. TIMVEOS: To ask the Minister of Health and Child Care to inform the House whether cervical cancer screening was being done in every district and if not, to state when this would be done.

[Deferred from 4th May 2017]

*19.

 

 HON. SEN. TIMVEOS:  To ask the Minister of Heath and Child Care

(a)   Whether the government has any programmes in place to educate women on cancer.

(b)   Whether CD4 count machines are now available in every district.

(c)   What policies are in place to reduce the spreading of T.B throughout the country on adults and children with T.B.

(d)   Whether there are programmes in place for information dissemination on TB nationwide.

(e)   What the Ministry is doing to reduce incidents of cancer prevalence and also to make drugs affordable to the patients.

(f)    Whether stateless people have access to ARVs and if so, how do they get them since they have no identification particulars.

(g)   To further state how successful PMTCT has been throughout the country and whether male partners have been involved in such programmes.

 

[Deferred from 4th May 2017]

*20.

 

 

 HON SEN. TIMVEOS:  To ask the Minister of Health and Child Care to explain why Zvishavane and the surrounding districts do not have a New Start Centre.

[Deferred from 4th May, 2017]

*21. HON. SEN. MASHAVAKURE: To ask the Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social

Welfare to inform the House when government intends to ratify the Marakesh Treaty so that the blind and print disabled persons in the country can benefit with from easy access to published works.

 

[Transferred on 11th May, 2017]

*22.

 

 HON. SEN. SHIRI:  To ask the Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare to furnish the House with statistics of Persons with Disabilities who are employed in each Government Ministry.
*23. HON. SEN. TIMVEOS:  To ask the Minister for Home Affairs to state the number of people living at Tongogara Refugee Camp and to inform the House whether their children are given primary documents.

 

[Deferred from 4th May, 2017]

 

*24.

 

 HON. SEN. SIBANDA B: To ask the Minister of Home Affairs to inform the House why persons who have attained citizen status and apply to change from alien to full Zimbabwean citizenship are required to pay exorbitant and unaffordable amounts for identification documents.
*25. HON. SEN. CHIMBUDZI:  To ask the Minister of Sports and Recreation to inform the House;

(a)   About the policy of the Ministry aimed at spreading and promoting sports in rural areas so as to benefit the talented school leavers.

(b)   How helpful, friendly matches are in improving sports in the country.

(c)   Whether there are any prominent sporting personalities outside the country who only emerge when the country is confronted with crucial matches against strong teams in the region.

 
*26. HON. SEN. CHIMBUDZI:  To ask the Minister of Sports Recreation whether the Ministry has any plans to award best sports people of the year with trophies as a way of incentivising and promoting sport in the country.

 

[Deferred from 4th May, 2017]

 
*27.

 

 

 HON.  SEN. CHIMBUDZI:  To ask the Minister of Rural Development Preservation and Culture Heritage the measures taken by the Ministry to educate the people about culture so that they are well informed.

[Deferred from 4th May, 2017]

*28.

 

 HON. SEN. MALULEKE:  To ask the Minister of Energy and Power Development to explain to the House what plans the Ministry has put in place to install the solar system in the rural areas on Masvingo, particularly Chiredzi and to further elaborate when the rural electrification programme roll out would be extended cover the whole country in view of the fact that people in rural areas cannot afford to pay requisite ZESA fees which have to be paid in advance.

[Deferred from 4th May, 2017]

 

*29. HON. SEN. CHIMBUDZI:   To ask the Minister of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing to inform the House whether the Ministry has any plans of rescusitating the District Development Fund (DDF) Tillage Unit to boost tillage programmes in the country.

[Transferred on 4th May, 2017]

*30. HON. SEN. SHIRI: To ask the Minister of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing to give statistics of Persons with Disabilities who have benefitted from residential stands scheme.
*31. HON. SEN. CHIEF SIANSALI:  To ask the Minister of Mines and Mining Development to update the House on the progress made by Monaf and Apex Coal Mining Companies in Lubu and Lusulu, Binga respectively which were conducting

explorations in the previous five years and are no longer seen on the ground doing such work.

   
*32.

 

 HON. SEN. CHIEF SIANSALI:  To ask the Minister of Primary and Secondary Education to explain to the House why a lot of teachers in the system still have non-teaching degrees at the expense of trained teachers who are seeking employment.
*33. HON. SEN. SIBANDA B: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development to explain to the House why the Silikwe Irrigation Project in Matshetshe communal lands, in Gwanda, still remains in a semi developed state almost 20 years after the project was initiated.

 
*34.

 

 HON. SEN. SHIRI:  To ask the Minister of Lands and Rural Resettlement to furnish the House with statistics and names of Persons with Disabilities in each district of the country who have benefitted from the land reform programme.
*35. HON. SEN. SHIRI: To ask the Minister of Youth Development, Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment to:

a)     Explain the Ministry’s policy regarding the empowerment of Persons with

Disabilities;

b)     Explain how and what is being done to avail funding to Persons with

Disabilities for their entrepreneurships; and

c)     Give statistics and names of Persons with Disabilities who have been empowered through the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Programme.

 

 

MEETINGS OF COMMITTEES

                 

Monday, 19th June, 2017

 

                                    At 1400 hours in Committee Room No. 3.

 

Gender and Development:  Hon Sen. Makore. J.-(Chairperson), Hon. Sen. Bhobho H, Hon. Sen. Buka F,   Hon Sen. Chiduku Chief, Hon. Sen. Chitanga Chief, C, Hon. Sen. Goto R, Hon. Sen. Jadagu G.T., Hon. Sen. Juba A., Hon. Sen. Khumalo D.T, Hon. Sen. Mabugu F.E, Hon. Sen. Masendu Chief, Hon. Sen. Matiriira A, Hon. Sen. Mavhunga M, Hon. Sen. Moeketsi V, Hon. Sen. Mugabe C.T, Hon. Sen. Nembire Chief, Hon. Sen. Shiri A, Hon. Sen.

Sibanda A,. (Committee Clerk—Mr. T. Chiremba)

 

 

                                    At 1400 hours in Committee Room 413.

 

HIV and AIDS: Hon. Sen. Timveos L.-(Chairperson) Hon. Sen. Bhebe M, Hon. Sen. Chabuka K, Hon. Sen. Chifamba J, Hon. Sen. Chimanikire A, Hon. Sen.  Chimbudzi A, Hon. Sen. Chimhini D.A, Hon. Sen. Chisunga Chief,  Hon. Sen. Chitanga Chief, Hon. Sen. Chizema C.F, Hon. Sen.  Gwenzi Chief, Hon. Sen. Juba A, Hon. Sen. Komichi M., Hon. Sen. Manyeruke J, Hon. Sen. Marozva Chief, Hon. Sen. Masuku A, , Hon. Sen. Mkhwebu A, Hon. Sen. Mohadi T.B, Hon. Sen. Mumvuri D.D.E, Hon. Sen. Murwira T. , Hon. Sen. Ncube S,  Hon. Sen. Ndlovu J, Hon. Sen.  Nebiri Chief, Hon. Sen. Ngungumbane Chief, Hon. Sen.

Nyathi R, Hon. Sen. Sibanda B., Hon. Sen.  Sinampande H.M (Committee Clerk - Mrs. N. Khumalo)

 

 

 

Tuesday, 20th June, 2017

 

At 1000 hours in Committee Room 413.

 

Sustainable Development Goals:  Hon. Sen. Mtshane Chief-(Chairperson) Hon. Sen. Bhobho, Hon. Sen. Chifamba J, Hon. Sen. Dandawa Chief, Hon. Sen. Gwenzi Chief, Hon. Sen. Khumalo D. T,  Hon. Sen. Komichi M.B, Hon. Sen. Makwarimba C, Hon. Sen. Masendu Chief, Hon. Sen. Masuku A, Hon. Sen. Mathuthu T. A, Hon. Sen. Mkwebu A, Hon. Sen. Mlotshwa S, Hon. Sen.  Moeketsi V, Hon. Sen. Mugabe C.T, Hon. Sen. Muronzi M.,

Hon. Sen. Shiri A, Hon. Sen. Siansali Chief, Hon. Sen. Tawengwa C. Z. (Committee Clerk— Mrs. C. Mataruka)

 

 

 

Wednesday, 21st June, 2017

 

At 0900 hours in Committee Room No. 4.

 

Human Rights: Hon. Sen. Rtd Gen. Nyambuya M.-(Chairperson) Hon. Sen.  Buka F,  Hon.

Sen. Carter M,  Hon. Sen. Charumbira Chief, Hon. Sen. Chimhini D.A, Hon. Sen. Chipanga T, Hon. Sen. Chisunga Chief, Hon. Sen. Gampu IV Chief, Hon. Sen. Machingaifa T, Makone T, Hon. Sen. Makore J, Hon. Se. Makwarimba C, Hon. Sen., Hon. Sen. Maluleke O.  Hon. Sen. Manyeruke J, Hon. Sen. Marava M, Hon. Sen. Mawire J, Hon. Sen. Mtshane Chief, Hon. Sen. Muronzi M, Hon. Sen. Musaka M.B, Hon. Sen. Nebiri Chief, Hon. Sen. Ntabeni

Chief, Hon. Sen. Nyangazonke Chief, Hon. Sen. Siansali Chief, Hon. Sen. Sibanda B, Hon.

Sen. Sinampande H. (Committee Clerk—Mr. S. Manhivi) 

 

 

Thursday, 22nd June, 2017

 

At 0900 hours in Committee Room 4.

 

Peace and Security: Hon. Sen.  Mumvuri D.D.E -  (Chairperson) Hon. Sen. Carter M,  Hon. Sen. Chabuka K., Hon.Sen. Charumbira Chief, Hon. Sen. Chiduku Chief, Hon. Sen. Chimbudzi A, Hon. Sen. Chipanga, Hon. Sen. Dandawa Chief, Gampu Chief, Hon. Sen. Jadagu G.T, Hon. Sen. Komichi M, Hon. Sen. Machingaifa T, Hon. Sen. Makone T, Hon. Sen. Makore J, Hon. Sen. Marava M, Hon. Sen. Mawire J, Hon. Sen. Mohadi T.B, Hon. Sen. Musaka M.B, Hon. Sen. Musarurwa Chief, Hon. Ncube S., Hon. Sen. Nembire Chief, Hon. Sen. Ngungumbane Chief, Hon. Sen. Rtd Gen. Nyambuya M, Hon. Sen. Nyamukoho Chief,

Hon. Sen. Ntabeni Chief, Hon. Sen. Sibanda A, Hon. Sen. Sinampande H.M, Hon. Sen.

Timveos. (Committee Clerk—Mr. A. Kunzwa)

 

At 1000 hours in Committee Room No. 413

 

Indigenisation and Empowerment: Hon. Sen.   Mavhunga M- (Chairperson), Hon.Sen.

Bhebe M,   Hon. Sen. Bhobho  H. Hon. Sen. Chimanikire A, Hon. Sen. Chief Chitanga, Hon.

Sen. Dandawa Chief,  Hon. Sen. Goto R, Hon. Sen. Juba A, Hon. Sen. Maluleke O. M, Hon.

Sen.  Marozva Chief, Hon. Sen. Mashavakure N, Hon. Sen. Matiriira A,  Hon Sen. Mavhunga M, Hon. Sen. Mlotshwa S, Hon. Sen. Murwira T, Sen. Ndlovu J,  Hon. Sen. Chief

Nembire, Hon. Sen.  Nyamukoho Chief, Hon. Sen.  Nyangazonke Chief, Hon. Sen. Nyathi R, Hon. Sen.Tawengwa C.Z.  (Committee Clerk—Mrs. E. Mafuruse)

 

 

 

 

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