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SENATE VOTES 17 July 2019 57

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No. 57

 

 

PARLIAMENT

 

OF

 

ZIMBABWE

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VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE

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FIRST SESSION - NINTH PARLIAMENT

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WEDNESDAY, 17TH JULY 2019

 

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Half past two o’clock pm.

      

The President of the Senate in the Chair.

PRAYERS.

Members Present

 Chabuka K.,

Chifamba J.,

Chikwaka Chief,

Chimbudzi A.,

Chinake V.,

Chirongoma J. M.,

Chitanga Chief,

Chundu Chief,

Dube A.,

Dube M. R., Femai M.

Gumpo S.,

Gweshe K.,

Hungwe S. O.,

Khupe W.,

Komichi M.,

Makone T. M.,

Makumbe Chief,

Maluleke O. M.,

Mapungwana Chief,

Masendu Chief,

Mavetera T.,

Mathupula Chief,

Mathuthu T.,

Matiirira A.,

Matsiwo Chief,

Mkhwebu A.,

Moeketsi V.,

Mohadi T. B., Moyo S.K.

Mpofu B.,

Mudzuri E.,

Muronzi M.,

Muzenda V. T.,

Mwonzora T. D.,

Ncube S.,

Ndlovu M.,

Ndlovu P.,

Nhema Chief,

Nyambuya  (Lt. Gen. Rtd.) M. R.,

Nyangazonke Chief,

Nyathi R.,

Phuthi M.,

Rambanepasi C.,

Rwambiwa E.,

Sekeramayi S. T.,

Shoko G.,

Shumba C.,

Siansali Chief,

Sinampande H.,

Timire R.,

Timveos L.,

Tongogara A. K.,

Tsomondo B., Wunganayi T., Zivira H.

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

Printed by Order of the Senate   

Absent with leave

Hon. Sen. Chief Mtshane, Hon. Sen. Chief Nechombo

1. Papers laid upon the Table-

Hon. Sen. Ncube

Report of the Thematic Committee on Gender and Development on Cancer Treatment and Control in Zimbabwe [S.C. 8, 2019].

Minutes of Evidence and Minutes of Proceedings of the Report of the Thematic Committee on Gender and Development on Cancer Treatment and Control in Zimbabwe.

2. Sen. S. Ncube, seconded by Hon. Sen. Rambanepasi, moved: That this House takes note of the Report of the Thematic Committee on Gender and Development on Cancer Treatment and Control in Zimbabwe [S.C. 8, 2019].

            On the motion of Hon. Sen. Ncube, seconded by Hon. Sen. Zivira: Debate adjourned        until tomorrow.

3. Sen. Tongogara, seconded by Hon. Sen. Mathuthu, moved: That this House; RECALLING that child marriages were a rare occurrence before Zimbabwe’s independence;

             

NOTING that the extended family, community leadership and members used to play a critical role of inculcating good morals and values in children, a culture which minimised child marriages;

 

CONCERNED by the disintegration of the extended family unit and the community social moral fabric resulting in increased number of juveniles entering into marriage partnerships with adults;

NOW, THEREFORE, calls upon the Government in collaboration with other stakeholders including traditional and religious leaders to vigorously enforce the law against offenders engaging in child marriages and inculcate cultural values that ultimately discourage and bring to an end all forms of child marriages.

On the motion of Hon. Sen. Tongogara, seconded by Hon. Sen. A. Dube: Debate adjourned until tomorrow.

4. Adjourned debate on motion on the Report of the Speaker of National Assembly, Hon. Advocate J. F. Mudenda’s Bilateral Visit to the Shura Advisory Council, Doha, Qatar, 30th March to 4th April, (Adjourned 16th July, 2019 – Hon. Sen. Muzenda)

[Days elapsed: 9]

 

 Question again proposed: That this House takes note of the Report of the Speaker of    National Assembly, Hon. Advocate J. F. Mudenda’s Bilateral Visit to the Shura   Advisory Council, Doha, Qatar, 30th March to 4th April, –Hon. Sen. Chief 

  Mtshane

 

On the motion of Hon. Sen. Muzenda, seconded by Hon. Sen. Khupe: Debate adjourned until tomorrow.

5. Adjourned debate on the Report of the delegation to the 44^th Plenary Assembly of the SADC Parliamentary Forum (Adjourned 16th July, 2019- Sen. Mohadi).

 

[Days elapsed:  14]

  

Question again proposed: That this House takes note of the Report of the delegation to the 44th Plenary Assembly of the SADC Parliamentary Forum held at Joachim

Chissano International Conference Centre, Maputo, Mozambique from 6th

November to 8th December 2018.- Hon. Sen. Mohadi

 

On the motion of Hon. Sen. Mohadi, seconded by Hon. Sen. Muzenda: Debate adjourned until tomorrow.

 

6. Adjourned Debate on motion on the perennial shortages of clean and portable water in most towns and growth points (Adjourned 16th July,2019 – Sen. Wunganayi)

 

[Day elapsed:  1]

  

Question again proposed: That this House;

COGNISANT that Section 77 (a) recognises the right of every person to safe, clean and potable water;

DEEPLY CONCERNED by the perennial shortage of clean and potable water in most towns and growth points, which has over the years greatly contributed to an outbreak of waterborne diseases such as cholera and typhoid;

NOTING that according to the Ministry of Health and Child Care, more than US$50 million was utilised in containing the cholera outbreak during the year 2018 alone; NOW THEREFORE, calls upon Government to urgently allocate foreign currency to local authorities for the development of water infrastructure in towns and growth points and purchasing water treatment chemicals. – Hon. Sen. Wunganayi.

 

On the motion of Hon. Sen. Wunganayi, seconded by Hon. Sen. B. Mpofu: Debate adjourned until tomorrow.

 

7. On the motion of the Hon. Sen. Mohadi, seconded by Hon. Sen. Shoko: The Senate

adjourned at twenty-five minutes past four o’clock pm.

1.                                                                         M. CHINOMONA,

President of the Senate.

 

 

 

 

THURSDAY, 18TH JULY, 2019

 

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWERS.

* QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE.

 

◆ QUESTIONS WITH NOTICE.

 

*1.  HON. SEN. TIMVEOS: To ask the Minister of Finance and Economic Development to state whether Chinese businesses operating in the mining sector are paying any royalties to Government and if so, to advise on the total amount paid in 2017.

  [Deferred from 1^st November, 2018]

 

*2.       HON. SEN. MOHADI: To ask the Minister of Finance and Economic Development to inform the House how funds collected from the Health Post at Beitbridge Border

Post are disbursed and utilized.

*3.        H_ON. SEN. M_OHADI: To ask the Minister of Transport and Infrastructural

            Development to update the House on progress made by the Ministry on fencing the           Bulawayo- Beitbridge as a remedial measure to keep away stray animals along the       road.

 [Deferred from 1^st November, 2018]

*4.       HON. SEN. CHIEF CHIKWAKA: To ask the Minister of Primary and Secondary

Education to advise on government’s policy regarding students who dropped out of school due to the fact that their parents could not afford to pay incentives that were required by teachers before the year 2013, resulting in such students being a menace to the communities.

 

[Deferred from 11^th October, 2018]

*5.       HON. SEN. CHIMBUDZI: To ask the Minister of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprise Development to state the current number of women with disabilities in the country by age and per province.

                                                                                                           [Deferred from 20^th June, 2019]

 

*6.       HON. SEN. DUBE A: To ask the Minister of Health and Child Care to state when the construction of student nurses’ accommodation at Tsholotsho District Hospital will be completed.

                                                                                                       [Deferred from 20^th June, 2019]

 *7. HON. SEN. S. NCUBE: To ask the Minister of Health and Child Care to explain to the House the policy regarding goods donated to hospitals and clinics.

*8.  HON. SEN. S. NCUBE: To ask the Minister of Health and Child Care to inform the House the circumstances relating to the dumping of goods donated to Chiredzi District Hospital at a time when there is acute shortage of such goods at the Hospital.

*9. HON. SEN. MAVETERA: To ask the Minister of Health and Child Care to inform the House on the progress made towards the construction of a central drug store at Harare Central Hospital.

*10.     HON. SEN. DUBE A: To ask the Minister of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing to advise the House on whether the Government has plans to assist people who were affected by Cyclone Eline in Tsholotsho to rebuild their houses considering that they have been living in make-shift shelter since 2016.

                                                                                                       [Deferred from 20^th June, 2019]

 

*11.     HON. SEN. CHIMBUDZI: To ask the Minister of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing to explain measures being taken to reduce conflicts in relation to boundaries between traditional leaders.

                                                                                                   [Deferred from 20^th June, 2019]

*12.     HON. SEN. CHIMBUDZI: To ask the Minister of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage to apprise the House on measures being taken to preserve local cultural values and whether the Government is collaborating with other key players such as traditional leaders and the education system in this regard.

                                                                                                       [Deferred from 20^th June, 2019]

 

*13.     HON. SEN. CHIMBUDZI: To ask the Minister of Information Communication Technology and Courier Services to state when information centres will be established in Mount Darwin to improve access to information by youths and school children.

                                                                                                       [Deferred from 20^th June, 2019]

 

*14.	HON. SEN. CHIMBUDZI: To ask the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs to explain measures being taken to ensure gender equality in appointment of Commissioners to independent Commissions.                                                                                       [Deferred from 20th June, 2019]
*15.	HON. SEN. CHIMBUDZI: To ask the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs to explain measures being taken to end child marriages which are on the rise in Zimbabwe.                                                                                    [Deferred from 20th June, 2019]
*16.	HON. SEN. MAVETERA: To ask the Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare to explain to the House the recruitment procedures for officers at management level at health institutions and to state whether any procedures were followed in the recruitment of the current Chief Executive Officer for Harare Central Hospital.
*17.	HON. SEN. MAVETERA: To ask the Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social

Welfare to:

1. inform the House on the progress made in fulfilment of the promises made by Government to health workers following their last industrial action; and

1. state the number of health workers who have benefitted from the customs duty free vehicle scheme to date.

*18.	HON. SEN. MOHADI: To ask the Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement to state when the Tshikwalakwala Irrigation Scheme in Beitbridge East Constituency will be rehabilitated in order to mitigate the challenge of food shortages.
*19.	HON. SEN. MOHADI: To ask the Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement to inform the House why there is no maize grain at the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) Depot in Beitbridge, a situation that has resulted in people incurring high costs of transporting grain from the Bulawayo GMB Depot.
*20.	HON. SEN. MAVETERA: To ask the Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement to state:  the amount of financial resources released by the Treasury towards financing the Command Agriculture Programme this farming season and to confirm whether such allocation will be adequate for the expected outputs.
*21.	HON. SEN. MAVETERA: To ask the Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement to inform the House the national cereal crop output produced this farming season and to also state the proportion contributed by the Command Agriculture Programme.
*22.	HON. SEN. MAVETERA: To ask the Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement to inform the House the total number of wheat farmers in the country and to explain the measures being taken by Government as an incentive to farmers to venture into wheat production.
23.	HON. SEN. MAVETERA: To ask the Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement to:

1. inform the House the amount of maize delivered to the Grain Marketing Board by A2 farmers during the 2018-2019 farming season; and

1. explain whether the Ministry has set any production targets for those allocated A2 farms and if there are any repercussions for those who underutilize the land.

*24.	HON. SEN. MAVETERA: To ask the Minister of Energy and Power Development to inform the House the strategies in place to address the current electricity challenges faced by the country and state when the power outages are expected to end and the situation returns to normalcy, thereby facilitating industrial production.
*25.	HON. SEN. MOHADI: To ask the Minister of Energy and Power Development to inform the House when the electricity fault at Chief Matibe’s Homestead will be rectified.
*26.	HON. SEN. MAVETERA: To ask the Minister of Foreign Affairs to:

1. inform the House the number of foreign embassies that Zimbabwe has worldwide and to give a  detailed breakdown of the investments that each one of them  has brought to the country during the past 2 years; and
2. justify the continued existence of embassies that are not bringing any meaningful investments to the country.

*27.	HON. SEN. TIMVEOS: To ask the Minister of Mines and Mining Development to explain to the House measures being taken by the Ministry to: a)                  assist former workers of Mbada Diamonds to receive their outstanding wages since the latter still cannot access their operating license despite a ruling to this effect by the Constitutional Court. b)                  facilitate the rehiring of former workers of Mbada Diamonds by the Zimbabwe Consolidated Development Company or provision of termination of employment benefits in line with the Labour Court Ruling.
*28.	HON. SEN. MOHADI: To ask the Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services to inform the House when local television, radio and mobile phone signals will become reachable in border areas of the countryas people in these regions continue to use facilities of neighbouring countries such as South Africa, Botswana and Mozambique.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

1. Adjourned debate on motion on the need of the enforcement of the law on child marriages (Adjourned 17th July,2019 – Hon. Sen. Tongogara)

 

[Day elapsed:  1]

  

     

Question proposed: That this House;

 

RECALLING that child marriages were a rare occurrence before Zimbabwe’s independence; 

             

NOTING that the extended family, community leadership and members used to play a critical role of inculcating good morals and values in children, a culture which minimised child marriages;

 

CONCERNED by the disintegration of the extended family unit and the community social moral fabric resulting in increased number of juveniles entering into marriage partnerships with adults;

NOW, THEREFORE, calls upon the Government in collaboration with other stakeholders including traditional and religious leaders to vigorously enforce the law against offenders engaging in child marriages and inculcate cultural values that ultimately discourage and bring to an end all forms of child marriages-– Hon. Sen. Tongogara

2. Adjourned debate on motion on the perennial shortages of clean and potable water in most towns and growth points (Adjourned 17th July,2019 – Hon. Sen. Wunganayi)

 

[Days elapsed:  2]

  

     

Question proposed: That this House;

COGNISANT that Section 77 (a) recognises the right of every person to safe, clean and potable water;

DEEPLY CONCERNED by the perennial shortage of clean and potable water in most towns and growth points, which has over the years greatly contributed to an outbreak of waterborne diseases such as cholera and typhoid;

NOTING that according to the Ministry of Health and Child Care, more than US$50 million was utilised in containing the cholera outbreak during the year 2018 alone;

NOW THEREFORE, calls upon Government to urgently allocate foreign currency to local authorities for the development of water infrastructure in towns and growth points and purchasing water treatment chemicals. – Hon. Sen. Wunganayi.

3. Adjourned debate on motion on the Report of the Thematic Committee on Gender and Development on Cancer Treatment and Control in Zimbabwe (Adjourned 17th July,

2019 – Hon. Sen. S. Ncube)

[Day elapsed: 1]

 

Question proposed: That this House takes note of the Report of the Thematic   Committee on Gender and Development on Cancer Treatment and Control in Zimbabwe (S. C.  8, 2019)– Hon. Sen. Ncube.

4. Adjourned debate on motion on the Report of the Speaker of National Assembly, Hon.

Advocate J. F. Mudenda’s Bilateral Visit to the Shura Advisory      Council,          Doha, Qatar, 30th March to 4th April, (Adjourned 17th July, 2019 – Hon. Sen. Muzenda)

[Days elapsed: 10]

 

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

 National Assembly, Hon. Advocate J. F. Mudenda’s Bilateral Visit to the Shura

 Advisory Council, Doha, Qatar, 30th March to 4th April, –Hon. Sen. Chief    Mtshane

5. Adjourned debate on the Report of the delegation to the 44^th Plenary Assembly of the SADC Parliamentary Forum (Adjourned 17th July, 2019- Sen. Mohadi).

 

[Days elapsed:  15]

  

Question proposed: That this House takes note of the Report of the delegation to the

44th Plenary Assembly of the SADC Parliamentary Forum held at Joachim Chissano

International Conference Centre, Maputo, Mozambique from 6th November to 8th

December 2018.- Hon. Sen. Mohadi

 

6. COMMITTEE: To resume on the Adverse Report by the Parliamentary Legal Committee on Statutory Instrument No. 247 of 2018, Agricultural Marketing Authority (Command Agriculture Scheme for Domestic Crop, Livestock and Fisheries Production) Regulations, 2018 published in the Gazette during the month of November, 2018. (progress reported 5^th March) – Hon. Samukange.

 

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MEETINGS OF COMMITTEES

 

Thursday, 18th July, 2019

 

At 1000 hours in Committee Room 3

 

 Indigenisation and Empowerment: Hon. Sen. Mbohwa M. (Chairperson); Hon.  Sen. Chirongoma J. M; Hon. Chief Chitanga, Hon. Sen. Chief Chikwaka; Hon. Sen.

                        Chief Chundu; Hon. Sen. Dube A; Hon. Sen. Femai M; Hon. Sen. Komichi M;

 Hon. Sen. Makone T; Hon. Malinga J. T; Hon. Sen Mpofu B; Hon. Sen. Ndlovu P;  Hon. Sen. Chief Nechombo; Hon. Chief Nembire; Hon. Sen. Chief Nhema; Hon.  Sen. Chief Nyangazonke; Hon. Sen. Phuti M; Hon. Sen. Rambanepasi C; Hon. Sen.  Tsomondo B; Hon. Sen. Zivira H. (Committee Clerk - Mr. B. M. Nyathi)

At 1000 hours in Committee Room 4

 

 Peace and Security: Hon. Sen. Dr. Parirenyatwa P. D. (Chairperson); Hon. Sen.  Chabuka K; Hon. Sen. Chief Charumbira; Hon. Sen. Chifamba J; Hon. Sen.  Chimbudzi A; Hon. Sen. Dube M. R; Hon. Sen. Komichi M; Hon. Sen. Makone T;  Hon. Sen. Chief Makumbe; Hon. Sen. Chief Mapungwana; Hon. Sen. Mathuthu T;  Hon. Sen. Matiirira A; Hon. Sen. Chief Matsiwo; Hon. Sen. Mkhwebu A; Hon.  Sen. Mohadi T. B; Hon. Sen. Moyo S. K; Hon. Sen. Mudzuri E; Hon. Sen.  Mwonzora D; Hon. Sen. Ncube S; Hon. Sen. Ndlovu M; Hon. Sen. Chief Ngezi;  Hon.  Sen. Chief Ngungumbane; Hon. Sen. Chief Ntabeni; Hon. Sen. Nyathi R;

 Hon. Sen. Chief Siansali; Hon. Sen. Dr. Sekeramayi S. T; Hon. Sen. Sinampande H.  M; Hon. Sen. Timveos L. (Committee Clerk—Mr. W. Marume)

 

Monday, 22nd July, 2019

 

At 1400 hours in Committee Room No. 3

 

Gender Development and Empowerment: Hon Sen. Ncube S. (Chairperson);

                   Hon. Sen. Chifamba J; Hon. Sen. Chief Chikwaka; Hon. Sen. Chimbudzi A; Hon.

 Sen. Hungwe O; Hon. Sen. Khupe W; Hon. Sen.  Mavetera T; Hon.Sen. Moeketsi  V; Hon. Sen. Mpofu  S; Hon. Sen. Muronzi M; Hon. Sen. Ndlovu P; Hon. Sen.  Chief Nembire; Hon. Sen.  Nyathi R; Hon. Sen. Timire R; Hon. Sen. Chief  Nhema; Hon. Sen. Nyathi R;  Hon. Sen. Timire R;  Hon. Sen. Wunganai T; Hon.  Sen. Zivira H. (Committee Clerk - Mr. L. Majoni)

 

At 1400 hours in the National Assembly

 

            HIV and AIDS: Hon. Sen. Femai M. (Chairperson); Hon. Sen. Chief Chitanga;

                             Hon. Sen. Dube A; Hon. Sen. Chabuka K; Hon. Sen. Chifamba J; Hon. Sen.

 Chirongoma J. M; Hon. Sen. Dube A; Hon. Sen. Dube M. R; Hon. Sen. Komichi M;  Hon. Sen. Maluleke O. M; Hon. Sen. Chief Mapungwana; Hon. Sen. Mathuthu T;  Hon. Sen. Matiirira A; Hon. Sen. Chief Matsiwo; Hon. Sen. Dr. Mavetera T; Hon.

 Sen. Mbowa M; Hon. Sen.  Mkhwebu A; Hon. Sen. Ndlovu M; Hon. Sen. Ndlovu  P; Hon. Sen. Dr. Parirenyatwa P. D; Hon. Sen. Phuthi M; Hon. Sen. Rambanepasi C;

 Hon. Sen. Chief Siansali;  Hon.  Sen. Shoko G; Hon. Sen. Sinampande H. M;  Hon. Sen. Timveos L; Hon. Sen. Tongogara A; Hon. Sen. Tsomondo B. (Committee  Clerk - Mrs. E. Mafuruse)

At 1400 hours in Committee Room No. 4

 

            Human Rights: Hon Sen. Dr. Sekeramayi S. T. (Chairperson); Hon. Sen. Chief              Charumbira Hon. Sen. Chinake V; Hon. Sen. Gumpo S; Hon. Sen. Gweshe K; Hon.

 Sen. Chief  Makumbe; Hon. Sen.  Chief Mapungwana; Hon. Sen. Chief Masendu;  Hon. Chief  Mathupula; Hon. Sen. Mavetera T; Hon. Sen. Mohadi T. B; Hon. Sen.  Mwonzora D;  Hon. Sen. Muzenda T. V; Hon. Sen. Chief Ngezi; Hon. Sen.  Chief Ntabeni; Hon.  Sen. Chief Nyangazonke; Hon. Sen. Shumba C; Hon. Sen.  Rwambiwa E. (Committee Clerk - Mr. K. Usai)

 

Tuesday, 23rd July, 2019

At 1000 hours in Committee Room No. 413

 Sustainable Development Goals: Hon Sen. Chief Mtshane K. (Chairperson);  Hon. Sen. Chidawu O; Hon. Sen. Chinake V; Hon. Sen. Chief Chundu; Hon.  Sen. Gweshe K; Hon. Sen.  Hungwe O. S; Hon. Sen. Khupe W; Hon. Sen.  Maluleke

1. M; Hon. Sen. Chief Masendu; Hon. Sen.Chief Mathupula; Hon. Sen. Moeketsi V; Hon. Sen. Mpofu B; Hon. Sen. Mpofu S; Hon. Sen. Mudzuri E; Hon. Sen. Muzenda  T. V; Hon. Sen. Chief Nechombo; Hon. Sen. Rwambiwa E; Hon. Sen. Shoko G;

 Hon.  Sen.Shumba C; Hon. Sen.Timire R;  Hon. Sen. Tongogara A. K; Hon. Sen.  Wunganayi T. (Committee Clerk - Mr. B. Vangiranai)