Both
Houses
of
Parliament
adjourned
last
week
and
will
resume
sitting
after
a
week
in
recess,
on
the
18th
March.
In
this
Bill
Watch
we
shall
outline
the
business
they
are
expected
to
deal
with,
but
please
bear
the
following
points
in
mind:
-
When
the
National
Assembly
and
the
Senate
adjourn,
they
set
down
all
outstanding
business
on
their
Order
Papers
(i.e.
their
agendas)
for
the
next
appropriate
sitting
day.
There
is
usually
too
much
to
be
covered
in
one
day,
so
whatever
is
not
dealt
with
is
postponed
to
the
next
appropriate
day. -
Both
Houses
of
Parliament
can
change
the
order
in
which
they
consider
business.
NATIONAL
ASSEMBLY
Tuesday
18th
March
Bills
to
be
dealt
with
Two
Bills
are
due
to
be
dealt
with
by
the
Assembly:
-
Parks
and
Wild
Life
Amendment
Bill [link]
The
Second
Reading
of
this
Bill
is
due
to
continue.
-
Persons
with
Disabilities
Bill [link]
This
Bill
is
due
to
begin
its
Committee
Stage.
Extensive
amendments
are
proposed
to
the
Bill.
International
agreement
to
be
ratified
The
Assembly
will
be
asked
to
ratify
the
African
Charter
on
Statistics,
signed
in
Addis
Ababa
on
the
4th
February
2009.
Report
of
Constitutional
Commission
to
be
considered
The
Assembly
will
continue
to
consider
the
report
of
the
Zimbabwe
Gender
Commission
for
2023 [link].
Portfolio
Committee
reports
Reports
to
be
considered
for
adoption
by
the
Assembly
will
cover
the
following
topics:
-
Implementation
of
the
digitisation
project
in
Zimbabwe -
Projects
being
carried
out
by
Verify
Engineering
and
the
National
Biotechnology
Authority -
The
establishment
of
a
cement
plant
in
Magunje
area -
The
state
of
the
electricity
supply
in
Zimbabwe -
Statelessness
of
migrants
in
Zimbabwe -
Non-communicable
diseases,
including
cancer -
Meagre
pension
pay-outs
by
NSSA -
Failure
by
some
local
authorities
to
submit
financial
statements
to
the
Auditor-General -
Food
security
in
Zimbabwe
Motions
on
the
National
Assembly
order
paper
Motions
set
to
be
debated
by
the
Assembly
will
include
the
following
topics:
-
Urging
the
promotion
of
community
share
ownership
schemes
in
all
constituencies -
Urging
the
Government
to
promote
sign
language -
Urging
improvement
in
digital
infrastructure,
in
schools
and
throughout
the
country -
Registration
of
vendors
and
prohibition
against
seizure
of
their
wares -
Reservation
of
30
per
cent
of
government
tenders
for
youth-led
enterprises -
Protection
of
indigenous
herbal
trees
against
over-exploitation -
Urging
the
Ministry
of
Finance
to
ensure
that
the
Women’s
Micro
Finance
Bank
fulfils
its
mandate
and
to
enable
women
to
meet
collateral
requirements -
Introducing
a
separate
class
of
drivers
licence
for
vehicles
with
automatic
transmission -
Reply
to
the
President’s
speech.
Petitions
to
be
considered
-
A
petition
on
lack
of
piped
water
supply
in
Harare
and
Glenview -
A
petition
on
menstrual
health
and
hygiene
management -
A
petition
on
the
establishment
of
a
nurse
aides
council.
Wednesday
19th
March
Questions
set
down
for
answer
Among questions set
down
for
Ministers
to
answer
on
Wednesday
5th
March
are questions on the
following
issues:
-
Reopening
of
the
Cold
Storage
Commission
and
payments
to
its
former
employees -
Compensation
for
former
farm
workers
displaced
during
the
fast-track
land
resettlement
programme -
Completion
of
the
Gwai-Tshangane
dam
to
supply
water
to
Matabeleland -
Government
policy
on
title
deeds
for
farmers -
Reopening
the
Bindura
Nickel
Mine -
Liquidation
of
the
Commercial
Farmers’
Union
stake
in
Kuvimba
Mining
House -
The
Government’s
purchase
of
the
remaining
shareholding
in
Kuvimba
Mining
House -
Progress
in
the
IMF’s
Staff
Monitored
Programme
and
the
structured
dialogue
platform
for
debt
management -
The
ban
on
the
importation
of
10-year-old
motor
vehicles -
Payment
for
registration
of
new
vehicles
in
US
dollars -
Passengers
risk
insurance -
Mobilising
domestic
resources
for
financing
the
health
sector -
Payment
of
devolution
funds
to
local
authorities -
Value
of
the
assets
in
the
Mutapa
Investment
Fund
and
production
of
its
financial
statements -
The
shareholding
of
the
Hwange
Colliery
Company -
Delays
in
the
delivery
of
judgments,
particularly
the
High
Court -
Ensuring
that
traditional
leaders
are
non-partisan -
Establishment
of
the
integrity
and
ethics
committee
for
chiefs
required
by
section
287
of
the
Constitution -
Planning
by
local
authorities -
Local
authorities
allocating
land
to
religious
organisations -
Licensing
of
religious
radio
stations -
School
drop-outs
in
2024 -
Maternal
mortality
in
Zimbabwe -
Protection
of
the
local
sugar
industry
SENATE
Tuesday
18th
March
Report
of
Constitutional
Commission
to
be
considered
The
Senate
will
be
asked
to
continue
debating
the
report
of
the
Zimbabwe
Gender
Commission
for
2023 [link].
Thematic
Committee
reports
to
be
considered
The
Senate
will
be
asked
to
adopt
reports
on:
-
The
impact
of
climate
change
on
human-wildlife
conflict -
Drug
and
substance
abuse
treatment
and
rehabilitation
centres -
Community
share
ownership
trusts
Motions
to
be
dealt
with
by
the
Senate
The
Senate
is
expected
to
debate
motions
on
the
following
topics:
-
Reply
to
the
President’s
speech -
Expanding
irrigation
and
other
measures
to
combat
climate
change -
Expanding
access
to
abortion -
Protection
of
constitutional
gender
rights -
The
condition
of
sports
stadiums
in
Zimbabwe -
Recapitalisation
of
public
health
care
institutions
and
ensuring
they
are
supplied
with
medicines -
Support
for
livestock
farmers -
Supply
of
ethanol
and
blending
of
fuel -
Production
of
illegal
alcoholic
beverages -
Improving
the
conditions
of
unpaid
care
and
domestic
workers -
Immunisation
of
children
against
measles -
Preventing
siltation,
deforestation
and
preserving
natural
resources -
Increasing
the
involvement
of
women
in
mining
activities
Thursday
19th
March
Questions
set
down
for
answer
Among
questions
for
Ministers
to
answer
in
the
Senate
on
Thursday
are
questions
on
the
following
issues:
-
Measures
to
protect
retail
stores
against
competition
from
informal
traders -
Protection
of
consumers
from
fake
products
and
expired
food
products,
and
telling
them
how
to
make
complaints
about
product
safety -
Banning
police
officers
from
using
cell-phones
on
duty -
The
effects
of
Zimbabwe’s
meddling
in
Mozambique
elections -
Efficacy
of
measures
against
cholera -
Plans
to
prevent
the
construction
of
illegal
structures -
The
pensionable
age
for
employees
of
local
authorities -
Use
of
technology
to
improve
service
delivery -
The
establishment
of
the
parole
board,
mandated
by
the
Prisons
and
Correctional
Services
Act.
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the
latest
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