Both
Houses
of
Parliament
adjourned
last
month
to
the
10th
February.
In
this
Bill
Watch
we
shall
outline
the
business
they
are
expected
to
deal
with
when
they
resume,
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.
In
a
further
Bill
Watch
we
shall
publish
the
Government’s
legislative
agenda
announced
by
the
President
in
October
last
year.
THE
NATIONAL
ASSEMBLY
Tuesday
10th
February
Bills
to
be
dealt
with:
The
Assembly
is
expected
to
deal
with
the
following
Bills:
-
Zimbabwe
School
Examinations
Council
Amendment
Bill [link]
The
Committee
Stage
of
this
Bill
is
due
to
begin
-
Insurance
and
Pensions
Commission
Amendment
Bill [link]
This
Bill
is
due
to
begin
its
Second
Reading
-
Climate
Change
Management
Bill [link]
This
Bill
is
also
due
to
begin
its
Second
Reading.
-
Public
Procurement
and
Disposal
of
Public
Assets
Amendment
Bill [link]
The
Second
Reading
of
this
Bill
will
also
begin.
-
Occupational
Safety
and
Health
Bill [link]
This
Bill
is
due
to
begin
its
Committee
Stage
-
Tourism
Bill [link]
This
Bill
is
due
to
begin
its
Second
Reading
-
State
Service
(Pensions)
Bill [link]
Consideration
of
the
Parliamentary
Legal
Committee’s
adverse
report
on
this
Bill [link] will
continue.
-
Mines
and
Minerals
Bill [link]
The
Assembly
is
also
due
to
continue
its
consideration
of
the
PLC’s
adverse
report
on
this
Bill [link].
-
Public
Service
Amendment
Bill [link]
Consideration
of
the
PLC’s
adverse
report
on
this
Bill
will
continue.
Reports
of
parliamentary
committees
The
Assembly
will
deal
with
reports
on
the
following
topics:
-
Adverse
reports
by
the
PLC
on
the
constitutionality
of
various
local
authority
by-laws -
Audited
2022
and
2023
financial
statements
of
the
Ministry
of
Lands,
Agriculture,
Fisheries,
Water
and
Rural
Development -
Audited
2022
financial
statements
of
the
Ministry
of
Finance,
Economic
Development
and
Investment
Promotion -
The
state
of
vocational
training
centres -
Projects
implemented
by
the
Lotteries
and
Gaming
Board
as
part
of
its
corporate
social
responsibility -
2024
fourth
quarter
Budget
Performance
Report
of
the
Ministry
of
Information,
Publicity
and
Broadcasting
Services -
Challenges
facing
university
students
(motion
to
be
restored
to
the
Order
Paper) -
The
2024
fourth
quarter
Budget
Performance
Reports
of
the
Ministries
of
Public
Service,
Labour
and
Social
Welfare
and
Skills
Audit
and
Development -
The
state
of
digital
information
centres
in
Zimbabwe.
Reports
of
constitutional
commissions
and
statutory
bodies
to
be
considered
The
Assembly
will
be
asked
to
consider:
-
2024
report
of
the
Zimbabwe
Electoral
Commission -
2024
report
of
the
Judicial
Service
Commission -
2024
report
of
the Attorney-General’s
Office -
2024
report
of
the
National
Prosecuting
Authority -
2024
report
of
the
Zimbabwe
Human
Rights
Commission -
Reports
of
the
Zimbabwe
Electoral
Commission
on
various
by-elections
held
between
October
2024
and
January
2025 -
2024
report
of
the
Zimbabwe
Gender
Commission. -
2024
report
of
the
Zimbabwe
Anti-Corruption
Commission
Motions
on
the
National
Assembly
order
paper
Motions
set
to
be
debated
by
the
Assembly
will
include
the
following
topics:
-
The
erection
of
public
galleries
and
statues
to
preserve
Zimbabwe’s
cultural
heritage -
The
establishment
of
succession
rules
and
procedures
for
chiefs
Wednesday
11th
February
Note:
On
Wednesdays,
questions
and
other
private
members’
business
have
precedence
over
government
business.
Questions
set
down
for
answer
Among questions set
down
for
Ministers
to
answer
in
the
National
Assembly
on
Wednesday
11th
February
are questions on the
following
issues:
-
Construction
of
dams
and
other
infrastructure -
The
cost
of
seed
maize -
Provision
of
agricultural
inputs
to
organisations
supporting
persons
with
disabilities -
Payment
of
allowances
owing
to
persons
employed
on
registration
exercises
in
2023 -
Statistics
on
convictions
for
procuring
in
2023
and
2024 -
The
contract
between
the
Government
and
a
private
company
for
the
provision
of
passports -
Alignment
of
the
Citizenship
of
Zimbabwe
Act
with
the
Constitution -
The
Government
Employees
Microfinance
Scheme
(GEMS) -
Government
plans
to
boost
the
economy
of
Chinhoyi -
The
establishment
of
local
economic
development
agencies
to
stimulate
economic
growth
in
provinces -
Revenue
from
the
issue
of
number
plates
between
January
and
June
2025 -
Fraudulent
certificates
used
to
gain
entry
to
nurses’
training -
How
the
government
balances
its
commitment
to
democracy
and
human
rights
with
trade
relations
with
autocratic
regimes -
Health
assistance
for
Zimbabwean
women
in
South
Africa -
The
status,
functionality
and
effectiveness
of
the
Rent
Board -
Radio
and
television
time
allocated
to
political
parties
between
2023
and
2025
and
whether
the
Zimbabwe
Electoral
Commission
monitors
media
fairness
between
elections -
Exemption
of
deaf
persons
from
need
to
have
vehicle
radio
licences -
Revenue
from
issue
of
vehicle
licences
between
January
and
June
2025 -
Special
presidential
bonuses
for
civil
servants -
Details
on
the
employment
of
primary
and
secondary
school
teachers -
Assistance
for
mentally
challenged
persons
who
are
homeless -
Votes
for
Zimbabweans
in
the
diaspora -
Compensation
for
victims
of
political
violence
since
1980 -
Measures
to
keep
retailers
and
industries
in
business -
Supply
of
electricity
to
local
authorities
at
non-commercial
rates -
Whether
only
ZANU-PF
members
are
to
be
recruited
into
the
Army
THE
SENATE
Tuesday
10th
February
Bill
to
be
dealt
with
The
Senate
is
expected
to
deal
with
the
following
Bill:
-
Medical
Services
Amendment
Bill [link]
This
Bill
is
due
to
undergo
its
Second
Reading
International
agreements
to
be
approved
The
Senate
will
be
asked
to
approve:
-
Treaty
on
Mutual
Assistance
in
Criminal
Matters
with
the
People’s
Republic
of
China -
SADC
Protocol
on
the
Inter-State
Transfer
of
Sentenced
Prisoners [link]
Reports
of
constitutional
commissions
and
statutory
bodies
to
be
considered
The
Senate
will
be
asked
to
consider:
-
2024
report
of
the
Zimbabwe
Anti-Corruption
Commission -
2024
report
of
the
Zimbabwe
Electoral
Commission -
2024
report
of
the
Judicial
Service
Commission -
2024
report
of
the Attorney-General’s
Office -
2024
report
of
the
National
Prosecuting
Authority -
2024
report
of
the
Zimbabwe
Human
Rights
Commission -
Reports
by
the
Zimbabwe
Electoral
Commission
on
various
by-elections
held
between
October
2024
and
January
2025 -
2024
report
of
the
Zimbabwe
Gender
Commission
Parliamentary
committee
reports
to
be
considered
The
Senate
is
expected
to
consider
reports
on
the
following
topics:
-
Recurring
droughts -
Access
to
mining
by
women,
youths
and
persons
with
disabilities -
The
state
of
prisons
in
Zimbabwe [link]
Motions
to
be
dealt
with
by
the
Senate
The
Senate
is
expected
to
debate
motions
on
the
following
topics:
-
Vandalism
of
natural
resources,
State
property
and
infrastructure -
Unpaid
care
work -
Promoting
the
use
of
indigenous
languages
in
education,
particularly
in
STEM
subjects -
Enhancement
and
protection
of
inheritance
rights
of
widows
and
children -
Development
of
a
language
policy
to
enhance
the
use
of
indigenous
languages -
Urging
a
review
of
civil
servants’
salaries
and
conditions
of
service -
Reply
to
the
President’s
speech
Wednesday
11th
February
The
Senate
will
continue
with
business
not
dealt
with
on
Tuesday
Thursday
12th
February
Questions
set
down
for
answer
The
following
questions
have
been
tabled
for
Ministers
to
answer
in
the
Senate
on
Thursday
12th
February:
-
Construction
of
a
railway
line
between
Harare
and
Chitungwiza -
The
disposal
of
vehicles
impounded
at
border
posts -
Measures
to
mitigate
the
suspension
of
visas
to
the
USA -
ZIMRA’s
inland
checkpoints -
The
inclusion
of
elderly
farmers
in
the
Pfumfudza
agricultural
support
programme
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