BILL WATCH
PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES SERIES 9/2018
12th March 2018
Open Committee Meetings Monday 12th to Thursday 16th March
The committee meetings listed below, to be held at Parliament in Harare, will be open to the public. Members of the public may attend the meetings as observers only, not as participants, i.e. they may observe and listen but not speak. If attending, please use the entrance to Parliament on Kwame Nkrumah Ave between 2nd and 3rd Streets. Please note that IDs must be produced.
The details given in this bulletin are based on the latest information from Parliament. But, as there are sometimes last-minute changes to the meetings schedule, persons wishing to attend should avoid disappointment by checking with Parliament that the meeting concerned is still on and open to the public. Parliament’s telephone numbers are Harare 700181 and 252940/1.
Reminder: Members of the public, including Zimbabweans in the Diaspora, can at any time send written submissions to Parliamentary committees by email addressed to clerk@parlzim.gov.zw or by letter posted to the Clerk of Parliament, P.O. Box 298, Causeway, Harare or delivered to Parliament’s Kwame Nkrumah Avenue entrance in Harare.
Monday 12th March at 9 am
Public Accounts Committee
Oral evidence from the Grain Marketing Board [GMB] and Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe [MMCZ] on the audit findings by the Auditor General on their accounts
Venue: Committee Room 4
Chairperson: Hon Mpariwa
Committee Clerk: Mr Ratsakatika
Portfolio Committee: Mines and Energy
Oral evidence from the Procurement Regulatory Authority and Zimbabwe Power Company on the Gwanda National Solar Project
Venue: Senate Chamber
Chairperson: Hon Mliswa
Committee Clerk: Mrs Mataruka
Monday 12th March at 10 am
Portfolio Committee: Transport and Infrastructural Development
Oral evidence from the Vehicle Inspection Department [VID] on the process involved in issuing learner’s and driver’s licenses
Venue: Committee Room 1
Chairperson: Hon Chitindi
Committee Clerk: Ms Macheza
Portfolio Committee: Foreign Affairs, Industry and Commerce
Oral evidence from the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade on the Ministry’s plans and activities in light of the new dispensation
Venue: National Assembly Chamber
Chairperson: Hon Paradza
Committee Clerk: Mr Manhivi
Monday 12th March at 2 pm
Thematic Committee: Gender and Development
Oral evidence from the Minister of Primary and Secondary Education on the Ministry’s initiatives to uplift the girl child
Venue: National Assembly Chamber
Portfolio Committee: Finance and Economic Development
Oral evidence from Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor on the 2018 Monetary Policy Statement
Venue: Committee Room 4
Chairperson: Hon Chapfika
Committee Clerk: Mr Manhivi
Tuesday 13th March at 10 am
Portfolio Committee: Lands, Agriculture and Resettlement
Oral evidence from the Permanent Secretary for Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement and the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Grain Marketing Board [GMB] on the relevant Act or authority used in recruiting the current GMB General Manager
Venue: Senate Chamber
Chairperson: Hon Wadyajena
Committee Clerk: Mrs Hazvina
Wednesday 14th March
No committee meetings are scheduled.
Thursday 15th March at 9.30 am
Thematic Committee: Indigenisation and Empowerment
Oral evidence from the Zimbabwe National Water Authority [ZINWA] and AGRIBANK on their contributions to Agricultural Development in Zimbabwe
Venue: Committee Room 413
Chairperson: Hon Senator Mavhunga
Committee Clerk: Mrs Mafuruse
