BILL WATCH
PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES SERIES 35/2021
[26th September 2021]
Open Committee Meetings Monday 27th September to Friday 1st October
Below we list those committee meetings scheduled for the week ahead that will be open to virtual observation by members of the public. Closed session committee meetings will also be held. The complete schedule of all this week’s committee meetings – both open and closed – is available on the Veritas website [link].
How to Follow Open Meetings on the ZOOM Platform
For assistance in following the proceedings in open meetings on the ZOOM platform as observers, interested persons should contact the following for the meeting IDs and passcode:
Parliament’s Public Relations Office, Tel: +263 242 700181-6 or +263 242 252936 – 55.
Monday 27th September at 10 am
Public Accounts Committee
Briefing from the Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe on the 2019 Auditor General’s Report.
Note: The Auditor-General’s Report is available on the Veritas website [link].
Portfolio Committee: Energy and Power
Oral evidence from Petrotrade Board on strategies being put in place to improve the performance of Petrotrade.
Wednesday 29th September at 10 am
Portfolio Committee: Lands, Agriculture, Water, Fisheries and Rural Resettlement
Oral evidence from ZINWA regarding Tender No. ZINWA/GOO/200/14 for Prepaid Water Meters entered between ZINWA and various companies. [See also meeting scheduled for Thursday morning.]
Thursday 30th September at 10 am
Portfolio Committee: Lands, Agriculture, Water, Fisheries and Rural Resettlement
Oral evidence from Statewave Technologies, Helcraw Electrical, Finmark Energy on procedures followed on procurement of water meters. [See also meeting scheduled for Wednesday morning.]
Portfolio Committee: Information, Media and Broadcasting Services
Oral evidence from the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, BAZ, TRANSMEDIA and ZBC on the Zimbabwe Digital Migration Project.
Friday 1st October at 10 am
Public Accounts Committee: Sub-committee on Local Authorities’ Accounts
Oral evidence on issues raised in 2019 Auditor General’s Report from the following Local Authorities:
1. Chitungwiza Municipality;
2. Marondera Municipality; and
3. Chinhoyi Municipality.
Note: The Auditor-General’s Report is available on the Veritas website [link].
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.