BILL WATCH
PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES SERIES 4/2016
[26th February 2016]
Parliamentary Committee Meetings: 29th February to 3rd March
All Senate Thematic Committees and National Assembly Portfolio Committees will meet during the week commencing Monday 29th February.
The Coming Week’s Open Meetings
Committee meetings that will be open to the public are listed below.
Information for members of the public wishing to attend
Members of the public may attend open meetings, but as observers only, not as participants, i.e. they may observe and listen but not speak. The meetings are at Parliament in Harare. If attending, please use the entrance on Kwame Nkrumah Ave between 2nd and 3rd Streets, Please note that IDs must be produced.
These details 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 the committee clerk [see above] that the meeting concerned is still on and open to the public. Parliament’s telephone numbers are Harare 700181 and 252940/1.
Monday 29th February at 10 am
Public Accounts Committee
Oral evidence from the Minister of Finance and Economic Development on the 2014 Auditor-General’s report.
Venue: Committee Room No. 4
Chairperson: Hon Mpariwa
Clerk: Mrs Nyawo
Portfolio Committee: Mines and Energy
Oral evidence from Pito (Pvt) Ltd and Helcraw Electrical (Pvt) Ltd on their tenders to ZESA Holdings 2010 to 2015
Venue: Senate Chamber
Chairperson: Hon Matuke
Clerk: Mr Mrs Mataruka
Portfolio Committee: Higher Education, Science and Technology
Oral evidence from the Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development
Venue: Committee Room No. 3
Chairperson: Hon Mataruse
Clerk: Mrs Hazvina
Monday 29th February at 2 pm
Portfolio Committee: Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services
Oral evidence from the Minister of Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services on the acquisition of Telecel by Government
Venue: Committee Room No. 311
Chairperson: Hon Chamisa
Clerk: Mr Munjenge
Tuesday 1st March
No open meetings
Wednesday 2nd March at 10 am
Portfolio Committee: Industry and Commerce
Oral evidence from from the Permanent Secretary for Industry and Commerce on the implementation of the Consignment Based Conformity Assessment Programme through Bureau Veritas [Note: The relevant statutory instrument is available from Veritas in soft copy – use this link or see addresses at the end of this bulletin. It is the Control of Goods (Open General Import Licence) (Standards Assessment) Notice, published on 18th December in SI 132/2015,]
Venue: Senate Chamber
Chairperson: Hon Mhere
Clerk: Mr Mazani
Thursday 3rd March at 9 am
Thematic Committee: Peace and Security
Oral evidence from the Minister of Finance and Economic Development on the state of Ports of Entry
Venue: Committee Room No. 4
Chairperson: Hon Mumvuri
Clerk: Mr Kunzwa
Thursday 3rd March at 9.30 am
Portfolio Committee: Youth, Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment
Oral evidence from the Minister of Youth, Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment
Venue: Senate Chamber
Chairperson: Hon Wadyajena
Clerk: Ms Zenda-Mudzvova
Other Committee Activities in the Coming Week
Committee activities NOT open to the public include the following:
Visits
- The Portfolio Committee on Education, Sport, Arts and Culture will be paying a familiarisation visit to the ZIFA Village
- The Thematic Committee on HIV/AIDS will be visiting Seke Teachers College and the Catholic University
Consideration of Bills
Zimbabwe National Defence University Bill – the Portfolio Committee on Defence, Home Affairs and Security Services will be finalising its report on this Bill.
Special Economic Zones Bill and Public Finance Management Amendment Bill – the Portfolio Committee on Finance and Economic Development will be deliberating on the briefings it has received on these two Bills.
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