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BOTSWANA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY O R D E R P A P E R (WEDNESDAY 8TH NOVEMBER, 2017) QUESTIONS 1.

MR. H. G. NKAIGWA, MP.


(GABORONE NORTH): To ask the Minister of (4) Defence, Justice and Security:- (i) which areas of operation are covered by Sir Seretse Khama Police Station; (ii) how many Police Officers are currently manning the Station; (iii) how many of these are Police Constables; (iv) how many vehicles in the Station are operational; and (v) if there are plans to fully equip Gaborone North Satellite Police to deal with high levels of crime in the area.

2.

MR. H. G. NKAIGWA, MP.
(GABORONE NORTH): To ask the Minister of (8) Defence, Justice and Security:- (i) what is being done to improve the Conditions of Service for (BDF) and members of the Botswana Defence Force Botswana Police Service; (ii) it if is morally right for married couples to share accommodation and what is being done to address the situation; (iii) when members of the BDF committed allowance was last reviewed and when it will be reviewed; (iv) to state the amount of housing allowance given to junior officers residing outside the barracks; and (v) what is being done to renovate the ablution facilities at junior officers barracks as they are in a bad state.
3.

MR. H. G. NKAIGWA, MP.
(GABORONE NORTH): To ask the Minister of (12) Defence, Justice and Security:- (i) to state efforts made to review the Conditions of Service for Special Constables; (ii) why Special Constables are expected to perform the duties of trained officers; 1 (iii) whether Special Constables should be performing functions such as attending to armed robberies, suicide cases and post mortems; (iv) what counselling services are offered to such officers; (v) if he is aware that Special Constables control traffic during peak hours; if so; why do they have to take out their orange band identity during such an exercise and whether it is allowed by law to control traffic without having attained prerequisite qualifications; and (vi) when their salaries will be reviewed.
4.

MR. K. M. SEGOKGO, MP.
(TLOKWENG): To ask the Minister of Land (13) Management, Water and Sanitation Services:- (i) if he gave a certain businessman of Non-Tswana decent in Tlokweng rights to excavate and divert water from the Notwane river to his water pump station so as to pump it out to his farm, some hundreds of metres away from the river; (ii) whether due consultation was done with the tribe who are accustomed to watering their animals a few kilometres downstream as currently, the stream has dried up; and (iii) whether the Water Act was not contravened by the damming of the river at the pump station; if so, what action is being taken.
5.

DR. T. O. MMATLI, MP.

(MOLEPOLOLE SOUTH): To ask the Minister of Youth Empowerment, Sport and Culture Development if he will consider releasing an audited report to the public detailing how the P113 million was used in the BOT50 activities.

(15) 6.

MR. N. S. L. M. SALAKAE, MP.


(GHANZI NORTH): To ask the Minister of Land Management, Water and Sanitation Services to state:- (17) (i) (ii) the current lowest qualification in the Senior/Strategic Management cadre of his Ministry; the current highest qualification in middle management and operational cadres of the Ministry; and (iii) whether his Ministry has a budget for upskilling of employees; if so, what was the cost of the budget for the past five Financial Years.

7.

DR. T. O. MMATLI, MP.
(MOLEPOLOLE SOUTH): To ask the Minister of Health and Wellness to state:- (18) (i) why it is not necessary for Molepolole to have a Rehabilitation Officer to help coordinate disability services; 2 (ii) when Molepolole will have a Rehabilitation Officer; and (iii) if she will consider employing at least two Rehabilitation Officers for the village to help improve the lives of people living with disabilities and their families given the size of the population and the vastness of Molepolole.

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8.

MR. K. M. SEGOKGO, MP.

(TLOKWENG): To ask the Minister of Land Management, Water and Sanitation Services when the fence along the Notwane river will be put back in place to control animal movement from Tlokweng into the city after being taken down during the construction of the sewer system along the Notwane river.

(20) 9.

MR. N. S. L. M. SALAKAE, MP.
(GHANZI NORTH): To ask the Minister for Presidential Affairs, Governance and Public Administration to state:- (21) (i) the Ministry’s staff turnover for the Financial Years: 2012/2013; 2013/2014; 2014/2015; 2015/2016 and 2016/2017; (ii) the cost of the staff turnover for the above Financial Years; (iii) the Ministry’s staff turnover at strategic management, middle management and operational positions respectively for the same Financial Years; and (iv) the cost of the staff turnover for strategic management, middle management and operational positions for these Financial Years.
10.

DR. T. O. MMATLI, MP.

(MOLEPOLOLE SOUTH): To ask the Minister for Presidential Affairs, Governance and Public Administration to provide a detailed breakdown of Economic Stimulus Programme projects in Molepolole, indicating the nature, amount allocated and completion date for each of those that:- (22) (i) have been completed; (ii) are ongoing; and (iii) are still to be implemented.

11.

MR. N. S. L. M. SALAKAE, MP.
(GHANZI NORTH): To ask the Minister for Presidential Affairs, Governance and Public Administration to state the Ministry’s:- (23) (i) staff complement for the Financial Years: 2012/2013; 2013/2014; 2014/2015; 2015/2016 and 2016/2017; (ii) wage bill for the above Financial Years; 3 (iii) staff complement at strategic management, middle management and operational positions respectively for the same Financial Years; and (iv) wage bill for strategic management, middle management and operational positions for these Financial Years.
12.

MR. S. LELATISITSWE, MP.
(BOTETI EAST): To ask the Minister of Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security if it is true that Debswana operations in Orapa envisage expansion of the Orapa pit in the near future; if so, to state:- (24) (i) (ii) the budget and scope of the project; the estimated number of people who will be employed in the initial phase; (iii) opportunities that exist within the project for local companies and what Debswana/Government is doing to get Batswana companies ready for that project; (iv) the number of people who will be employed directly and indirectly by Debswana at the end of the project and where they will be housed; (v) the accommodation focus this project foresees and what is in the plan to close that gap; and (vi) the Government readiness programme to absorb the good and the bad that comes with the project and after the project handover.
TABLING OF PAPER  National Development Bank Annual Report, 2016/2017.

(Minister of Finance and Economic Development) NOTICE OF MOTIONS AND ORDERS OF THE DAY MOTION RESPONSE TO THE PRESIDENT’S SPEECH  “We, the National Assembly of Botswana here assembled, respond to the President’s speech.” (Leader of the House) 4