Mbabala Primary and Secondary School

Some Civic Education here.

WHEN IS THE NEW PRESIDENT APPOINT HIS CABINET IS THE QUESTION MANY HAVE ASKED ME.

The appointment of Cabinet is guided by Article 116 which demands that these cabinet ministers are drawn from WITHIN parliament and among the members of Parliament.

ARTICLE 116 (1) of the Constitution of Zambia guides that *the President shall appoint a prescribed number of Members of Parliament as [Cabinet] Ministers*

This means that those to be appointed as Ministers must be sworn members of Parliament I.e those who would have taken an oath.

But how does one become a bonafide member of Parliament? Is it by mere election I.e winning an election or has to be sworn in?

Article 81 (1) provides guidance on the above question and it states *the term of Parliament shall be five years commencing from the date that the Members of Parliament are sworn into office after a General Election and ending on the date that Parliament is dissolved.*

This means that without being sworn in, one is not a bobafide member of Parliament perhaps s/he is just MP-elect without any authority to discharge his/her duties as an elected or nominated MP.

So what is the first thing Parliament is and members of Parliament are supposed to do once a General Election is over and new crop of parliamentarians elected?

Article 82 (5)(a) directs that *when the National Assembly first sits after a General Election, firstly, subarticle 82(1) stresses that *the Members of Parliament shall elect, by secret ballot, a Speaker of the National Assembly from a list of names of persons, who are qualified to be elected as Members of Parliament, but are not Members of Parliament, submitted to the National Assembly by— (a) the President; and (b) political parties holding seats in the National Assembly.*

Secondly, subarticle 4 of the same Article further guides that *the Members of Parliament shall elect, by secret ballot, the First Deputy Speaker from a list of three names, selected by the political parties represented in the National Assembly, from among persons who are qualified to be elected as Members of Parliament but are not Members of Parliament*

And thirdly, subarticle 5 further guides that *the Members of Parliament shall elect, by secret ballot, the Second Deputy Speaker from among their number* all this happens at the first sitting.

Note that the *two Deputy Speakers of the National Assembly shall not be members of the same political party and of the same gender.*

After the election of the Speaker is done and MPs sworn in, then Article 116 is summoned which requires that the President appoints any member of Parliament as Ministers. This is the time the Cabinet is supposed to be unveiled.

In addition, Article 75.(1) is also triggered i.e. *The [elected] Speaker shall, within thirty days after a General Election, by notice in the Gazette, appoint a date for the first sitting of the National Assembly.*

Therefore, as long as MPs have not been sworn in, it may be tricky for the new President to appoint his Cabinet from unsworn in MPs but he can nominate the 8 to be sworn in together with the electef ones when PARLIAMENT sits.

I hope i have addressed your numerous concerns and will allow the New President do his due diligence on the would be cabinet ministers. It would have been quicker if he was appointing them from outside parliament.

However the puzzle is who shall be our next Speaker? Will the new government retain Dr Matibini or replace him with someone else and who is that somone?

What about the two deputy Speakers, who are they? Will Catherine Namugala be reconsidered or a new first Speaker will be born? At least for the second speaker since s/he must be from among the members of Parliament. We can continue guessing and floating names.

I submit

McDonald Chipenzi

Tomorrow 5th August, 2021.

Grades 9, 10, 11 and 12 in boarding schools to open on Thursday this week.

In day secondary schools, grades 9, 11 and 12 to open on Thursday, and For Primary Schools, only grade sevens will open this week.

This was said at a Joint press briefing chaired by Permanent Secretaries in ministries of Information and Broadcasting Services Amos Malupenga, General Education Jobbicks Kalumba, Health Kennedy Malama and The office of the Vice President Stephen Mwansa

In case you have not received the information concerning measures taken by the government due to escalating cases of Covid-19.
This was yesterday 16-06-2021.
BREAKING NEWS!

Secretary to the Cabinet has announced the following covid19 interventions as approved by President Edgar Lungu.

Effective tomorrow 06hrs in the morning.

1. Pre, primary and secondary schools shall be closed for 21 days subject to inspections and review.
2. All colleges and universities to conduct only online lessons for one month.
3. Churches to only conduct two by 1hr services per week.
4. Bars,casinos and night clubs will only operate from Friday to Sunday evenings
5. Funerals to only have 50 mourners. Wedding gatherings are subject to approval by health authorities.
6. All conferences and general workshops are suspended until further notice.
7. Restaurants to operate on take away basis
8. Public transport operators must ensure masking up and physical distancing is observed.

Down the memory lane, our first G-12 prefects handed over the mantles of prefectorial obligations to the current prefects.

FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS

2020 GRADE 12 RESULTS PER PROVINCE

1. Southern province at 70.55%
2. Western province at 68.8%
3. Eastern province at 67.22%
4. Central province at 66.52%
5. Copperbelt province at 64.46%
6. Lusaka province at 62.7%
7. Northern province at 59.67 %
8. North Western province at 59.53%
9. Luapula province at 58.79 %
10. Munchinga province at 54.51%

2019 GRADE 12 RESULTS PER PROVINCE
1. Southern Province = 58.4%
2. Central Province = 55.6%
3. North Western Province = 54.2%
4. Lusaka Province = 52.3%
5. Copperbelt Province = 50.9%
6. Western Province = 50.5%
7. Muchinga Province- 40.6%
8. Eastern Province = 38.4%
9. Northern Province = 35.7%
10. Luapula Province = 33.9%

2018 GRADE 12 RESULTS PER PROVINCE

1. Southern Province = 75.4%
2. Lusaka Province = 72.7%
3. Copperbelt Province = 70.5%
4. Eastern Province = 65.3%
5. Western Province = 64.9%
6.Northern Province = 63.6
6. Muchinga Province- 60.6%
7. Central Province = 58%
8. North-Western Province = 57.7%
9. Luapula Province = 57%

This is a true reflection of who we are in a leakage free Examination Environment....

Schools have resumed. No time to waste ! Covid-19 stole most of our academic precious time. Time is not with us. Let's make up for the lost time.

We welcome back our grade 8 and 10. Congratulations for crossing to the promised land !

Latest images from Mars!

The images were taken by the Mastcam-Z. It is a pair of cameras located high on Perseverance's mast.

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU

Breaking!!

NJASE GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL GRABS FIRST POSITION IN THE COUNTRY AT GRADE 12 LEVEL, BEATING DK, HILCREST AND NDOLA TECH FOR THE FIRST TIME

Zambia's three famous National Schools have for the first time been beaten by a Girls Mission School at Grade 12 level. According to the latest released analysis for the 2020 Grade 12 results, Njase Girls a UCZ mission school in Choma has topped the list in the country beating David Kaunda, Hilcrest and Ndola Girls National Technical Schools. According to the analysis by ECZ, Njase has produced more pupils with first distinctions in 6 subjects including Maths and Sciences as compared to the three famous national schools in the country. Ndola Girls Tech came second, then DK followed by Hilcrest in the 4th position country wide.
Experts who are still scratching their heads in disbelief, say an investigation has been launched to determine how a mission school which even admits pupils at Grade 10 level who get below 400 in Grade 9 could beat National Schools whose Grade 10 entry cut off point is always above 480.

Source: Ministry of General Education

*FOR* *THE* *PAST* *THREE* *YEARS*!

*2020* *GRADE* *12* *RESULTS* *PER* *PROVINCE*

*2020* *GRADE* *12* *RESULTS* *PER* *PROVINCE*

1. Southern province at 70.55%
2. Western province at 68.8%
3. Eastern province at 67.22%
4. Central province at 66.52%
5. Copperbelt province at 64.46%
6. Lusaka province at 62.7%
7. Northern province at 59.67 %
8. North Western province at 59.53%
9. Luapula province at 58.79 %
10. Munchinga province at 54.51%

*2019* *GRADE* *12* *RESULTS* *PER* *PROVINCE*
1. Southern Province = 58.4%
2. Central Province = 55.6%
3. North Western Province = 54.2%
4. Lusaka Province = 52.3%
5. Copperbelt Province = 50.9%
6. Western Province = 50.5%
7. Muchinga Province- 40.6%
8. Eastern Province = 38.4%
9. Northern Province = 35.7%
10. Luapula Province = 33.9%

*2018* *GRADE* *12* *RESULTS* *PER* *PROVINCE*

1. Southern Province = 75.4%
2. Lusaka Province = 72.7%
3. Copperbelt Province = 70.5%
4. Eastern Province = 65.3%
5. Western Province = 64.9%
6.Northern Province = 63.6
6. Muchinga Province- 60.6%
7. Central Province = 58%
8. North-Western Province = 57.7%
9. Luapula Province = 57%

This is a true reflection of who we are in a leakage free Examination Environment....

Congratulation to the underrated Southern Province Teachers for the job well done.

Performance rating of provinces - G12 results for 2020
1. Southern province at 70.55%
2. Western province at 68.8%
3. Eastern province at 67.22%
4. Central province at 66.52%
5. Copperbelt province at 64.46%
6. Lusaka province at 62.7%
7. Northern province at 59.67 %
8. North Western province at 59.53%
9. Luapula province at 58.79 %
10. Munchinga province at 54.51%

the Mbabala Secondary School Press Club.