Joyce Banda to construct Chiromo Bridge
President Joyce Banda has pledged a state-of-the-art Chiromo Bridge
in Nsanje which would ease mobility challenges faced by people
travelling between Thyolo on the one hand and Nsanje and Chikhwawa on
the other end.
People were forced to use local dugout canoes when crossing the place which was also known as Mtayamoyo ( death trap) since the main bridge was washed away in the 1990s.
Speaking during a political meeting after officially opening a temporary bridge, President Banda said time has come for rural people to be provided with modern infrastructure projects including bridges.
She expressed sadness over loss of lives through drowning as people tried to cross the river.
“It is painful that people in the area were dying due to lack of the bridge which would have been constructed some years back by the previous two regimes”
“I felt sad to meet a mother who complained to me that she lost her son who was a bread winner for the family after drowning at the place” Banda bemoaned.
Banda also challenged politicians to make use of the country’s abundant human resource to benefit rural communities across the country.
“I instructed the army to immediately erect a temporary bridge here at Chiromo as government would be constructing a state-of-the-art bridge using financial resources from the Japanese government.”
“Let’s make use of our sons and daughters who have various skills to bring a real transformation amongst the rural communities like the construction of a bridge here which would greatly significantly improve mobility amongst people in Thyolo, Nsanje and Chikwawa.”
She therefore disclosed that government is currently in discussion with the Japanese government on the construction of the bridge.
During the meeting President Banda also vowed that she would continue implementing development programmes targeting the rural areas across the country.
This comes against the recent condemnation by the opposition political leaders and civil society leaders who are questioning her continued visit to various rural areas where she is implementing social projects targeting poor households.
And speaking during a political meeting in Nsanje, President Banda disclosed that she would continue visiting rural areas to appreciate the challenges rural people are facing.
Speaking earlier, senior chief Lundu commended President Banda for the construction of Chiromo Bridge which was washed away some seventeen years ago.
“It has taken you two years to construct the bridge which others failed to do when they were in power. This makes you so unique as you are able to appreciate the challenges that rural people are facing in their day to day lives. This makes you deserve another five year mandate so that you would be able to develop this country.”
Meanwhile, senior chief Lundu has donated her old house to government to be used as a health centre for the area.
His new house according to Minister of Lands and housing Henry Phoya has been constructed by government through the Malawi Housing Corporation and Illovo Sugar Company.
People were forced to use local dugout canoes when crossing the place which was also known as Mtayamoyo ( death trap) since the main bridge was washed away in the 1990s.
Speaking during a political meeting after officially opening a temporary bridge, President Banda said time has come for rural people to be provided with modern infrastructure projects including bridges.
President Joyce Banda samples Ntayamoyo bridge at Chiromo in Nsanje. The place had no bridge for 17 years
“It is painful that people in the area were dying due to lack of the bridge which would have been constructed some years back by the previous two regimes”
“I felt sad to meet a mother who complained to me that she lost her son who was a bread winner for the family after drowning at the place” Banda bemoaned.
Banda also challenged politicians to make use of the country’s abundant human resource to benefit rural communities across the country.
“I instructed the army to immediately erect a temporary bridge here at Chiromo as government would be constructing a state-of-the-art bridge using financial resources from the Japanese government.”
“Let’s make use of our sons and daughters who have various skills to bring a real transformation amongst the rural communities like the construction of a bridge here which would greatly significantly improve mobility amongst people in Thyolo, Nsanje and Chikwawa.”
She therefore disclosed that government is currently in discussion with the Japanese government on the construction of the bridge.
During the meeting President Banda also vowed that she would continue implementing development programmes targeting the rural areas across the country.
This comes against the recent condemnation by the opposition political leaders and civil society leaders who are questioning her continued visit to various rural areas where she is implementing social projects targeting poor households.
And speaking during a political meeting in Nsanje, President Banda disclosed that she would continue visiting rural areas to appreciate the challenges rural people are facing.
Speaking earlier, senior chief Lundu commended President Banda for the construction of Chiromo Bridge which was washed away some seventeen years ago.
“It has taken you two years to construct the bridge which others failed to do when they were in power. This makes you so unique as you are able to appreciate the challenges that rural people are facing in their day to day lives. This makes you deserve another five year mandate so that you would be able to develop this country.”
Meanwhile, senior chief Lundu has donated her old house to government to be used as a health centre for the area.
His new house according to Minister of Lands and housing Henry Phoya has been constructed by government through the Malawi Housing Corporation and Illovo Sugar Company.
