By Dean Chisambo
Member of Parliament for Ntcheu Central Constituency Albert Mbawala has hailed President Lazarus Chakwera for raising the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) from K40 to 100 million which transformed the Constituency.
Mbawala said the Constituency is being transformed because developments have been increased courtesy of the CDF.
He said:”we have made tremendous progress in the infrastructure development education sector, transport sector, health sector, economic empowerment of the communities and indeed paying fees for the needy secondary school students.
“We are forever grateful to the president, and my vision to transform the Constituency is on track.”
Mbawala lamented that under the CDF they have managed to construct concrete bridges at Kayimayima,Tchesa,Kame and Malaswa villages.
The lawmaker further said that they have drilled boreholes at Machira, Magora, Lisungwi and James villages.
He also said they have connected fourteen villages with piped water in the areas of group village Headmen Tcheza and Gomeya.
Mbawala said they have also given K3.4 million to cooperatives as the commitment fee for them to access a grant from Agriculture Commercialisation of Malawi (AGCOM).
He said” we have also given 5.4 million to Chimwemwe Milk Bulking Group as the commitment fee to access a grant from AGCOM.
Mbawala also said they have constructed under five clinic and constructing of maternity wing at Dzunje and Kamiza respectively using personal money and donor fund.
The legislator added that they are several development projects that are underway in some villages in the Constituency and they have constructed timber deck bridges at Nkanafisi, Khuzi, Chipungu and Changata using his personal money.
The Minister of Finance announced that the government has increased the CDF when he presented a 2022 to 2023 national budget in April from 40 million to 100 million inorder to increase social development in the all Constituencies in the country.
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