By Linda Kwanjana
Minister of Transport Jacob Hara on Tuesday Toured Kenyatta 6 lane capacity road improvement project.
Hara was accompanied by Member of Parliament for the area Alfred Jiya. Speaking during the tour , the Minister lambasted the Chinese construction company delaying the project.
Hara said although the reasons for the delay are understandable , the situation is still worrisome because this project could have been completed by now.
But contractors says will complete the project come July 2024.
Taking his turn, Member of Parliament for the area Alfred Jiya said the project is crucial and will change the face of Lilongwe . He said his people will benefit from the project once completed and that some have already started benefitting through employment.
Jiya commended President Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera for all the developments taking place in his area.
For the sake of records Lilongwe City centre is no longer the same under President Dr Lazarus Chakwera.
Pursuant to the Malawi Growth and Development Strategy (MGDS III), 2018 and the Transport Master Plan, 2018, the Malawi Vision 2063, 2021 which are recent policy documents that articulates issues related to both economic growth and development in the Transport Sector, the Government of the Republic of Malawi is expanding the Kenyatta road from a single carriageway to a multi carriageway (6 lanes) in the City of Lilongwe.
