By Chisomo Phiri
Member of Parliament(MP) for Blantyre Malabada constituency, Ishmael Mkumba, has appealed to the government to construct the Chinsewu-Malaysia-Mpembu road.
Mkumba made the appeal on Tuesday in parliament, citing that the road is extremely important and serves a population of 60,000 people.
He revealed that he has been requesting the ministry to initiate this road construction project since 2019, when he first took office.
Mkumba further stated that the Blantyre City Council (BCC) promised in 2021 to reallocate funds for this road project, but despite submitting proposals, no progress has been made since then.
During President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera’s visit to Blantyre in 2022, the community requested that this road be constructed, and the President pledged his support for the project.