By Linda Kwanjana
Malawi Leader Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera legacy will go a long way in the history of many Malawians despite his Government going through various natural calamities.
A renowned business scholar Jana Masarova in his paper ‘Importance of road infrastructure in the economic development and competitiveness,’ says the extensive network of roads of high quality is essential for trouble-free road transport, which is the most widely-used mode of transport in daily business model.
The advantages of road transport include transporting passengers and carrying goods regardless of distance directly to a destination, the relatively high speed and no time restrictions.
The scholars argue that road transport and its infrastructure are enabled to carry people as well as materials, raw materials, and semi-finished and finished products intended for sale and deliver in good time.
He also argues that road infrastructure affects the flexibility and mobility of the workforce, which is reflected in the employment level.
The degree to which the road infrastructure is developed has an impact on several areas, such as for instance the development of tourism, influx of foreign investments, and regional development.
Lilongwe city is no longer the same. Progress on Six Lane is massive. Talking to people in the city, they are happy because because they are able to travel from one point to another.
This is what a businessman said in an interview at Kanengo: “We are now able to travel from Kanengo to Crossroads fast than what was happening, we thank Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera because of this,” he says.
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 under Dr Chakwera is expanding the Kenyatta road from a single carriageway to a multi carriageway (6 lanes) in the City of Lilongwe.
The government is also dualising all the key roads to reduce congestion and leverage business competitiveness.
