The Malawi Government through the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development has released K223, 127,488 Million Local Development Fund (LDF) to Zomba District Council for the implementation of its 2015/2016 development projects.
Out of this amount allocated to the council, 60 percent (K133,876,493) is going to be used for wages while the remaining 40 percent (K89,250,995) will cater for administration costs such as for materials, inputs and running costs.
The K223 Million is expected to reach to over 18, 500 beneficiaries in the district and implementation of this year’s LDF will commerce on January 18, 2016.
The funding will focus on Afforestation, Land Resource Conservation, Village Access Roads, Small Scale Irrigation Facilities, Aquaculture and Small Scale Infrastructure-rehabilitation of school blocks, clinics and bridges.
During the presentation ceremony, Ward Councillors hit out at their chiefs for corruption during beneficiary based projects which leaves out more beneficiaries out of the project.
Speaking after presentation of Public Works Programme at the Council Chamber, Councillor Rodgers Masala for Ulumba ward and the Parliamentarian for Zomba Ntonya Constituency Charles Thikiwa said 50 percent of LDF money which government allocates to the council does not reach beneficiaries due to selfish and corrupt leaders in the community.
Councillor Masala said with the current situation, there are a lot of problems under Public Works Programme which leave out other people from benefiting from the programme.
He pointed out at chiefs as the ones playing a negative role in bringing down the developments in the district because of selfish and corrupt acts when implementing different projects.
Thikiwa alleged that Members of Parliament were told about Public Works Programme in November last year yet the district council had no data of beneficiaries.
‘’We were told in Parliament in November 2015 about the programme but identification and registration of beneficiaries is yet to be done making the process fragile and creating loopholes for ghost beneficiaries, ’’said Thikiwa.
He also argued that Zomba District Council should have data readily available. In reaction to the concerns, Zomba District Commissioner Bennet Nkasala agreed that sometimes projects come like emergencies and that Parliament already discussed the issue but the council received the communication on Monday January 11, 2016.
‘’As district council, we cannot start registration of beneficiaries only on transactions from Parliament. The council only acts on official communication from relevant authorities because it may cause confusion for the council to register people yet government has not confirmed the project, ‘’said Nkasala.
Nkasala added that government has made the decision for the speedy process to help vulnerable families amidst the hunger that has hit the country because of floods and dry spells experienced last growing season.
The District Commissioner also said warned chiefs that the council will suspend any chief involved in corruption and related malpractices.
He added that chiefs should be there for bringing development in their areas not oppressing the poor people.
He said ‘’I will not tolerate corrupt chiefs because the chieftaincy Act is very clear that the chief should serve his or her subjects honestly , otherwise he may be suspended and replaced by someone from the family.’’
In his remarks, Vice Chairman of the Council Chikumbutso Likandawe also said that they have a great role to play in making sure that there is fair administration in the implementation of the Public Works Programme in the district.
Member of Parliament for Zomba Chingale Wallace Chawawa pleaded with government to consider long term projects for beneficiaries (like 3 years) because some Non-Governmental Organizations programmes only implement three-month projects which fail to cover vulnerability aspects of poor Malawians.
kkkkkkkkk ndi zimenezo tiyenazoni chuma chopanda mwini
With that fund build a concrate bridge at mponda river which connect chanco and chikanda
Akutha usolora zimezo. Just check after a month. Ask for records, reports of expenditure. They will kill you by ambush and shooting. That is Malawi. Anthu a lusa. Visit Mchinji and see what happened with LDF. Check the road that cost K87M and see how it is now. Where are govt inspectors???? Aaaaaaa
now it’s time 4 the zomba DC & other top officials to enjoy,it’s gonna be zombacashgate
Mkhala ndi zanu mlibe ndalama? Tikunena kuti its not true kuti its expensive kumayenda pa ndege using business class than kukhala ndi pesidential jet, Vuto ndiloti president athu akufuna kukhala mopikisana ndi mapresident a maiko olemera, dziko 3/4 ya population ili muumphawi ndiye dziko liziwonongera kochepako pa president? He is not a priority! More over he claims to be very rich,why osategapo mbali,instead,akuzikezeraso malipilo. Kuthandiza kuja akuti akufuna kuthandiza kuli pati?
goaty thoughts though pple are dying of hunger
Anthu mimba zifufume tsopano
Cashgate part2 timva kuti zasowa
If u dont know wht it means dont comment.. First let me ask the admn as to why focusing on Zomba alone yet LDF money is given to all District councils inthe country?. By the way is this LDF/Public works or wht?… am asking this because some of the comments seemz we dont know what the allocation mean.. If it is for Public works this money to me is agood figure and many people will benefit thru cash after working at the carious small projects… Wht matters is proper handling of the money bt the money is reasonable.
Zidyeweee !
Kkkkkkk eish, zomwe zikuchitika kumudzi ndizoosva.
Big money now,viVa! Zomba viVa!
What about ministry of church and sports
Bibi ya peter kuchitira allocation ya 150million kwacha kugula chimbuzi choyenda nacho.Sane person can not understand Malawins!
Hahahahahahaha chimbuzi chimenechi chinalipo kuchokela nthawi yakamuzu ndiye ngati chavuta amaenela kugula china basi sichamunthu koma ndi proparty yaboma ndipo wina aliyense obwela azagwilisa ntchito
Tell them bro coz amayiwala zinazi sizamnyumba mwamunthu koma zosiyilana like wat Bingu did for buying presidential jet to others it sounded like personal jet then jb came and sold it forgettng that she wll need the same jet whenever she wants to meet azungu, look now, pano boma likuluza ndalama zoopsa popanga hire ndege as if tinalibiletu, koma tingatukuke pameepa omalawi ozanga?
mkufuna mnamizendai? Ngege imafuna maintenace nthawi yili yonse oyendesa kumalandira mwezi uliwonse,ngati pano amaluza. ndalama zambiri ndikamba koti mr ibu awa amafuna kupikisana ndi. president waku USA.In short kukhala ndi ndege is expensive kudziko losauka ngati Malawi msanamepo apa
palibe chomwe mungagule kumagwilisa ntchito without mantainance. kumalawi ndikumalawi sikuzafananso ndi USA koma sikuti tizikanika kukhala ndizinthu zofunikila chifukwa dziko ndilosauka njeee. kulemba munthu oyenda ndi job creation imeneyo. komanso ukagula chanyuwani mantainance cost imakhala yochepa. mungoyamika kuti kumalawi nkwantendere kukadakhala maiko ena mutaphesa azisogoleli aziko ambilimbili. chifukwa nzosatheka nsogoleli waziko kumakakhala panzele kumadindisa paspot ndiye kuti mwamuika pachiopyezo pamenepo
Why you govnt. You are not thinking about hunger, many people are going to die of hunger this year, icluding me. Mwafwa tafwa kkkkkkk
Nde mutafune ngati makaka, mxiewww
Wt abt minster of eduction &health?
Wages ?
A lot has been left out. What about roads? That 40% is too little to cater for all costs for administration,inputs and running the city. Does that amount include health costs?
nyc
What about ministry of education?
What about ministry of education?
Good to people