Malawi Red Cross Society (MRCS) has built a K5.5 million toilet for a school in Mwanza and Malawians have questioned the cost of the building.
Social commentator Onjezani Kenani posted a photo of the toilet on Facebook and said: “Red Cross, sigh. They say they built this toilet at Kalanga Primary School in Mwanza for K5.5 million (US$7,500).”
Many commenters on the post suggested that corruption and poor governance led to the high cost of the building.
Others backed the figure saying the organisation probably hired a contractor hence K5.5 million is within the market cost of building such a structure.
The toilet which has sanitary facilities has been built at Kalanga Primary School in Group Village Head (GVH) Kalanga, Sub-Traditional Authority (ST/A) Govati in Mwanza District.
It is aimed at keeping girls in school since some of the drop out due to sanitary issues.
According to Sub TA Govati, communities dug the latrine, mobilized river sand, stones and bricks among other materials for construction of the toilet while Red Cross did the rest.
Speaking during the handover ceremony on Thursday, MRCS district project officer Charles Nyirenda said one of the core duties for his organisation was to address challenges faced by girls in schools.
“A proper toilet which provides privacy is a prerequisite for a girl to continue with her education. This is why we decided to construct this toilet here,” he said.
According to Nyirenda, a joint survey conducted in the area by officials from his organisation and education department revealed that Kalanga School had the highest enrolment of girls but had inadequate toilets.
The school’s head girl, Zawo Mangwaya, said the new toilet, which has a change room and disability-friendly facilities, will address challenges girls used to face at her school.
The quality of the structure matters. ……..
This organisation is becoming one of the most corrupt organisations in the world, they have also eaten alot ebola dollars in liberia….what we should do is stop contributing monies to this organisation.
Timaganiza kuti kubwera kwa ma project ndimtendele zawoneka kuti ndi opposite.
Go to another topic please
Toiletgate,,,kkkkk!!
Ok… I must visit it first
ndalama zopempha zija mukubaso
Umbava ndi umbanda…..k5.5 million kwacha on this sham
Fufuzani
Its ajoke you can’t spend such amount its redicilous
Who said kusolola is only for those in government?
tili konko
Cheap things don’t rust longer… The toilet is worthy sustainable..
Mwanza thambani my home
TOASGATE
KuBa pamalawi eeeeeeh
am from mwanza boarder toilet imenei nyerwa tinaumba tokha,uvuni tokha,madzi tokha zambiri tapanga tokha amati chitukuko chamba chan cement ndi mbalawala zingakwane 5 mita kuba koipa uku tinamanga tokha state house imenei ndithu
Exactly Ephrone Mwenitete
Nditha kukuuza ni main ake mbava zimene zimatsogilera Red Cross pakalanga ine anadionetsa zakuda pokanndilandilitsa zinthu ndi tabwela anadzatenga mkukagulitsa izi sizachilendo dera la kuthambani
This z too much ,nyumba or toilet mmmm gyz kuba kwafika posauzanatu
Amene anamangapo nyumba adziwike pano
Its true. Its not a pitlatrine makeup toilet.
Kaya tsopano
Zinazi kumangoona ukalankhula olakwa umakhala iwe. Ndiye Malawi walero ameneyo. Aliyense akuzikundikira china.
Hahahaha koma ya
Ndiye mMalawi ameneyo sazatheka mpaka toiletgate
How come toilets cost millions lately in the world’s poorest corner called Malawi
Sindikufuna kuchimwa pa nkhani imenei ???????
Kkkk, thieves
mwina chiliza chikuoneka patsogolocho
To my side its not an amazing story cause steeling, cheating, corruption and all those sort of dirt things they starts from the top
What’s the issue here? Journalists should endeavour to understand issues they write about. Is 5.5 million excessive for such a structure? Really? Get second opinion from professionals in the field, you should have contacted your own on university, NCIC or indeed the quantity surveyors. This is a none issue. Actually cheap in my view
I do not find anything worth talking about here. Construction is expensive, and there is s lot involved including risks. How much do you think the Contractor undertook to ensure the works or even the lives of those excavating the pit? I believe this underwent a protracted procurement process to award a contract, and so nothing strange here. Construction is expensive bwana.
Additionally you should also appreciate that the costs for mobilisation and overheads to construct a single toilet are higher when compared to the same toilet if it was part of a larger contract
Are you Malawian brother!? Much as I agree with you that construction is expensive and construction materials pricey by the day there is no way toilets like these could cost a whooping K5.5million I challenge you!? This to say the least is thievery of the greatest order. They are stealing from the poor!?
5.5milion toilet ? Lord have mercy..!
Very laughable and disappointing. 5.5 million for toilet only? Why not a school block? Kkkkkkkkk. That’s Malawi today.
Kkkkkk koma ku Malawi kuli zinthu
Kuba nd ndalama za nyas zomwe
anabwera ku church kwathu amkapemphesa dollar ndie mene apangra spend apamu simzawapasaso
Thanks. Doing good job
Ok ndawerenga ndapanga underline mau amodzi #Toiletgate so sindikomente pano zomwe mwanenazo ndakhutisidwa Malawi the warm heart of blackout sazatheka bax.
Tiuzeni zoona
Raises Questions?..Have you forgotten that this is Malawi?
Ndiwerenge kaye kuti mwakomentapo chani apa then nane ndi thirepo utakafumbi kkkkkkkkkkkkk
Inu kuba uku nde mwalemelatu
Mabedwewatu bwino nawo kkkk
Kkkkkkk British protectorate, k5.5m toilets kkkkkkk such an idiotic statement
eish toolate its what they do these pple.(thieves)
Mbala
the toilet wipes your ass for you… all part of 20/20 vision!!!hahahaha
Wow thats unbelievable
kma toilet imeney azilipilitsa2!!! ndanvans kut ndya upstairs ndpo ir nd ma generator nd solar ukamagwrtsa ntchto kmanva kukoma lol
Tiwuzeni zoona anthuni,k5.5million? yeah the amount is justoky but not on the toilet eish nichani kansi then state house will cost how much?
mmmmmm u guyz u wats yo prob ? dont yo knw matialz cost ? mukuoña ngat toilet yamu ghetto? hope you………!
Well come to malawi,this is our malawi now,full of corupt pip
please give us the expences not this 5.5 meter
Z@s cheap pipo
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Nyasaland @ 53 mpaka 5.5 million toilet as if people will be receiving food right there.
Kkkkk koma Malawi my country zilopotu kumudziko kk
Komamwina ndi ma toilet a ngati a Queen Elizabeth lol
EISH state of art toilet with free WiFi and aircon
Kuba basi
But the way the toilet appears, guys this is toiletgate
Kkkkk koma chaponda sazatheka gyz
Toiletgate on the move
I new it.5.5 grand for Latrines
Kkkkkk koma abale kuba sikunasiye malo ndi ma NGO momwe.tikhulupilire ndani
Kkkk 5.5,million or 50050 thousand
Whaaaat? Don’t they have something serious to do with the money
That’s witchcraft, stop it
F
Guys ours iz under construction today they are doing ringbeam at h/ center by another NGO the community has sourced 50 tonnes sand 25tonnes quarrystone 33000 bricks 50tons of stone blocks and this one is worthy about 7000000 MWK pliz don’t just criticise
7 mita???
The structure itself looks substandard and deplorable. It isn’t magnificent to the tune of 5.5 mil.
nde ku mwanza kumeneko…amangoba ali duuuu
this why malawi is poor ,its coz of as the citizen we vote for the wrong pipo.
with that rubbish school designs
Justice should go to court….
toilet even 500 grand ,kukumba ,kuwaka, mpaka malata. everything, kukwana. not that exorbitant amount
A journey towards fully-fledged foolishness is in the right direction in malawi. What kind of sanitary materials does this toilet offer? Does it dispense sanitary pads for the girls? in fact its stupid and foolish to think that young girls stop going to school because of menses do they menstruate on hourly basis? What special facilities are installed in this toilet to make it worthy 5.5 million considering that the community assisted in provision of some construction materials ? Surplisingly the toilet is for girls only i wonder may be it has some sophisticated machines that will be digesting and processing girls’ menstrual blood , sanitary pads, urine , fecal matter and fungo la ziphwisi into a certain product while boys are only encouraged to go for circumcision. It’s fair to say this is stupidity at its best unjustified spending worthy a comprehensive audit
The only problem with us Malawians is that we do projects without counting on the next generations…. Selfishness and greedy is always the older of the day… That’s is why we will always stagnate in poverty with minimal beneficiaries; generation after generation. 5 500 000 my foot!! TRASH#
basi manyigate inayake
yoo on ma way kanyere kumeneko
Malawi.. .
5.5 million for toilets or school blocks ?
Which type of toilets ?
Umbava basi anamizepo ndani apa!
Is it a flying toilet
guys ,toilet to mwaiona pa chithunzipo koma.mpake ntengowo.ndi yayikulu komamso materials ake akuoneka nda pamwamba
Lyton Rapkiller Mkwayla tawaona awa
Kkkkk koma Malawi wavuta
toiletgate
Akakudyeleni ku police anthu?
Kkkkk. Ndalama inapelewera anachitanso kulowa mmatumba mwawo.
Kuba kuli paliponse Ku Malawi osadabwa
Sorry guys..Okumba tawapatsa 1 million….njerwa zinakwana 1 million plus transport..Malata 1 million…. cement 1 million kwacha, azimai otunga madzi ,500,000….ojambula PA toilet plus lime zonse 500,000. NDE SIMUKUMVETSA PATI
Iwe
Dzenje lake olo lili lowaka silingafike 250thousand Kwacha. … njerwa 25thousand on the whole project is enough…. Project estate cost is 2m
Malata a one million ofolera stadium chani? Kkkkkk Kkkkkkk. Simenti wa 1million atha kukwanira ma toilet 4.
kkk
ndikuwaziwa bwno ma toilet coz ku xul yanga yakale inazamangidwaposo ya K5m kma it was so small even the sinks were like 3 litre basins en within two weeks it was already full bt someone was seen driving a carinna…I didn’t say anything , did I?
Much of this money goes in the name of “consultation”
You would be surprised to hear of how many engineers and architects were consulted to construct this lousy toilet. We need change and we need it fast.
kkkkkkkkkkkkkllkkkkkkk
That is donor founding kkkk bola ukalongosola bwino kwa mzungu amvetse, iiii ana asukulu wo akadzithandiza mtchire
Akumangaaa ma toilet a K5.5million, pomwee a Malawi akugonaa mudimaa maderaa enaa magetsii akuyakaa kamodzi pa week komanso for only two hours shame on my country
Sizikugwirizana man…so an NGO ikanike kukwaniritsa vision yake yothandiza anthu just coz kuli Vito lamagetsi??
mwanza gate
Kkkkkk
Wina wasusa hahaha
Malawi Malawi Malawi Malawi pliz Malawi eeeeeeeeee Malawi sadzamva serious yoh chimbudzi chake cha gold ngt cha Lil Wayne or Trump KKKKKKKK wandikwana Malawi aaaaaaa kuba ndalama za chimanga
za magetsi
Za chimbudziso aaaaa kkkkkk
Ngati mukulephela kumanga anthu amene akugwesa dziko chifukwa chakatangale muwamange chifukwa cha ka 5 million chaponda bwa nanga ena aja nanga awo
Shame
And we expect our country to develop with this kind of unashamedly corruption
No wonder, it is a deed in fashion. Our leaders are doing this deliberately knowing that we do not take them to task.
Kodi kutsilika Nyumba kapena munda mumakudziwa?Takapeza Fiti kapena wakuba timatani naye?Chigamulo chomwe mugamule pamenepa chitaninawoni akanganyawo.
Kkkkkkkk toilet ya golide?
Malawi!!!!hey!!
Mmmmmmmmmm mtambala wabedwa apa
Only 5.5million?
Aaaaah I have heard that the toilet won’t get full when used. So mpake that cost otherwise kkkkkk
Hahahaha
Pabz Innocent that’s true nanga what’s so special to incur such huge cost on useless house like this one
Its not useless house,bt the figure is too exorbitant.
state of the art…with free Wi-fi kkk when u r done okuseta osaoneka komwe achokela…..
Kkkk
Toile yokumbanso kkkk
Zichepe bweletsani ndalama zotsalazo,ziphuphu eti ,onse okhudzidwa amangidwe basi
Asamangidwe koma kungokowera akubwezeretsa mbuyo chitukuko
Kuba
I am a quantity surveyor also that is too much.
5.5 million I can built 10 houses
Thats 2much 4 a toilet guyz.
Why should we question?
Our leaders have deliberately created poverty in order to make this place a haven for NGO’s and rich fools from the west who export to Malawi through aid…..
toiletgate, or ngogate???? Malawi sadzarheka
so wat????????mufuna muzingoba nokha?????ayi kaa anzanunso abeko !!!
Mukufufuzidwa pazomwe mwalembazi ndipo tikakupezani tikutengelani kupolisi kut mukafotokoze bwino.
Kkkk koma amalawi eeeee sadzatheaka 5.5 metre? Mmmm ndakaika amwene
Amatulapo
Toilet mpaka 5.5mita? Kunyela mumulengalenga zoipazo osaoneka kumene zapita, okuseta osawawona kumene apita ndi tissue. Malawi akupita pasogolo:-P
kkkkk komanso
Mbali inayi akuonela DSTV kkkkkk
Self contained kkkkkkkk.
Toilet gate kkk
Nde pa malawi…#toiletgate
There’s high level’s of corruption in Malawi’s NGO sector.
chigayo or toilet?
musadzandipeze ndikabokosi kanu kaja kuti mukupempha thandzo!!!!
Zopoila zimenezo asazabwelenso kuno kuzaprmphesa ndalama
kkkkkkkkk K5.5 MILLION imeneyi.
Oooooshi! 5.5 Million Kwacha being spended on a toilet, did the toilet bult in space, in mars or on the moon? Dont tell me that the toilet had being bult on earth and on Malawi Soil! ALOWAPO ENA ACHANGAMU! (toiletgate)
Malawi ameneyo pepani Bwanali
Aaaaaa koma Malawi
The minister of social and development knows something there
Nde Ku Malawi Kumeneko Hahahahahahaha
amangila magalasi okha okha kuyambila zenje kkk
what?????amare toilet costing that heft amount.some1 has pocketed something out of this project
oky,5.5m
hahahahaha dont make me laugh the value of the toilet is less than 500 thousand, Malawi will never develop.