A bridge in Blantyre which is said to have cost K29 million has raised questions among Malawians on social media.
Malawians have cast doubt over the reported cost of the bridge which was opened by Minister of Transport Jappie Mhango.
Social commentator Onjezani Kenani posted a photo of the bridge on his Facebook page, eliciting comments from Malawians.
“A friend says this bridge, which is in Blantyre south-west and cost K29 million to construct, has just been opened by the Minister of Transport. What my friend has found amusing is the large number of officials from the Ministry and also from the Roads Authority who have travelled all the way from Lilongwe to open this bridge. They will claim allowances for a minimum of two nights for opening this bridge. What’s that word again that [Donald] Trump uses to describe countries like ours?” said Kenani on Facebook.
Commenting on the post, a Malawian who claimed to have been in the construction industry for years said the bridge could not cost K29 million.
“I have been in construction for some notable years and this bridge costing 29m …??? Really… #shithole Nation,” he said.
Another commenter suggested that the figure might have been presented incorrectly.
He said: “I think there is a mistake. It must be K2.9 million.”
While one commenter said: “Am a layman in the construction industry but looking at that bridge to cost K29m in the first place doesn’t make sense.”
Other people who commented on the post wondered why government officials from Lilongwe made the 4-hour journey to Blantyre to open a bridge.
“It is sad the [Peter] Mutharika’s administration does not wish Malawians well. Kutsegula bridge mpakana whole capital hill descending to Blantyre?” said a commenter called Waku Balaka Ndine.
While poet Nyamalikiti Nthiwatiwa questioned if there is indeed anything on a bridge that needs opening.
Parliamentarian Juliana Lunguzi suggested that such projects are one of the reasons Malawi is poor.
“And we wake up the next day wondering why we remain poor. Malawi and its people……”Politically motivated projects” is what I call them.”
I can build it one day alone kkkk
Zipangizo kudula kkkkk hahaha nde yes
Shame!! Is that the bridge for K29m?? Malawi sazatheka…
mmmmm malawi has to be serious coz this is not true .thre iz a bg dfferenc btwn bridge and 29.shame on you malawi
Come to Mulanje boma their is abridge for K19million,and a3tons truck cant even go through.The bridge is at theMulanje Hospital market.
shithole.country ‘
Kkkkkkkkk ndiye mukuti bridge imeneyi yadya zingati??????
Komaaaaaaaaaaa, kaye kasauke ka dziko kake komakadyerako
shit country full of thieves
May be
Kuba basi.
Ndalama za boma alungodya anthuwa…
Bvuto ndi inu, why did u import a leader? u mean we dont have good leaders in DPP or in Malawi? our president was away 4 decades, theres no way u could give him that responsiblity, he is not to blame. ndinu anthu atulo. 1st pple imported DR Banda u dont need to be reminded wt he did. u went on to import this one. zili bwino musalire akuchita bwino. Bravo A PETER!
Shitholes at its best
Anthu akamati katangale akuchitika mmalawi muno wina mkumati ayi akukayika ngati katangale alipobe. Chilungamo ndichoti katangale alipo ndipo akuchitika kuposa kale nanga mlatho umenewu 29 million a Malawi amzanga kodi ichi nchilungamo kapena kutibera ndalama zathu za misokho,tatiyeni tilowe mmidzimu tione umphawi momwe ulili,anthu ovutika ngati ine kukhalira kudya zakudya zotoleza.matenda mbwee inu mukuba ndalama za a phawi.mudzabwenza ndalama zimenezo tsiku lina.
Tiwafufuze amenewa athyolera mthumba ndalamazo
Kkkkkkkkkkk k29 million bridge palibe bridge la k29 million apa angobapo ndalamazobasi bwanji simumafuna kumamga zowoneka kumaso kwawathu
Pls my fellow Malawian this is too much. But y we are killing our own economy our own money.We must invistigate this brige.to the truth.
Everyone want to make a living
Construction in Malawi is fake then the main bridge will be in trillions
Gentlemen these guys are cruel, and supporting them is stupidness at its best
KOMA INUYO IMENEYO NDI BRIDGE KOMA ATHU AKUBA
This bridge can’t even cost 3 million .
Sibolani apa ukuwoneka ku Balaka ,Ulongwe nsewu wopita ku Mvuu camp pa madibwa ndalama every yr pa mtsinje wa mkasi, last yr over 80 million kwacha inadusa koma bridge palibe. Bridge inagwa 2006 mpaka lero anthu akuvutika, ma contractor atatu koma palibe chilipo.
Kodi 29 million mukuona ngati ndi ndalama pali dzuwapa?
Apa ndiye palibe yesu watithawila that’s why we are lying like that .O sorry my country.
Fokolo president and his administration.
Why this bridge is very expensive?
Za ziiii!!!
mukamalemba zinaZi muziganiza mumukuiziwa 29million inu bridge yake imeneyi nonsense
My fellow Malawian’s this is not time to interfere politics wake up please, please let us try to start mind our business, so that our lives can change. Because dirty game is not gonna stop, Let them shine for now God is watching them.
With such kind of development it will remain Nyasaland.
Amwene kafukufuku ndipanga
That is $40000 at a goal on a ridge like this one. Now here is the thing. Malawi is a corrupt country where many aspects of our services are not regulated. This bridge was costed by one engineer at NRA. He inflated cost to include his own share. The contractor did his as well and so on. If you ask the NRA guys they will produce papers and well done calculations, but wrong values based on practical cost. It’s a supply chain of corruption. A a guy in hardware shop starts the whole thing. He inflate the cost to a buyer and they share a couple of millions in Kwacha. And then the transporter to the project site. And this goes on until it reaches capital hill or NRA HQ somewhere along the way!!!
kunoso ku nkhotakota zinachitika mu dera la jef wa Jeffrey bridge akuti inapanga cost 75 million kwacha koma inaphwasuka patangotha mwezi umodzi
Maso sakuonapo pomwe panapita ma millions osewo
My own tax go like this
joke of the century…
Kkkkk
Ndiye moti nduna imapita kukatsegulira,uku ikunyadira kuti kwapangidwa mlatho watsapano , wa ndalama zankhani nkhani chotere , kumanena mlatho ndikuona pachithunziwo?
KKKK Malawi Malawi satheka 29 mitre akuluakulu ifeo siana mwaba bas zikomo kwambili komaso palibe chomwe chikuoneka APA chaphindu olo mukananena 1 mitre kutali guys
Mmmh
Agalu Inu Zibani Ndalamazo Ndthawi Yanu Basi Pomwe Alimi Tkuvutika Kuno
zovuta kwambiri
Even Joe gwaladi akhoza kumangitsa ndizake apa boma yangobetsa
Mbava
THIS IS DAY LIGHT ROBBERY
Daylight Robbery
Mmmm Koma DPP goverment,eeee.a Chaponda Okhaokha
It was 2.2 million kwacha and not 29 million kwacha. The rest were pocketed by Thugs. This is what we call ” Bridge gate “.
Makaka a DPP
…………………
That bridge doesn’t cost even 2million….tazibani ndinthawi yanu
Sheee wina wadyapo. Or 5milion sinakwane apa
My Malawi eeeeish amtsongoleri kodi mumaona ngati ndife akapolo anu? Zoona this bridge mpaka 29 million?
I think the drawing of that bridge can give us a true picture, however the element of concrete and steel should not be underestimated, these are expensive. But if you look at the structure itself without taking into account other expenses like transportation the so called 29 milion is too much.
Thats total gamble (njuga atiyenda pa)
This is daylight ROBBERY. That means government Money that’s our taxes are not fully followed not so? Mxieew
Ndiye mwati anakatsegulira ndi minister wofanana ndi Chindime uja?
Hahaha…yimadya pomwe wayimangilira
Mwatitenga omwe tinavota kukhala zidebe zikomo kma dzawina Mulungu wathu wakumwamba sakhala chete.
That’s a new name for the bridge ’29 million.’ Ku Zomba Pa Msinje wa Likangala pali bridge Constructed In 2005 named ‘2 million’ chonsecho even galimoto singadutsepo and the bridge could cost not more than K200,000.00. That’s what our politicians do
That is the results of the government which its leadership is corrupted and this is the major way of worsting funds in our country , can u call that a bridge compared to that amount . if we had a sound leadership every thing could have supervision on the process or before it is done. Killing Malawi
Kkkkkkk ndalama ndi satan
Ntchito zamanja a Dpp nde zimenezo
How on earth a bridge like that would cost the whole k29million????
Kod vuto ndi chan…? Ndarama zokwanira kutipasa chitukuko as if tili mu 1967…. ? Am sure they jst think we r O stupid.. Thax a fact..!
Am a builder,painter carpenter also who also estimate materials for what to construct,this bridge I give it 9million 29 is too much someone has pocketed 20 mita in his pocket for sure.
Mind u this is business, rates r charged in such a way that the contractor should get some profits out of what he has spent. Not just as if he is constructing his own house.
This happens where leadership is either snoring or leads in looting!!!
2.9 or 29 million
Achitekesa mutipeza nkhondo ikabwata kwanuko!
Ndalamazo zachepaso. Inafunika cha mma 40 Mita. Steel, cement, quarry, boulder stones.., transportation, designing, labour, mmemo and the like…
Paliso za designing APA? You can just wake up early in the morning and start constructing this so called bridge
As long as you have all the materials required .
Guys who’s (MP) in this constituency?
Investigate that minister, take him to task! No way that thing so called bridge can cost that much
DPP woyee
Even though construction materials are expensive but this is destroying, do you mean 29 kwacha or 29 million kwacha
kopanda kuika ndizisulo mumbalimu
29 kwacha or 29 Million?
Nde Chiphaz chandiponda yapa
K29million bridge lake liri kuti? Popeza likuoneka apali ndi carvart
I was a born in Malawi,schooling and many more,once I was departed I dont hv a hope that I’ll back as Malawian.sometimetimes i come up with meaningful question saying”ndinabadwiranji ku malawi?”I was noticed abt countries IDs bt I didnt participated, u citizen wanga ndaugulitsa sindineso Malawi. Mozambique its my new nation
Kwanu mkwanu nthengo mudalaka njoka
Muzilemba ma komenti anu mu chichewa coz mukuonesa pa gulu kuti chizungu chimakuvutani,,simuzanyozeka
Mpwitikizi Mzangawe, Mozambique is for Mozambicans. No Mozambican will ever call you Mozambican, ndiwe m’Malawi basi udzakumbukira kwanu kuno. Zisankhotu zikubwera 2019 wekha ukudziwa zomwe zimachitika kumeneko. Malawi is peaceful, sitimadanda zambiri, home is best
Sitikuphunzitsana chizungu pano koma english yathu ngati siyili bwino kupanga comment mu chichewa sikuti wasika
Am also Malawian bt based in Zambia
Kwanu Kwanu mutengo mudalaka njoka amwene.
Siinu nokha mulikunja kwamalawi koma kumalawi mkwanube basi mr
English 1 – qasim 0
Leave it alone bro,
Utukwanapo apa
Ur English is givin me cancer. But l can understand coz ur now a Mozambican lol
Kkkkkk kma Gabuza akusunga bwino eti! Mpaka kukana kwanu kkkk msungeni ameneyo agabuza aiwaledi kwao ku mw
Ayi Bonice pano sitili mu ulamuliro was Gebuzo koma Philip News ndiye mtsogoleri wathu.patsogolo ndi News patsogolo ndi Flerimo patsogolo ndi Mozambique. Malawi wamoto kuti nyaduuu
Bvuto lanu lasanduka culture sopano,lomangokhalira English yolowedza.zoti pali word construction simukudziwa ndipo nonse muli amalawi ndikuuzeni ;English sikuloweza kumati pakabwera Noun kenako Verb/Adverb,kenako preposition ayi musiye.anthu amayakhula English iwe kumaona ngati akuyakhula French. Iwalani zolowedza.ndakulemberani English ya Malawi coz ndidalemba IJA idali ya Italy.so yolowedza yomasatana ma parts of speech nayi sopano pamwambapo.
koma yanditenge time kuti itheke coz English yaku Malawi ndidaiwala 2010
Dpp……umbava too much
Poor Malawi sazatheka Basi … Akuba anachuluka.. Hahahaha 29mita bridge.. Hmmm so sad
Some of u here are jst commenting nonse U don’t know anything about construction, construction equipment are very xpnsive nowadays. Think of cement cost it over 8pin per bag, what about reinforcement, quary, transportation & labour cost. Consult the engineer to show u the BOQ for the bridge may be u can easily understand.
You mean ur satisfied with the bridge and the costs?
Very stupt.I was built a bridge last year same like BT was cost K950.000
even though things are xpnsive but mpaka 29mita
My friend 29,000,000 sizikungwirizana ndi masanje aliapawa
This is What we call Phada, We know yes things are expensive but not 29M with this piece of shit.
Maonekedwe kapena makulidwe achinthu amaonesa kulowa kwa Ndalama. Bridge laling’ono sipangaloweso zipangizo zambili… Pali ma bridge ambili amangidwa mmalawi muno akulu komaso olimba osati kang’ono ngati yaka ayi. Pali 29 million ikuphwekesa? Kkkk… Mmenemu a Malawi nde timadyeramo basi.. Always kuba basi… 29 million is just too much… Abapo APA kkk
Amene munakafikako inu how long is the deck
My friend is you did this shit u r n trouble
I can surely tell u my guy kuti palibepo chanzeru ukunenazi,yo blindness mentality is the reason wy politicians keeps on accumulating our wealth meant for development
Qasim abdul, 950 ngakhale masonry yokha siingakwane.
Qasim u hv to be xiliax… 29 mtr… Really that bridge….??? Mmmm
Kkkkk……mundimeza osaphika tu
Malawi kuberedwa its just like our culture. So zolowerani koma ine mmmm ndauvula uzika
How big it that,It can’t cost 29metre
Eya umexedwa kumene, inetu ndaziwonapo in such projects there are so many ghost workers they are getting money whilst working in other companies.
Are you in same Malawi were all Malawians are living in? Yes things are expensive but this. Can you breakdown the figured and see what you are talking about. 10 million is far enough for this same bridge. Maybe this is a wrong picture, but if this is then it was mismanagement and abusing of funds
I think Achimwene you are sick and your reasoning is baseless
Firstly this is just picture we don’t know how long is the bridge, and hieght of the abutment and pier. After analysing these we can come up with the real cost of the bridge. Not just arguing none quantatively
Not only that it depends on rates the contractor charge per Item.
So to end up this nonsense argument is to tell the engineer who was responsible for this bridge to provide us the Bill of quantities. To see the rates per Item
Mr Kalua , don’t show your brutality here ,,, I don’t know whether it’s stupidity, or else you don’t know 29million …..
So why did they put this picture then? Lughano Kalua can you come up with right picture to support your point. Otherwise you are making noise for something that you don’t know.
What is 29M? U Malawians are very good @ verbal not actions you as the concerned citizens do something tangible, ppo have squandered billions of kwachas the likes of Chaponda. what have you done about. You will remain poor as ur.
Nosense 29 meter this bridge?
Our country will remain
Muzara mwateta. K29mita is lots of money.
Wanikhozga soni mzala
Hahaha now I can see nicely how stupid you’re …this shows lack of patriotism in yourself…even your face tells pple that youre a criminal in all sense of aword. Sorry for that !!!
@ Mathews Benfury Munthali. Ur very stupid
but construction its just a business, u you quote ,they a gree and the end you just need to give them what they want il,in this circumstance it means the one who funded the bridge are satisfied with the works and for your own info these things are paid per stage so to come this far it means all these parties had all agreement all during all phases
Ankolo 29mita
Ndicho Chifukwa Chake President Wa Ku America Trump Anati Anthu Aku Africa Mitu Yao Siikuyenda Bwino, And I Think Amanena Ife Anthu Akumalawi
This is unfortunate. Very unfortunate
Which bridge? #lol
They’re poes pple
bridge ya upstairs lol
With this administration this is what is found in every page of the book! Things hardly understandable!
Imagine this bridge can take too much aaaaaaaa foolish enough to those who was monitoring
ndinu opusa mumangolemba apa kulephera kuwapanga approach
Koma boma silizanva ndithu…
This is Malawi I know!!!
kindly give us a link to where eye brows have been raised…. We cant wait to see those angry Malawians
Lol
Chaponda winaso uyu