Salima-Lilongwe Water Project Archives

FND pens World Bank and IMF over K70 billion additional funding for SLWP

Apr 18, 2024 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The Forum for National Development (FND) has written a letter to the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) on its deep concerns regarding the financing and actions surrounding the Salima-Lilongwe Water Project (SLWP). The… ...

Khato loses K1.8 trillion road project

Feb 14, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Zimbabwe has cancelled a US$2 billion (about 1.8 trillion Malawi Kwacha) road project it had with Malawi’s richest man alive. The Beitbridge-Bulawayo-Victoria Falls highway links Zimbabwe to the trans-African highway linking Gaborone in Botswana to… ...

World Bank rebuffs Malawi over ‘Khato’ water project

Jan 19, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The World Bank says the Salima-Lilongwe Water Project is not the most cost-effective way of increasing water supply in Lilongwe and the bank has also raised concerns over the feasibility of the project. The bank… ...

YAS wants ACB to issue stop order against Salima-Lilongwe water project

Nov 07, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Youth and Society (YAS) has asked the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to issue a stop order against the K227 billion Salima-Lilongwe water project which was awarded to Khato Civils. YAS Executive Director Charles Kajoloweka made the… ...

Lake Malawi water project cost reduced by K73 billion

Aug 29, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Khato Civils which was awarded a US$400 million (about K300 billion) contract to tap water from Salima to Lilongwe has reduced the cost of the project by $102 million (about K73 billion), but a commentator… ...

Simbi accuses Finance Minister of frustrating Lake Malawi water project

Feb 23, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Businessperson Simbi Phiri has accused Minister of Finance Joseph Mwanamvekha of frustrating the Salima-Lilongwe Water Project for political reasons. Phiri owns Khato Civils, the company awarded the K400 billion Salima-Lilongwe water project. He said in… ...

Alfonso Chikuni fired from Lilongwe Water Board

Dec 10, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Government has fired Lilongwe Water Board (LWB) Chief Executive Officer Alfonso Chikuni amid concerns over the future of the Lilongwe-Salima Water Project. According to a letter by Chief Secretary from the Government Lloyd Muhara, Chikuni… ...