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Mombera University construction to start in Mzimba this month —Mutharika

March 8, 2019 Judith Moyo – Nyasa Times 23 Comments

President Peter Mutharika has said the construction of Mombera University in Mzimba District  t will commence this month after he unveiled the the plaque  of the project in 2015.

Mutharika told a rally in Mzuzu on Tuesday that  he is committed to ensure that the Northern Region’s second public university takes shape.

He said the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)-led government is displaying determination to spread development across the country, including the North.

“Some people are saying the North is being sidelined. I am very surprised. I am really surprised. Mombera University, by end of this month, we will start constructing the buildings: the administration block, lecture rooms and others,” he said.

To drive the point home, Mutharika catalogued a number of development projects implemented in the region such as Mombela University in Mzimba, a teachers training college in Rumphi, rehabilitation of Karonga-Songwe Road which he has since launcged , construction of Njakwa-Livingstonia–Chitimba Road, Mzuzu-Nkhata Bay Road, and Jenda- Edingeni, Rumphi- Chitipa Road, among many others.

According to Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Goodall Gondwe government has set aside K5 billion for the construction of Mombera University.

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23 replies on “Mombera University construction to start in Mzimba this month —Mutharika”

  2. Why then did u spend over K40 million only to lay a foundation stone why cant u use those bucks for the project other than sharing those huge resource with ur cronies just to put ribwe (stone) wanganya inu wana Malawi ivi vya maribwe vikutimala makopala withu chomene nkhanira. Mwala oika 2015 nkumati 2019 tiyamba kumanga aaaah! usawi chichi.

  4. Kikikikiki! Nintileni madzi nafwa nikuseka khangale ziri zomvetsa chisoni!

    This Mutharika dude is becoming senile and demented. His handlers were better off advising him not to touch the Mombera university subject. What he has said is a very painful insult to our intellect!

  5. I thought they started building this so-called university a long time ago? What is this? Campaign yokhayokhayi? Where is Nsanje inland port? Or any explanation about it from our leader? I have endless questions! I hope to get some answers by 23rd May.

  6. without any fear this is fake and aimed at campaigning for the elections. politicians think they are clever while everyone knows they are just fake and this is one of the actions of cheating people to vote for them when they have been over and over proclastinating. I hope who are targeted for this know and that this will not blind them but will fairly use their reasoning capacity to judge. For me this is a no

  8. Foundation stones. I have lost count of how many there are. This one in this story is three years eleven
    months and fourteen days old. Two months thirteen days remaining before the end of the first term of office. Zitheka ???

  9. Mmene zikuchitikitamu ndimafuna ndinene kuti , apapa mmene nkhani yayenderamu kungoti ndaiwala zomwe ndimafuna kunenazo

      1. Remove the words “you idiot”. Proper not to use insulting words against your fellow Malawian.

  11. A bwana ndinu Ngwazi pankhani yochita zinthu mochedwa! Mwina atabwela wina ochita zinthu mwajakapu mwina zingathandize! Sincerely why put up a stone in 2015 and start construction in 2019. Nde zimene mukunena panozi mudzachita liti a bwanaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

    May we have a next president please………………………………………….! Chakwera, may you please be ready!

    2. MUST in Thyolo commenced with little preparations not even impact assessments. Mombera followed a different model: have piped water supply, construct roads, EIA etc then kickstart construction. Truth is: DPP GOVT has delivered. Not long ago, malawians were mocking them that they are launching stones, now they are commissioning projects. Some are not happy. They wished the stones didnt become real projects. You have my family’s vote.

      1. Jenda-Edingeni road was and will never be completed, Only done less than 6km and all machinery left the site. Njakwa-Livingstonia road is another nightmare. How can a less than 50km road take more than 4 years to construct?. Even a child knows construction will not be complete. Pure votes from poor Malawians goosh… Its good the President did indicate the Mombera University has not taken off yet. He admitted the failures. How do you start constructing a Tar mark road when there is no single foundation on site? pure ripping us off….Lets wake up guys..

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