Chakwera promises to complete Nsanje Port: ‘DPP has only succeeded in theft’

April 27, 2019 Alfred Chauwa –Nyasa Times 11 Comments

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential candidate  Lazarus Chakwera has promised to revive and complete Nsanje World Inland Port once voted into power during the May 21 elections, accusing the  governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration for using the project as a deliberate ploy  to defraud taxpayers money.

Chakwera visits Nsanje Port, promises to complete the project successfully
That’s a white elephant: Mia points at the stalled Nsanje port
MCP crowds in Bangula, Nsanje

Chakwera made the remarks on Friday when he visited the Nsanje port on his campaign trail in the Southern Region ahead of the watershed elections.

“We will do it and we promise this time we will do it,” said Chakwera.

Chakwera condemned the current DPP administration for the broken promise President Peter Mutharika had in 2014 that if ushered into power, he would complete the port project and revive the dream of turning Nsanje District into a harbour city, where vibrant economic activities would transform people’s lives.

In his tough talking, Chakwera  pointed out that “rampant corruption, theft, waste and embezzlement of public funds and resources”  at the highest levels of the DPP-led government has destroyed the developmental impact of all the massive investments.

“It is a cost which is borne by the tax-payer,” he pointed out.

Chakwera therefore pledged to revive the Nsanje Port project once elected as President.

But DPP spokesperson Nicholas Dausi, who is also Minister of Homseland Security, dismissed suggestions that the project was  being used to siphon money from public coffers, saying infrastructure projects take time to complete because of technicalities.

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11 replies on “Chakwera promises to complete Nsanje Port: ‘DPP has only succeeded in theft’”

  1. Chakwera is just showing ignorance. The problem with the port is to do with Mozambique’s lack of interest. Musanamize anthu.

  3. Izi ndiye zinanso. Kumavomera zinazi. Doko Linakanika. The reasonable thing to do is use it as a helicopter pad to lift dry fish to chileka and export. Takuuzilani nzeru spa. I for one can buy chambo chongamba even for 20 dollars. Osati za doko zopusazo. Keep our chambo in the lake then madeco control rampant fishing with poisoning then dry the fish padokopo.

  5. You need to do a feasibility study before promising people the moon! There were so many reasons why the Nsanje port is a white elephant

  6. So technicalities what have u done on the project u promised rubbish statement from you thieves

  7. A BAMBO PITA MUTHALIKA AMAVUTA NAYO NKHANI YA PORT ALI KU OPPOSITION MUCHAKA CHA 2014, AMVEKELE ACHIMWENE ANGA BINGU ANAYAMBISA POTI KOMA JB BLALABLABLA PANO A DAUSI AKUTI ZIMENEZI ZIMATENGA NTHAWI KAYA ADZIWA LITI. A DAUSI MA TECHNICALITIES MWAWAZIWA LERO NANGA JOYCE BANDA MUMATI AKANAPANGA MA INFRASTRUCTURE MU 2 YEARS.

  8. Ayayayayayayayaaaaaa!!! MCP MCP MCP go go go go go chakwera go go go go MIA go go go go
    The hope of the nation

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