Chakwera refuses red carpet treatment at Area 18 Interchange site tour
President Lazarus Chakwera on Wednesday declined to use the rep carpet after alighting from his presidential car to tour the country’s first overhead traffic interchange at Area 18 in the capital city Lilongwe in order to appreciate the project’s progress.
The car carrying the President made a stop beside the carpet and immediately after stepping out of the car he was directed by one of his aides to take a walk on the carpet as it’s required according to presidential protocols instead Chakwera went straight to meet officials and tour the project.
Official who rolled out the red carpet were told to take it back as Chakwera said he could not use the red carpet at the construction site.
During the function Chakwera also used only 6 vehicles on his motorcade as one way of fulfilling his manifesto in which he promised to reduce the number of vehicles for his motorcade.
Speaking after the tour, the Malawi leader said he was impressed with the progress of the project.
“Am happy that the work is coming to an end am also happy that the project is not only to deconjest the city but is connected to various economic factors,” he said.
Briefing the president on the progress of the project, Minister of Transport Sidik Mia said the interchange will be ready in two weeks.
The Area 18 Interchange the only remaining work on Parliament-Bingu Stadium Road dual carriageway upgrading project which was initiated by the previous regime of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).
The K4.9 billion project started in 2017. So far, about 90 percent of the work on the interchange has been completed.
Mnthawi ya Kamuzu kale kale kukanakhala opitala bwenzi azimayi anali munsi mwa museum kuvina mwezi ukatha alandileko ndrama.
Kodi ndekuti sakanangonena kuti kapetiyo isabwele? OOOO, I know, he wanted Nyasatimes to find something STUPID TO WRITE ABOUT!!!
If it was Dr Kamuzu Banda kuna khala ferrying people from the whole country for just yhis visit.
Don’t exaggerate simple non-entities. Convoy of ONLY 4 cars? Kuombera mmanja mwa uchitsiru. Did you expect more cars on this 3 km stretch from his house Kamuzu Palace?
Say the same when he is going out of the city like when he was going ku maliro last week. He had 24 vehicles on his convoy, and you were silent on the number of cars.
Let’s go Mr president
So what!!!?? Kusayenda pa carpet ikhale nkhani? Did you expect the entire DPP’s interchange to be red carpeted? You Nyau fools where are your heads???
DPP’s interchange? No man!!!!, be serious this is taxpayers money bro.
I have liked his attitude, acknowledging projects initiated by the former regime.
People should understand that as government there should be continuity, some would have not acknowledged good work done by others just out of spite. Bravo Lazaro.
Thats the spirit we need to have as Malawians because these politicians they are using our Tax money so project kupanda kumalizitsa its a wast of resources as well as our Money
RED CARPET FOR WHAT AT THE CONSTRUCTION SITE.
NANUSO INU TAMACHANGAMUKANI
Yinakakhala nkhalamba yinakafuna chi carpet all the way. Things have really changed. Bravo mr president.
While he was refusing red carpet but he was defying Convid measures with more than two hundred people trailing him and his minister Mia even being too rude not to put on face mask. I have noted this man called Nkaka always wanting to draw proximity with the president even when the activity does not involve his ministry. We have Chisale or John Tembo in the making. Take my words if Chilima and Chakwera are going to part ways it will because of this devil called Nkaka. Just look at his facial expressions, he has all signs of a devil… Read more »
Uli mchivuto Cadet
Agreed. there is need to reduce the number of people trailing the president at such functions. This should also happen with Ministerial functions – we do not need all those people.