Mombera University construction to start in Mzimba this month —Mutharika

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.