Multi-million Kwacha Sawa Group bridge crumbles : Floods hit Lilongwe

1. I pass through the Kawale bridge almost everyday when going to work. Even a lay person like myself was able to see that whatever work was being carried out in maintaining the bridge was substandard the thing Posha Kajanga and her friends at Roads Authority were not able to see. Why putting our lives in danger deliberately?

2. Sawa Group and Roads Authority have failed us.Those bridges are a danger to our lives. If i were the contractor for these two bridges i would have felt sorry for myself after all the years in class and but ending up a total failure on the ground.

3. With corruption at its pick, how do you expect to see quality construction works in Malawi?. With sick and half baked engineers of today whose life depends on stealing government money through bribes and corruption, Malawi will never see and meaningful infrastructure works.

4. Jappie Mhango has never impressed anyone when it comes to roads and bridges constructed during his term as the minister of transport. Jappie must be relieved of this ministry. He doesnt know what is good for MW and what is not.

   I cant blame APM for Poor roads and poor bridges. The minister and his boys must bear the blame.

   Mind you, I am DPP. But Jappie is simply a good politician but not good enough for the ministry of roads.

   APM, booooma!

5. The structure has not crumbled as stated by Nyasa Times! The related areas around it and some protective parts have been scoured by storm water. This basically stems from wrong design given to the contractor. Therefore, the problem is not Sawa Group the contractor but the design as approved by Roads Authority. Blame Roads Authority!

   1. In your eyes zonse zilI bwino?

   2. Both the bridge designer and the contractor are useless. How does a contractor worth his salt accept to care out works which he know will not withstand rains?

6. Honestly I was one of those who watched this bridge being constructed. Weather it was luck of, or funding inadequacy it was so eminent that this bridge wold not hold.
   This is where we need out government to be more serious when dealing with issues of our infrastructures which borders on safety and government spending.
   Doe it men that our government has no money or it has perfected the art of choosing unqualified companies to do their work?
   Please this is really not being good stewards of our money. Okk we will talk

7. The President boasts of the infrastructure his government has built and predicts the DPP will continue in power after May elections. Malawians predict that just like his crumbling roads and bridges the DPP will also crumble and APM will be out of office come May.

8. Wawo che anussa, muzilemba zoona. What is the eqiuvalent translation of “melted” away my brother. The bridge is usable and all lanes functioning. Please report as per occurance and not be emotional. Bad reporting

   1. What will happen with more rains?

9. The biggest financier of BEAM is SAWA Group and that is why they have too many projects.
   Rotten nation.

10. I was wondering why they were putting those concrete carvats instead of building a genuine bridge. Useless engineering by SAWA Group

11. This is the problem when a government builds rubbish infrastructure for campaign purposes. They have stretched resources, corrupt practices, and are trying to squeeze everything to be done during campaign period. Malawians are not stupid children, we know good work done properly at normal pace and rushed useless stuff done to cheat the people. All the roads are already a mess.

12. Sawa Group all they kmow ndi kupereka ma empty drums mma road blocks
    ntchito za DPP zaonekera zokha mu chaka cha 2019.

    Tiyeni tivote mwa nzeru mu 2019. Nayi ndi=ondomeko ya kavotedwe.

    1.ngati zomwe zachitikazi zakusangalatsani – Voterani awa
    2. ngati mwakwiya nazo zomwe zachitikazi – Voterani awo
    3. Ngati mukufuna ma bridge ndi misewu yolimba – Voterani awawa
    4. Ngati simunapange chiganizo kuti muvotera ndani – Voterani Kajaka

13. If you look at the videos clip carefully you can see that the they had poor reinforment. They just covered concrete on top of DOTHI. Katangale. Foseki

14. Kamlepo says he predicts the same failing govt to reclaim the seat of presidency masanjetu awa Kamlepo. I think you are not serious look instead of govt taking responsibility to advise citizens all these risk areas where Malawians are stayiong and reallocate them Dausi is rushing to see floods victims very useless govt. How can a bridge scramble in that way. It does mean anything where it was just part of it or what but understand that meteorogical department already predicted not Kamlepo predictions full of lies that heavy down pour of rains will fall and this type of construction by govt is putting lives of people at risk. We need to know as tax payers how much money was spent on this bridge please Hon Jappie Mhango tell us.

15. That wasn’t even the worst part, the most painful part was the crowd that stood on the bridge as they watched it crumble on the side. Who does that? Are we this ignorant? The bridge is crumbling and you are there clapping hands and ululating instead of taking cover. Ayi aMalawi tiyeni tizitolere. We need serious civic education in the country on Disaster Management and response. It even took hours before any responsible officials came to assess the damage. On a side note, we need a proper drainage system for our roads. The amount of water filling our roads is a shame. A lot of millions are being spent on substandard roads. Let us begin to take these things seriously.

    1. Akatengedwa ndi madzi azitinso boma liwathandize, poor mentality.

16. 2 steps ahead, 4 steps backwards. This is how we are moving as a country. Failing to do right things at a go. Fire fighting basi. Patriotism ikufunika kuyambira those awarding ma contracts and the quality surveyors. See you at the ballot.

17. Poor structures by DPP zinthu zosalimba katangale.Kamuzu bridge is still intact all after all these years

    1. China taskyani kugonana nanu. Mwawerenga nkhaniyi Bruno. . Galimoto submrged, kapena titi kumira chifukwa cha Mvula ya Pham up, yomwe inagwa Maola atatu. I DPP ai. Nyumba zomwe zinamera ndi zomangidwa ndi DPP? Chepesani umbuli a china.

       1. Inunsotu msg yanu siyikuveka, or kuyesera kukolera.

18. The bridge is still there. It is only one side bank which crumbed down. Motorists are still using it.

19. I was at the bridge during the flooding, the bridge did not wash away or crumble. The bridge is still standing even till now and cars are passing. The problem is the flash food. To much water at one go and this bridge is not designed for this type of flood. The designer of the bridge should take responsibility. It needs to be a much bigger bridge to allow that amount of water to flow. Did Sawa Group design the bridge? Can you check and report? The bridge did well to reduce the speed of the water otherwise downstream would have had big damages.

    1. Gift that’s nyasatimes reporters for you, misleading people is what they do best.

    2. I was there too. I can’t believe you are blaming the floods for a serious engineering error. Before this bridge, there was another bridge which was replaced because it could not stand the floods as this is a flood-prone area. I passed by the bridge as the rain was falling, and one side a lake of flood water had formed, all houses submerged. On the other side, a waterfall had formed…with mist coming up like vapour. On my way back, I was on the bridge as it started crumbling on the side. This bridge was meant to withstand these conditions and surely the contractor didn’t do their homework.

    3. Don’t blame contractors or nature for DPP substandard work. Blame hefty commissions given to corrupt DPP gurus. Never ever foolishly think a contractor will break the bank to pay kickbacks. It’s the quality of work for the infrastructure that is comprised. Morta Engel has belt quality durable structures in Mozambique, Zambia, why not in Malawi?
       Mulungu is just exposing thieves through natural disasters (flush floods)

       1. Nanunso achitsiru inu a Chilungamo, a morta engel akowo dzikuwakhudzapo chiyani apapa? Tamawerengani nkhani bwino lomwe musanachite comment please.

       2. I am IMF official from sent by A woman on top IMF, Seeing what the rains have done on the Brige i declare DPP Government I have confidence in it; Iam Germany Government Iam releasing this Billions of money to DPP because DPP Gov has performed well by building cheap bridges; Stupid and very bad foreigners

          Malawian are still slaves

20. Why a Kenyan contractor, when Polytechnic Civil Engineers are just wasting away? Did the Quality Inspectors pass this bridge? Zinazi nzosamveka! Mpakana utamupatsa makofi Director of Roads!

    1. Umaona ngati Director akakudyela kuti? Ngati ambuyake anadya at highest level iyeyo ndindani. Very sorry State

    2. The Director gives good bribes to DPP so what do you want the govt to do??

       1. This should help players to reflect on their INTEGRITY patriotism and Hard work. ,Contractor, Engineers, for that road komanso class ya anthu opereka contracts. Bridge muimanganso you shall have to build it again and spend period.

          Let me warn Malawian s tikamanga zinthu tidzikumbuka kuti zoterezi zikagumuka ngati tikalephera to bring the job to standard. Kanso government singasiye kugwira ntchito popeza tilikupita ku akampeni ayi maganizo otere are retrogressive
          Kumeneko ndikuganiza kwa anthu amene akusapotera zipani zina ndi chiyembekezo choti alalowa awujeni mu boma adza ndipatsa contract one.This country is fourty years backwards in infrastructure and we need not waste any more idle time like kuimika chitukiko No.We should even embrace the 24 hour work schedule practiced by the Chinese but obviously engeers should use the correct standards madilu atsiru ayi.
          Osamangolubwalubwa Haaa ! Ife tinali Ku Poly hoo! ife tinali Ku Chanko Haa! Ife tinali Ku Bunda .Takupatsani ntchito ndimaphunziro omwe zikukuchimwani APA mwati yalakwa ndi boma foolishness. Zakuchimwani inunomwe mwina ndinu ma engineer a chipani chotsutsa.Tiyeni tikalembedwa ntchito we should not bring on politics let us build our Nation. Ndikakhala line ndidzavotera Muthalika ndi munthu amene safuna kuimika chitukuko ndi kutanganidwa ndi makapeni amenne akubwera.He will continues to work up to the last minute Muthalika soldier ON! Aphunzitseni Patriotism and Hard works paja ambiri a Ku Bunda anakalowa Ku ma office for white collar Jobs mukuchita kuwakumbutsa kuti ulimi ndi business why can you not act like Mr. Kambala of Mkaka construction abale komanso Mseu was Mwanza Neno amend munapatsidwa kumanga uli pati bwanji sukuyenda!!!

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