By Aliko Munde

Chitipa, October 24, Mana: The National Economic Empowerment Fund (NEEF) says it is disappointed with lack of interest from persons with disabilities in the northern region to access NEEF loans.

NEEF Chief Executive Officer, Humphrey Mdyetseni, said that persons with disabilities in the Northern Region have largely not benefited from the NEEF loans while their counterparts from the Central and Southern Regions are accessing the loans.

Mdyetseni said this Thursday in Chitipa District during a stakeholders meeting.

“We are concerned that persons with disabilities in the region are lagging behind. K55 million has been accessed by persons with disabilities in the other regions but those in the northern region have not benefited,” Mdyetseni noted with concern.

He then asked representatives of persons with disabilities in Chitipa district to sensitise their members to go to NEEF offices and access the loans.

Chitipa District Disability Forum Chairperson, Mabvuto Lwinga, said that most persons with disabilities were afraid to access NEEF loans.

Lwinga said that he is going to sensitise his group members on the importance of accessing NEEF loans which he said have affordable interest.

“This meeting is an eye opener. I am going to brief members what we have been briefed here,” Lwinga said.