By Bishop Witmos

Mangochi, January 31, Mana: Minister of Local Government, Unity, and Culture, Richard Chimwendo Banda says government is geared to transform Mangochi Municipality into a tourism city through infrastructural development.

Chimwendo Banda said this Tuesday during the launch of the construction of a K2 billion Mangochi District Council chamber and finance offices jointly financed by the governments of Iceland and Malawi.

He expressed hope that infrastructural developments will attract more investors and tourists into the lake district.

“The vision of President Dr Lazarus Chakwera is to transform Mangochi into a tourism city. We believe this vision will soon come to reality with developments, currently, taking shape across Mangochi,” he said.

The Minister said construction of the offices in Mangochi is a true manifestation of a good bilateral relationship between Malawi and Iceland.

Recently, Government of Iceland supported Malawi with finances for the expansion of Makanjira Health Centre in Mangochi in order to improve health care delivery in the hard to reach area.

Director General for Development and Cooperative for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iceland, Elin Rosa, hopes that the project in Mangochi will help provide excellent working environment for the Council’s effective service delivery.

District Commissioner for Mangochi, Dr Smart Gwedemula, said due to limited space, most offices were scattered which negatively affected office coordination.  

According to the contractor of the project, Blithe Construction Limited, Mangochi District Council chamber and finance office construction works are expected to be completed within a period of 12 months.