By Austin Kananji

Lilongwe November 26, Mana: Minister of Lands Deus Gumba has announced the construction of 10,000 houses for Malawi's security forces, with phase one already completed, as part of the Chakwera administration's nationwide initiative,

In his remarks, during a Parliamentary morning session of day two of the mid-year budget review, Gumba, emphasized that the Chakwera administration is committed to implementing a project to build 10,000 houses for security institutions such as the Malawi Defence Force (MDF), Immigration, Police, and Prison Services.

He clarified that the construction of these houses will be completed soon, as earlier announced.

 The President had also pledged the construction of 50 houses in Nkhatabay Central, contingent on the availability of land hence Minister Gumba assured the Member of Parliament for Nkhatabay and the people of Malawi that the construction of these houses will begin soon.

 “The Member of Parliament assured us that the land is now available as a result very soon, the contractor will be on the ground as the land has been provided this means even in those areas where they have identified land there is indeed to construct houses, as a Ministry of Lands is going to construct across the country,

“We are already building 50 houses for the police region in Thyolo and Chikwawa, Nsanje, and Mangochi, right now we are in the second phase, once we finalize all the contractual obligations that are required for a contractor to be on the ground,” He said.

Speaking in a separate interview, Member of Parliament of Nkhatabay Central Symon Vuwa Kaunda thanked the President of Malawi Lazarus Chakwera for directing that the government should construct 50 houses for the police officers working at Nkhatabay Boma.

The ongoing construction of 10,000 houses for Malawi’s security institutions underscores the government's commitment to improving infrastructure, with progress visible across the country, ensuring enhanced living conditions for security personnel and strengthening national security.

The construction of 10,000 houses is an ongoing process, divided into three phases whereby in the first phase, 1,028 houses have been completed and handed over, and the second phase will involve 3,300 houses, with most contractors already on-site, while others finalize contractual obligations.