By Golden Kang’oma
Salima, December 12, Mana: Minister of Local government, Unity and Culture Richard Chimwendo Banda has said he is impressed with the progress of Government to Enable Service Delivery (GESD) funded projects in Salima district.
Chimwendo said this on Tuesday after touring Mnema health center which has been completed in the Area of Senior Chief Makanjira and the upgrade of Salima community ground.
He said: “so far the district is doing very well on the projects they are implementing, and it’s my hope that they will be completed very soon so that they can start implementing some other new projects as GESD is performance based and what they are doing now will help them when being assessed."
Chimwendo further said that the district’s progress on implementation of the projects has given government hope that GESD funds which are intended to support service delivery are being channeled towards the intended purposes.
Director of Public Works for Salima, Harris Kumwenda said the projects are progressing very well and attributed instability of foreign currency as a main challenge in the implementation.
“Mnema health center and Salima community ground are the two key projects we have been implementing and come early next year they will all be operational,” he said.
Kumwenda also said that the two constructed facilities will help to boost revenue collections at the council as well as help people not to travel long distances to seek health services.
enior Chief Makanjira requested the minister to fasttrack installation of electricity at Mnema health center as most amenities at the facility has been completed for it to start operating.
electricity is the main challenge and we are failing to start using this facility, so it is my plea that the minister should help facilitating speedy installation of electricity,” he said.
So far in Salima district GESD has helped the construction of Mnema Maternity Wing, the upgrade of Salima community ground and construction of Kwambiri police Unit including two staff houses.
