By Brian Wasili

Mwanza, December 2, Mana: Vice President, Dr. Michael Usi has said government is committed to initiating various development projects in Mwanza West Constituency for people in the area to benefit.

Usi was speaking on Monday at Thambani Community Ground when he wound up a whistle stop tour in the constituency where he visited various development projects underway in the areas of senior chiefs Nthache and Govati, respectively.

“Over the past years, false promises have been made by previous governments that they would bring various development activities to this area but never fulfilled,” said Usi.

He cited inadequate health facilities, lack of safe and potable water, poor learning facilities and Mwanza Thambani Road, which is in bad shape as some of the challenges which government is committed to address in the area.

The Vice President, therefore, urged people in the area to register in the ongoing voter registration underway in the district so that they are able to vote during next year’s elections.

Before touring various projects including Senior Chief Nthache's house under construction by government, Usi was met traditional leaders in the area and asked them to encourage their subjects to register to vote in the upcoming general elections.

Earlier, the Veep inspected Kayera Health Post before appreciating Senior Chief Govati's house constructed by government.

Usi, therefore, assured people in Mwanza that government has good plans for people in the district including improving their health status by upgrading Thambani Health Centre to a rural hospital as requested by Member of Parliament for Mwanza West, Joyce Chitsulo.

In an interview, Chitsulo hailed the VP’s visit to her constituency, saying it shows government’s commitment to improving the welfare of the people in the area.

“We are assured that the government will take into consideration issues raised here that need immediate action such as hunger and inadequate number of Affordable Inputs Programme beneficiaries so that people should harvest enough next year,” she said.

Usi also donated solar torches to learners from various schools, bags of maize to some households and a motorcycle to Kalanga Police Unit to address mobility challenge at the institution.

Maxwell Yambani, a learner thanked the vice president for the donation of torches, saying he will be able to do school work even at night.