MPs query delayed police houses project

NYONDO—There is no single house By Pemphero Malimba: Members of Parliament (MPs) have lamented lack of housing for police officers due to failure by the government to commence or complete construction of police houses in their areas. Speaking in Parliament, Chitipa Central MP Fiskani Nyondo faulted the government for failing to fulfill the promise of constructing police houses. Nyondo cited the construction of houses at Chitipa Police Station. "Chitipa District Police Station was promised 10 houses and none of the houses has been constructed, even at foundation level. There is no single house for a police officer in Chitipa," he said. Chikwawa West lawmaker Susan Dossi shared the sentiments. Dossi cited the construction of police houses at Kakoma and Chapananga police formations. "The projects stalled two years ago. As such, we still have that issue as an outstanding matter," Dossi said. On her part, Lilongwe City Ngwenya legislator Nancy Tembo urged the ministry to consider constructing houses for police officers at Area 24 Police Unit. Homeland Security Minister Peter Mukhito said he would engage the Ministry of Lands on the issue. MUKHITO—There was an audit issue "There was an audit issue I am yet to check with the Minister of Lands. We are the beneficiaries of the houses. The main holder of the project is the Ministry of Lands and, so, I will check with the Minister of Lands and see where we are now," Mukhito said. The government planned to construct 10,000 houses for security agencies across the country. The agencies include the Malawi Police Service, Malawi Prisons Service and the Malawi Defence Force. Recently, Lands Minister Chimwemwe Chipungu said the government had scaled up the construction of the houses for security agencies from the originally designed 10,000 to 12,500 to help address housing problems across the country. Chipingu said, since the launch of the programme a few years ago, 139 contracts covering 3,972 houses had been awarded, of which 172 units had been completed in various districts of the country. He indicated that of the figure, 132 had already been handed over to the benefiting institutions. He also indicated that over 400 additional houses had gone over the 80 percent completion rate. He further revealed that, at that time [February], government arrears on the project had risen to K52 billion-plus, resulting in stalled construction works at a number of sites.

WIRE — NYONDO—There is no single house By Pemphero Malimba: Members of Parliament (MPs) have lamented lack of housing for police officers due to failure by the government to commence or complete construction of police houses in their areas. Speaking in Parliament, Chitipa Central MP Fiskani Nyondo faulted the government for failing to fulfill the promise of constructing police houses. Nyondo cited the construction of houses at Chitipa Police Station. "Chitipa District Police Station was promised 10 houses and none of the houses has been constructed, even at foundation level. There is no single house for a police officer in Chitipa," he said. Chikwawa West lawmaker Susan Dossi shared the sentiments. Dossi cited the construction of police houses at Kakoma and Chapananga police formations. "The projects stalled two years ago. As such, we still have that issue as an outstanding matter," Dossi said. On her part, Lilongwe City Ngwenya legislator Nancy Tembo urged the ministry to consider constructing houses for police officers at Area 24 Police Unit. Homeland Security Minister Peter Mukhito said he would engage the Ministry of Lands on the issue. MUKHITO—There was an audit issue "There was an audit issue I am yet to check with the Minister of Lands. We are the beneficiaries of the houses. The main holder of the project is the Ministry of Lands and, so, I will check with the Minister of Lands and see where we are now," Mukhito said. The government planned to construct 10,000 houses for security agencies across the country. The agencies include the Malawi Police Service, Malawi Prisons Service and the Malawi Defence Force. Recently, Lands Minister Chimwemwe Chipungu said the government had scaled up the construction of the houses for security agencies from the originally designed 10,000 to 12,500 to help address housing problems across the country. Chipingu said, since the launch of the programme a few years ago, 139 contracts covering 3,972 houses had been awarded, of which 172 units had been completed in various districts of the country. He indicated that of the figure, 132 had already been handed over to the benefiting institutions. He also indicated that over 400 additional houses had gone over the 80 percent completion rate. He further revealed that, at that time [February], government arrears on the project had risen to K52 billion-plus, resulting in stalled construction works at a number of sites.

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