Chakwera outlines new year vision on completion of developmental projects

Malawi leader President Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera on Sunday unveiled ambitious roadmap in the year 2024 on development projects.

Addressing the nation, Chakwera said his vision is to see to it that projects which his Government launched in 2023 are fully completed.

“Because now that we have put the institutional framework in order, 2024 is the year for pushing for the completion of current projects and the start of new ones. Now that we have investors and donors coming back, 2024 is the year for pushing ourselves to produce, produce, and produce. Now that we have indications that El Nino weather is coming our way, 2024 is the year for pushing for the use of our farms to grow legumes that will thrive in and survive in those conditions instead of crops that will not,” he said.

The president said the good news is that since Malawi has austerity measures in place to maximize and leverage limited resources on the most productive activities, 2024 is the year for pushing every wasteful part of government out of the way, because whether that means pushing out people that are simply wasting time in government offices or wasting government money intended for serving Malawians, must do so without apology.

He said the first quarter of the year, the country overcame a cholera outbreak, a drought, and the worst cyclone in the nation’s history.

“We overcame these challenges by uniting our resources and efforts to rescue and serve the most vulnerable and by refusing to point fingers at each other,” he said.