{"id":53615,"date":"2023-12-01T19:47:23","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T19:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/chitipa-ilomba-road-construction-progress-disappoints-rfa"},"modified":"2023-12-01T19:55:17","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T19:55:17","slug":"chitipa-ilomba-road-construction-progress-disappoints-rfa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/chitipa-ilomba-road-construction-progress-disappoints-rfa","title":{"rendered":"Chitipa-Ilomba road construction progress disappoints RFA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>Roads Fund Administration (RFA) says it is disappointed with the slow pace on the MK34.5 billion Chitipa-Ilomba Road construction. Chairperson for RFA, Mathews Chikankheni, said this on Thursday in Chitipa after RFA Board of Directors toured the 31-kilometre stretch, which is being constructed with funding from the government.<\/p>\n<p>Chikankheni noted that half of the construction period, which is nine months, has elapsed but, on average, only six percent of work has been done. \u201cWe are happy that we hired local contractors to do the construction works, but we are a bit disappointed with the slow pace of the construction works. We were expecting to see 50 percent of the works completed by now,\u201d Chikankheni said.<\/p>\n<p>He then asked the contractors to speed up the works this dry season, so that they catch up with the duration of the project. Roads Authority Regional Manager for the north, Engineer Charles Mtawali, was equally disappointed, saying contractors needed to beef up equipment and personnel to catch up with time. The Chitipa-Ilomba Road, which passes through Chitipa North, takes cross-border traders to Tunduma, Tanzania.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\">Malawi<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. Roads Fund Administration (RFA) says it is disappointed with the slow pace on the MK34.5 billion Chitipa-Ilomba Road construction. Chairperson for RFA, Mathews Chikankheni, said this on Thursday in Chitipa after RFA Board of Directors toured the 31-kilometre stretch, which is being constructed with funding from the government. 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