{"id":54292,"date":"2023-12-11T19:04:46","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T19:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/malawi-government-accuses-chinese-contractor-of-abandoning-road-project-2"},"modified":"2023-12-11T19:16:22","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T19:16:22","slug":"malawi-government-accuses-chinese-contractor-of-abandoning-road-project-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/malawi-government-accuses-chinese-contractor-of-abandoning-road-project-2","title":{"rendered":"Malawi Government accuses Chinese contractor of abandoning road project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>Government has terminated a contract with a Chinese company Geo Engineering, saying the contractor abandoned the 20 kilometre road project in Neno district three years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Briefing stakeholders in the district on Tuesday, Board Chairperson for Roads Authority, Matilda Matabwa said the termination has come due to the contractor\u2019s idleness on the project for a period of three years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe contractor was doing nothing on the ground and this was resulting to government wasting money. Other contractors who were given similar projects have completed their work. As government, we are currently in the process of identifying a new contractor,\u201d said Matabwa.<\/p>\n<p>Matabwa said the authority will be doing periodical maintenances on the road to ease people\u2019s travelling difficulties. In his remarks, Chairperson for Civil Society Organization Network in Neno, Samson Njolomole faulted Roads Authority for not setting targets to the contractor for the years he has been on site.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Roads Authority was monitoring this exercise, these challenges would have been noted and sorted out way back. It\u2019s too late now. People of Neno have suffered a blow during this waiting period, especially as the rainy season is approaching,\u201d said Njolomole.<\/p>\n<p>Concurring with Njolomole, Traditional Authority Mlauli described the situation as a sad one, saying people of Neno have been deprived of a good road network for a long time. From the year 2020, the contractor had been demanding price adjustments and extension of contract, which government declined.<\/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. Government has terminated a contract with a Chinese company Geo Engineering, saying the contractor abandoned the 20 kilometre road project in Neno district three years ago. 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