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Chiki


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I find the story below very disturbing indeed. last year when i went back home i couldnt believe how the cities of lilongwe and blantyre had changed. These buildings especially Keza,  Crossroads & Petroda) are the best buldings ive seen so far in the two cities.These buildings are just too beautiful and i cant believe the government is even considering demolishing them. Its so sad.


 


The Daily Times, Thursday, may 12, 2005
By Peter Gwazayani

Parliamentary Committee on Commerce, Industry and
Tourism has warned Government not to victimise
Political Opponents under its Plans to halt
construction of and demolish buildings on illegal
plots. The warning comes after the Mutharika
Administration halted developments on 50 disputed
plots, a move likely to cost millions of Kwacha in
compensation to developers who obtained documents for
the Plots during the UDF rule. "The Committee would
like to advise Government the exercise should not be
used as a tool for victimisation of Political
Opponents." It is huge hypocrisy to learn that KEZA
Office Complex owned by Former Head of State Bakili
Muluzi is also earmarked for demolition. Didn't the
Blantyre City Assembly know that the site was meant
for expansion for Civic Offices," queried Chair
Willard Gwengwe.

Apart from KEZA, buildings on disputed plots include
Crossroads complex, Ce-Cassa De Chez in Lilongwe,
PETRODA Filling Station at Kameza roundabout, PETRODA
Building near Area 18 roundabout, a hospital near
Bottom Hospital in Lilongwe. Government has since
decided to demolish PETRODA Filling Station at Kameza
roundabout in Blantyre. Gwengwe, whose Committee
values the need for properly planned cities and towns
in the Country, also warned that if stoppages of
numerous Developments Projects in Mzuzu, Lilongwe and
Blantyre are done unprofessionally, it would easily
scare away potential investors." It does not make
sense for City Assembly Officials to approve a
Development Plan only for it to backtrack and withdraw
the approval after the investor has already started
putting up structures on the site. "This would make
investors lose millions of Kwacha in the process,"
said Gwengwe in a Statement.

He claimed Lilongwe City Assembly has lost an
investment Opportunity of over MK500 million in Area
2. Lands Minister Bazuka Mhango said this week a
Special Committee, comprising Ministries of lands,
Transport. Environmental Affairs and Local Government
as well as Malawi Housing Cooperation [MHC] [NRA] and
the Country's three Cities, would submit a report
which Cabinet would discuss and Act upon.

THEDAILYTIMES,THURSDAY,MAY12,2005BYPETERGWAZAYANI
PARLIAMENTARYCOMMITTEEONCOMMERCE,INDUSTRYANDTOURISM


MALAWI NEWSWIRE SERVICE



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it's indeed very sad if they are really going to do it and I dont expect them doing it.The problem is that every one is busy trying to run the country alone, akakhuta kachere bread ndi tea othira mandimu, basi they go to office invite the press,basi "tigwetsa nyumba zomwe zinamangidwa pa malo osayenera,"next day someone will say no it was a mistake, he did not consult before speaking to the press. this country is being run on try and error,if its' ok, the journey continues,if it's an error we will meet in court.

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The rurling party should concetrate on development not propaganda.


 


 



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I would like to believe Gwengwe is being misquoted. Otherwise he is being naive to be making the kind of statements he is said to have made.


Like all urban centres our cities have development plans which ought to be followed. The political cajoling and arm twisting that went on in the apporval of 'developments' in our cities in recent times left a lot to be desired; with developments mushrooming in road reserves, filling stations being built over electricity cables, private hospitals being built on public land and what not.


what should be sad about this story is that when government is trying to bring to book the 'culprits' we are crying propaganda from mountain tops !


I am personally aware of a demolition campaign that took  place in Gaborone some years ago. Cost didn't matter - if it was an illegal structure it was demolished. Simple. And it was admirable how the public officers stuck together in the face of political hostility.


 


 


 



-- Edited by GWAN at 13:40, 2005-05-18

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I totally i gree with you Gwan, City Development Plans are approved after a fair amount of examination and evaluation by a committee so whatever goes against it should be taken out. It doesn't matter how beautiful , or economically sound a structure is, as long as its not consistent with the plans.
City Development Plans are most of the time strategic in nature and there are long term projects that an ordinary civilian is unaware of since they are far ahead in time e.g to build a highway road or whatever.
The other thing is if the Govt leave these projects to go ahead, it will set a bad precedent and in the future people will repeat the same mistake.
Bravo Malawi govt.
Woza477

-- Edited by Woza477 at 22:38, 2005-05-18

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chiki dont you worry,  Petroda filling station at kameza might be demolished but not keza, who is going to fund the project?

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I wouldn't call a demolition exercise [if it will come to pass] a project.

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