By Lisa Lamya
BLANTYRE-(MANA)-President Lazarus Chakwera has instructed the Ministry of Education to close down all unaccredited education institutions that are operating below standards.
Chakwera issued the instruction on Wednesday after inspecting a new administration block which is under construction at Kamuzu College of Health Sciences (KUHES) a project which is pegged at MK19 billion.
“We have a duty as government to protect Malawians from exploitation and ensure that standards are upheld in the country. Therefore, I am directing the Ministry of Education to do more in tracking down all institutions that prey on young people by operating without accreditation,” he said.
According to President Chakwera, Malawi cannot be fixing the problem of education standards when schools are already operating without meeting Malawi’s minimum education standards.
Commenting on the inspection of the new administration block at KUHES, Vice Chancellor for the institution, Macpherson Malewa said the project will among others ease teaching space challenges that the institution is currently facing.
“We would like to appeal to government to ensure that we meet expected completion date for the project which is May 2025, currently the project has stalled but we are hoping that the President’s visit will assist in terms of fast-tracking the construction process,” Malewa said.