MZIMBA (MaraviPost)—The governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)’s Member of Parliament for Mzimba Luwerezi, Deliwe Ngoma has expressed sadness over poor telecommunication service delivery by two network providers, Airtel and Telecom Network of Malawi (TNM) saying the situation is denying people’s rights to communication in the area.
The complaint comes barely two weeks after the two leading telecommunication companies Airtel and TNM raised their calling and data usage packages to its customer despite their erratic network.
Ngoma was speaking in her constituency during the launch of the MK4million football trophy for the constituency over the weekend.
The lawmaker said that poor telecommunication network was derailing development in the area as people fail to communicate with the outside world on important issues.
“It’s very sad that when you are in this area, you are automatically disconnected to the outside world due to poor network problem which these two telecommunication company providers-Airtel and TNM as they are failing to do the needful job in this area.
“The area has a large population, but I don’t know why there are no towers for Airtel and TNM in order to boost network. People here want to be speaking with their friends and relatives who are either in Lilongwe or other areas but look you can’t access the network.
“I have been raising this challenge in Parliament for several times but the two aren’t coming forthwith. Honestly, I don’t know what else I should do so that these network providers hear the outcry of the
people. We are living in the generation of internet for easy communication but isn’t the same here. The development is still on despite the availability of electricity,” narrated Ngoma.
On the trophy, the law maker Ngoma stressed on the need for young people to be involved in activities which will prevent them from bad behavior saying that it was a responsibility of all MPs to provide such
services in their respective constituencies.
Apart from sponsoring the trophy, Ngoma also donated a minibus ambulance to the community to enhance mobility from the area to health facilities.