A 32year old Josiah Mwambira has died after being hit by a lightening on November 19,2018 at around 1530 hours at Tondola village in the area of traditional authority mwaulambia in the district.
The deceased was a businessman and came to chitipa to buy maize. In course of buying, rains started and was hit by a lightening when ferrying his commodities.
Body of the deceased has been taken to chitipa district hospital for postmortem.
Josiah hailed from mwambuli village in the area of traditional authority kyungu in karonga district.
CHITIPA-(MaraviPost)-Two children are feared to have died from rabies; this follows the outbreak in Chitipa district.
The district health office this week disclosed that ten cases of the disease have been reported since the outbreak the in past week.
Chitipa Senior veterinary officer Samson Kaonga told The Maravi Post that his office is currently recording over nineteen cases daily.
Kaonga is therefore, advising residents not to keep more than two dogs per household as the control measure of the disease.
He however, assured the nation that his office was taking cover to arrest and contain the spread of the outbreak in the district to other surrounding areas.
The outbreak of the disease defeats the country’s efforts to fight against rabies through an annual dog vaccination campaign.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), rabies is a viral disease that causes inflammation of the brain in humans and other mammals. It can lead to death when affected person or animal are untreated.
The disease’ early symptoms including fever and tingling at the site of exposure with other signs such as violent movements, uncontrolled excitement, fear of water, an inability to move parts of the body, confusion, and loss of consciousness.
President Mutharika commissioned the $13 million Kalenge Water Treatment works in Chitipa
KARONGA(MaraviPost): Malawi President, who is on an extended tour of the Northern Region. On Tuesday commissioned the $13 million Kalenge Water Treatment works in Chitipa.
According to experts and statements made by the President, the system will provide water to over 47, 000 people in the district. A beaming Peter Mutharika said he was very delighted that people of Misuku, Kalenge and the whole of Chitipa district, among others, will now have access to clean water. President Mutharika, said this will, in turn, improve their social and economic welfare. Continue reading Malawi President Mutharika commissioned the $13 million Kalenge Water Treatment works in Chitipa→
Namlotha CBSS taking shape after greedy MP returned money
CHITIPA-(MaraviPost)—The governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)’s Chitipa Central Constituency Member of Parliament (MP), Clement Mkumbwa has been forced to return MK3 million meant for the construction of Community Based Care Center (CBCC) in People’s Party (PP)’s legislator area which he diverted to his constituency, The Maravi Post has established.
In 2015/2016 national budget, Chitipa district council secured MK3 million from government’s social welfare department meant for the completion of Namlotha CBCC at Nkhangwa ward in the Chitipa North Constituency which belongs to PP lawmaker Dr. James Munthali.
But DPP legislator Mkumbwa used his powers wrongly by diverting the funds for a project in his constituency.
The Maravi Post’s visit to both constituencies on Thursday this week courtesy of National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) Trust revealed that communities at Chendo which belongs to DPP Lawmaker Mkumbwa had nothing to show in readiness of the project.
Ironically, Namlotha communities which belong to PP’s legislator Munthali were fully ready having done all the necessary arrangement in mobilizing sand, bricks quarry stones.
It had to take the intervention of NICE Trust and some civil society organizations in the district empowering the affected community to demand what was meant for them.
In an exclusive interview, Hezekiel Kapangwe, Mwachifumba Village Development Committee (VDC) Chairperson at Nkhangwa ward said lawmaker Mkumbwa wanted to use the diverted funds for a political campaign at Chendo.
Kapangwe said it was disheartening to learn that the lawmaker in question did not consider the efforts made by the communitiesof Mulota by sourcing all necessary materials for the project.
“This MP isn’t fit to stand for the poor. Is it because he belongs to DPP where powers can be abused? This is uncalled for in multiparty era.
“We are happy that due to pleasure the lawmaker has been shamed and the funds are back to us. We are very grateful to NICE Trust and civil society organizations in the district for standing with us,” lauded Kapangwe.
PP’s Ward Councilor for the area, Isaac Mwepa who is also Chitipa district council chairperson said the council leaves a lot to be desired where secretariat fail to arrest ruling DPP MPs’ abuse of power.
Efforts to get to the real motive behind flouting council procedures by diverting the funds meant for another constituency project to his own, yielded nothing as DPP legislator Mkumbwa could not pick up his mobile phone on several attempts.
c has five MPs; DPP (two) and PP (three) with 10 ward councilors including PP (five), DPP (three) and UDF (two).
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