Vice President, Dr. Michael Usi has said government is committed to initiating various development projects in Mwanza West Constituency for people in the area.
Dr Usi was speaking on Monday, at Thambani Community Ground after visiting various development projects in Nthache and Govati.
“Over the past years, false promises have been made by previous governments that they would bring various development activities to this area but never fulfilled,” said Usi.
He cited inadequate health facilities, lack of safe and potable water, poor learning facilities and Mwanza Thambani Road which is in bad shape as some of the challenges which the government is committed to address in the area.
The Vice President, therefore, urged people in the area to register in the ongoing voter registration underway in the district so that they are able to vote during next year's elections.
Before touring various projects including Senior Chief Nthache's house under construction by the government, Usi met traditional leaders in the area and asked them to encourage their subjects to register to vote in the upcoming general elections.
Earlier, the Vice President inspected Kayera Health Post before appreciating Senior Chief Govati's house constructed by the government.
Usi, therefore, assured people in Mwanza that the government has good plans for people in the district including improving their health status by upgrading Thambani Health Centre to a rural hospital as requested by Member of Parliament for Mwanza West, Joyce Chitsulo.
Chitsulo hailed the VPs visit to her constituency, saying it shows government's commitment to improving the welfare of the people in the area.
“We are assured that government will take into consideration issues raised here that need immediate action such as hunger and inadequate number of Affordable Inputs Programme beneficiaries so that people should harvest enough next year,” she said.
Usi also donated solar torches to learners from various schools, bags of maize to some households and a motorcycle to Kalanga Police Unit to address mobility challenges at the institution.