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KARONGA CHITIPA CHIEFS POLITICIANS

In honoring the wishes of people of Karonga and Chitipa and the works of late Bingu wa Mutharika, President Arthur Peter Mutharika on Friday endorsed the renaming of the Karonga-Chitipa Road to Bingu Highway.

Traditional and religious leaders and common people from the two districts have good memories of Bingu because he ended their multi-decade transport problems. As such they have been requesting the Presidency to consider the name change.

Speaking at Baka Community Day Secondary School - where the President made the pronouncement- Paramount Chief Kyungu said people from the two districts know what they are talking about when they ask for special reverence for Bingu in relation to what he did.

“Bingu died and was buried. He didn't take the road with him. We are all using the road. It’s not only DPP people using it. Let's learn to honour people who do great things for us,” said Kyungu.

Addressing the large gathering President Mutharika said it is not his prerogative to deny people their deepest wish.

“Bingu’s government constructed this road. Bingu wanted Karonga and Chitipa to have good roads. Today, it is the will of the people in Karonga and Chitipa that we must remember Bingu.

Your elders sat down and agreed that the Karonga-Chitipa Road must be renamed Bingu Highway. This is your goodwill for Bingu,” said he to a deafening applause from the crowd.

Before the rally President Mutharika met people whose property was destroyed by floods months ago where he donated K5 million to alleviate their problems.

He advised them to relocate to upper land and plant more trees to avoid a repeat of last year's disaster.

“Let us plant forests along the rivers to stop the flooding of the rivers. Let us plant many trees to combat effects of climate change,” he said.

He later assured them of continued government support in their dire times.

“Government is here to support you. We will always support you and we will always be with you. As your President, I will always be with you,” said he.

President Mutharika outlined to people of Karonga a number of projects his government is undertaking in the Northern Region.

For people of Karonga, government will upgrade the road to Songwe border to facilitate commerce and trade.