President Dr Joyce Banda has put Mwanza District on the map by
elevating two Traditional Authorities Nthache and Kanduku to Senior
Chiefs and has called on chiefs in the country to work with the current
Government on development matters.
President Banda said this on Thursday at Senior Chief Nthaches’s headquarters in Mwanza during the Official installation of Senior Chief Nthache in the district.
The President earlier in the day distributed maize to hunger stricken families; thereafter distributed vocational equipments to youths in the district.
“Mwanza has been sidelined by the previous
governments and I was wondering why Mwanza has been treated as if it
was not a district in the country. Today, I have elevated two T/As to
senior chiefs because of the good work they are doing in supporting the
government,” she said.
She therefore asked chiefs in the country to support government by ensuring they mobilize their subjects to actively participate in development work.
She also said traditional leaders should have good behavior and respect their subjects, saying people look up to them as role models and should desist from acts that can undermine their reputation in the society.
She described chiefs as ‘agents of change’ in that they have the capacity to uplift the lives of the people by prioritising activities that are development in nature.
“You do not apply to be chiefs but it is God who put you in that positions and you need to thank Him by doing good things to your people,” Dr Banda said.
She said she was saddened to learn that other chiefs take away property of their subjects by force saying such behavior ought to be stopped.
“People are not happy when they see their chief taking away land from them by force. I do not want to hear such behavior from chiefs that I am promoting,” she warned.
The President, however, thanked the traditional leaders from actively working hand in hand with her government for the past two years and promised to continue improving the lives of the people once voted into power during the forthcoming general elections.
On agriculture, the President said her government will continue to implement Farm Inputs Subsidy Program (FISP) and Commercial subsidy as it has proved that the two programs have made the country food secure.
Earlier, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Rachael Zulu said chiefs in the country are very happy with the leadership of President Joyce Banda.
“In the past, chiefs were just used by greedy politicians without properly looked after but since Dr Banda came into power in 2012 chiefs’ lives have tremendously improved.
Zulu further thanked the President for promoting about 60,000 chiefs within the two years she has been in power.
She said government through Mudzi Transformation Trust is building houses for the poor in all parts of the country.
The chieftaincy of Nthache dates back in 1800 AD and the current senior chief became T/A on 17th May 2002
President Banda said this on Thursday at Senior Chief Nthaches’s headquarters in Mwanza during the Official installation of Senior Chief Nthache in the district.
The President earlier in the day distributed maize to hunger stricken families; thereafter distributed vocational equipments to youths in the district.
President Joyce Banda crowning Nthache when she officially elevated him to Senior Chief in Mwanza on Thursday
She therefore asked chiefs in the country to support government by ensuring they mobilize their subjects to actively participate in development work.
She also said traditional leaders should have good behavior and respect their subjects, saying people look up to them as role models and should desist from acts that can undermine their reputation in the society.
She described chiefs as ‘agents of change’ in that they have the capacity to uplift the lives of the people by prioritising activities that are development in nature.
“You do not apply to be chiefs but it is God who put you in that positions and you need to thank Him by doing good things to your people,” Dr Banda said.
She said she was saddened to learn that other chiefs take away property of their subjects by force saying such behavior ought to be stopped.
“People are not happy when they see their chief taking away land from them by force. I do not want to hear such behavior from chiefs that I am promoting,” she warned.
The President, however, thanked the traditional leaders from actively working hand in hand with her government for the past two years and promised to continue improving the lives of the people once voted into power during the forthcoming general elections.
On agriculture, the President said her government will continue to implement Farm Inputs Subsidy Program (FISP) and Commercial subsidy as it has proved that the two programs have made the country food secure.
Earlier, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Rachael Zulu said chiefs in the country are very happy with the leadership of President Joyce Banda.
“In the past, chiefs were just used by greedy politicians without properly looked after but since Dr Banda came into power in 2012 chiefs’ lives have tremendously improved.
Zulu further thanked the President for promoting about 60,000 chiefs within the two years she has been in power.
She said government through Mudzi Transformation Trust is building houses for the poor in all parts of the country.
The chieftaincy of Nthache dates back in 1800 AD and the current senior chief became T/A on 17th May 2002