Chiradzulu district voters have declared their support towards leaders who have passion to bring the deserved develop to the area in honour of John Chilembwe, one of the first freedom fighters for Malawi.
Most people, who were interviewed, said they felt betrayed by the leaders because almost all the politicians in the district have promised to develop the district during the campaign periods politicians in the district have promised to develop the district during the campaign periods which they never fulfilled.
"We will be very careful this time around. We want leaders who will develop Chiradzulu," Cassim Limu a businessman at the boma said.
He said Chiradzulu was supposed to be one of the most developed districts in Malawi because of its political back ground.
"The fact that John Chilembwe came from here we were supposed to be somewhere in terms of development. Look we do not have a bank, a post office and we cannot even compare ourselves to Blantyre which a few kilometres from here," Limu said.
Limu also added that there is need to open up opportunities for the youth in the district to advance their small businesses.
John Butao another businessman said there is need to improve the road networks in the district.
He observed that the only tarred road in Chiradzulu is the one which connects the district to the Zomba road.
"It is very difficult to travel especially in rainy season because the roads become very muddy and slippery and yet one of the country's heroes originated from here," he said
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October, 2009. Valencia, California, USA. I am saddened to learn that development is lagging in Chiradzulu District, Malawi, according to the businessmen interviewed in this May 12, 2009 article in Blogspot.com. Some 45 years ago, I served three years in Chiradzulu and Namitambo as a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer, from 1964-1967. Working with Malawi Health Assistant, Mr. Njunga,out of Chiradzulu Hospital, we tested for tuberculosis (chifuwa chachikulu) in the villages around the Boma, specifically Chilanga and Makanani villages,and treated people in their homes. I lived high up on the side of majestic Chiradzulu Mountain. I remained in Chiradzulu an additional year - beyond the usual two years - in order to erect a building in Namitambo, intended as a child clinic. It was built with a $2,000 grant we obtained from the American Embassy, and constructed with local volunteer labor and used bricks. The person who inspired this project was the dynamic Malawi Health Assistant, William Mzumara. I lived during that time in a vacant thatch-roofed house in Mamitambo. I would love to receive a photo of the building we built in Mamitambo around 1967. I believe this shows that development is possible, and I hope it raises the spirits of businessmen Cassim Limu and John Butao. The spirit of John Chilembwe is very much alive in our hearts, and Chiradzulu should receive priority status for development. Although 45 years have passed, I have not forgotten the beautiful people of Chiradzulu. Ngakhale zitapita zaka 45, sindinaiwalire anthu okongola a Chiradzulu ndi Namitambo. Write me at: Arthur K. Weinstein, P.O. Box 803271, Valencia, 91380-3271, California, U.S.A. I remember you every day. Ndikumbukira masiku onse.
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