Tuesday 22 September 2015

TCC Plead With Roads Authority To Rehabilitate Kanengo Roads As JTI Thanked For Good Partnership

The Tobacco Control Commission (TCC) has asked National Roads Authority to include Kanengo Industrial roads in its road rehabilitation works programme.


The call was made at the commissioning of a 200 metre road in Kanengo industrial site in Lilongwe. The road has been rehabilitated with K52 million from JTI a tobacco buying company.

Munthali: important area has bad roads 

Speaking on Monday at the launch of the road, TCC Chief Executive Officer Dr. Bruce Munthali said Kanengo which is a every important area, has number of its roads in bad shape. 


“Most of our roads here in Kanengo are in bad shape" he said

Tehabilitated road now
seen heavy trucks moving smoothly 

However in an interview, Munthali said after delivering his speech at the commissioning of the road, CEO of National Road Authority assured him that there is a programme to rehabilitate most of the roads including Kanengo industrial site roads.


On the rehabilitated road, the TCC CEO, said was pleased that a tobacco buying company has done such great job which will in the end benefit all businesses that ply on the road.


Bruce Munthali said “ This undertaking by JTI is quite commendable because is in line with the government that Tobacco companies should partner with government to ensure that they have expanded corporate social responsibility programmes. So the road construction by JTI definitely goes along way to demonstrate that commitment to government and Malawi that tobacco companies should also undertake such activities.”


He said, before rehabilitation, the road was in a bad shape, during rainy season it was slippery and in dry season it had potholes which was an added cost to transporters.


Munthali then said the undertaking by a tobacco buying company JTI of rehabilitating a 200 mitre road at Kanengo Industrial site in Lilongwe is a good example that companies in the sector should emulate. 


“My appeal is to the tobacco buying companies that this type of undertaking should be emulated by all. And partner with government to rehabilitate Kanengo roads and not only in Kanengo but even roads found countrywide." Appealed Munthali 


JTI, on Monday, opened the heavy concrete 200 metre road which costs the company K52 million. The company took it upon itself to do the rehabilitation after other companies and the Lilongwe City Assembly failed to respond to its request to support rehabilitation works.

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