By Our Senior Reporter

As Malawi is dealing with in all probability one among its worst financial turmoil in historical past, the federal government of President Lazarus Chakwera has put aside about MK3 billion to assemble a tombstone for former Malawi Congress Party (MCP) President Gwanda Chakuamba.

According to the Ministry of Local, Unity and Culture, who’ve been charged with the duty of overseeing the works of developing the late Gwanda Chakuamba’s last resting place, identification of a contractor to do the work has been achieved and now they intend to award the job to the profitable bidder.

In a press release issued within the native media on Monday 4th November, the Ministry of Local Government has disclosed that the late Gwanda Chakuamba’s tomb will probably be constructed by PMC Limited to a complete value of Mk2, 701, 085, 480.00.

The Ministry says that the profitable bidder PMC Limited, met all needed necessities for the bid therefore the intention to award the corporate this contract. They have additional appealed to individuals who have causes in opposition to this enterprise deal to contact the Ministry by the 18th of November stating their causes to cease the method.

The intention by the Lazarus Chakwera administration to assemble the late Gwanda Chakuamba’s last relaxation place, comes at a time when the nation is dealing with in all probability the worst financial interval with acute gasoline shortages, drug shortages in public hospitals, a severe starvation state of affairs and a sky rocketing in primary commodity costs making it very tough for a standard Malawian to afford.

Further, the development of the tomb for the late Gwanda Chakuamba has overtaken plans for the development of an analogous last resting place for the late democratic icon, the late Chakufwa Tom Chihana who based the opposition get together, the Alliance for Democracy.

Working alongside former President Bakili Muluzi, the late Chakufwa Chihana is accredited to have championed and fearlessly fought the one MCP rule below former President late Hastings Kamuzu Banda.

Though he’s held in highest esteem in so far as the approaching of multiparty democracy is anxious in Malawi, the late Chakufwa Tom Chihana has by no means had an honour of getting a correct befitting tombstone constructed in his favour.

The late Chakufwa Tom Chihana died on the age of 67 in a South African hospital in June, 2006 and was laid to relaxation within the northern area metropolis of Mzuzu with the hope to have a befitting last resting place constructed in his honour however that has by no means seen the sunshine of the day.

However, the late Gwanda Chakuamba, who died 10 years after Chakufwa Chihana will now have a befitting tombstone contracted in his honour.

The late Gwanda Chakuamba died on the age of 82 on the Blantyre Adventist Hospital in October, 2016.

He was laid to relaxation close to his residence at Chinyanje within the Lower Shire district of Nsanje.

Gwanda Chakuamba was the present ruling Malawi Congress Party (MCP) President from 1994 to 2003. He changed the late Hastings Kamuzu Banda.