Mufulira Central Member of Parliament, Golden Mwila says he has engaged the government to ensure that construction works resume at the Mufulira District Hospital.
Mr.Mwila says he according to the assurance by the Ministry of Health, the stalled works on the multi-million kwacha project will resume soon.
The lawmaker maintained that he remains committed to fulfilling his 2021 campaign promises that he would ensure that the hospital is quickly completed adding that he is still determined to keep the promise.
“I engaged Ministry of Health who informed me that the hospital stalled some years ago due to lack of funds, and the contractor already left the site, Mr Mwila said.
The Ministry of Health informed him that the project is 65 per cent complete but works had stalled due to a lack of funding for the project.
He said he has been assured that the government through the Ministry of Health would find a new contractor to resume the project once funds are available.
“Government is looking for funds to complete this project and as area MP I keep following up just to ensure the hospital is completed, “ said the lawmaker.
The stalled project continues to be a concern to residents in the area as they want to see it completed and functional as soon as possible.
Styupid idyots
I don’t see the need for another hospital in Mufulira. Ronald Ross has been run down you can cry if you saw it Why can’t you fix the one at Kamuchanga that looks like a disease factory? What’s the use of building new structures if you can’t run and maintain what’s already there effectively? This is some kind of mental disorder.
Typical PF project, running out of funds. I know where they are: in Edgar China Lungu’s wheelbarrow!
Typical of Zambia. Build, fail to maintain. Abandon. Start another build. Fail to complete. Abandon. Start another build. Just like that we go on and on. Look at Lusaka. Zillion hospitals, all failing but we are pouring money into that and that and the other. UTH surgical unit and Acccident and Emergency with multistorey car park- start Levy Mwanawasa, start Specialist hospital, and so on and on we go!
While ka Sylvia is busy intimidating health workers over a congested sewer line at Matero there’s a multi million Kwacha car park at UTH whose works have stalled because of a crack and the contractor as run away. When they planned the upgrade of Matero Level 1 hospital didn’t they realize that it required to expand the capacity of the sewer line?
@ Ayatollah very true. Why build another hospital when you cant maintain the existing ones? Where is this District hospital
As for the sewer line We dont like planning cos we think fikaisova.
Mufulira used to have three hospitals. Ronald Ross and Malcolm Watson were among the best in Zambia. Kamuchanga hospital wasn’t bad. So how does this projected District hospital fit into the scheme of things?