Parliamentary committee hails plan to build TTC

Members of the Parliamentary Committee on Education, Science and Technology have applauded government for its plans to build a teachers’ training college (TTC) in Mchinji.

Speaking after visiting the construction site for TTC in Traditional Authority Zulu on Wednesday, committee chairperson Elias Chakwera said they are impressed that construction on the site has started.

“As Malawians, we should be happy that there will be another teachers’ training college. With the increase in population, there is high demand for more teachers in schools in the country and we believe the coming in of Mchinji TTC will ease the shortage of teachers,” he said.

Chakwera called on communities around the project site to desist from vandalism.

“We believe there will be no hurdles because we have found contractor S.R Nicholas on the site and we have been assured that the contract with the financiers will be signed next month to ensure smooth completion of the college,” he said.

Chakwera said the committee visited the site to verify and assess the progress of builind a college, which was supposed to start in 2015. n