Ondjiva- The Minister of Territorial Administration, Dionísio da Fonseca, has been, since Thursday, on a working visit to the province of Cunene, in order to evaluate the execution of projects linked to the Integrated Plan for Intervention in the Municipality (PIIM).
The PIIM in Cunene included a total of 123 projects, five of which were under central management, nine were the responsibility of the provincial government and 109 were the responsibility of the municipalities.
The municipalities of Cuvelai, Ombadja and Namacunde benefited from 21 projects each, Cuanhama 19, Cahama 16, while Curoca has 13.
Speaking to the press, Dionísio da Fonseca said that the visit is part of the plan to monitor the provincial government's actions in order to verify the level of evolution of some projects included in the PIIM portfolio, especially those linked to the Ministry of Territorial Administration.
According to the government official, the primary assessment of the projects underway at the province's headquarters revealed some constraints in the execution of the construction work for the 26-classroom school, where there was some delay on the part of the contractor.
In this project, he clarified that the provincial government-maintained contacts with the Ministry of Finance, in order to unlock the situation and the ongoing challenge is to ensure that the contractor can meet the contractual deadlines and deliver the work to the population.
The government official made it known that MAT has three projects in progress in the province of Cunene, highlighting that the most delayed is the construction work on the Cuanhama municipal building, currently paralyzed, with only 22 percent of physical completion.
Phase by situation, he said that he will work with the Ministry of Finance to ensure that all measures of invoices issued result in payments so that the work can start and proceed at a normal pace.
Dionísio da Fonseca expressed satisfaction with the good level of use of the Dom Fernando Kevano centrality, the first phase of which is completed and inhabited, which denotes the Executive's commitment to improving the living conditions of the populations.
Regarding the start of the second phase of the project, he added that he will find out about the existing obstacles with the supervisory ministry and inform the province about the path to follow.
“Cunene has its specificities with factors of an ethnic-cultural nature, which in some way have had a positive impact on development, but there is also a need to understand the difficulties, constraints and challenges that arise for the development of the province,” he emphasized.
The minister's agenda reserved for today visits to the Dom Kevano centrality, the works on the Cuanhama Municipal Building, the 26-room school in Cachila and the Ondjiva hospital, as well as a trip to the municipality of Namacunde, visiting the tomb of King Mandume in Oihole, Santa Clara border post and municipal administration.
The program also included meetings with members of civil society, namely the kings of Ombala de Oukwanhama and Ombala ya Nalueque, the great chief of Humbe, religious leaders, the business association and the youth council.
For Friday, Dionísio da Fonseca will work in the municipalities of Ombadja and Cahama, where he will visit local administrations, municipal buildings, as well as rehabilitation and expansion projects of the administration
In Cahama, he will check the construction works of the municipal assembly and 30-bed health center.
Launched in June 2019, PIIM is an initiative of the President of the Republic, João Lourenço, PIIM aims to materialize Public Investment (PIP) actions, Development Support Expenses and Basic Activities.
This plan also aims to increase the autonomy of the country's 164 municipalities within the scope of the policy of deconcentrating and decentralization of administrative powers and, in this way, increase the quality of life of populations throughout the national territory.
The total value of PIIM is two billion dollars, coming from the Sovereign Fund. FI/LHE/ART/DOJ
