INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT: A TOOL FOR WINNING THE

PARLIAMETARY SEAT IN THYOLO NORTH CONSTITUENCY.

1. PREAMBLE

The democratic progressive party is a political party in Malawi founded in February 2005 by
former president, Professor Bingu Wa Mutharika. The party has an astounding record of
winning three consecutive general elections with the following statistics: in 2009, the party
secured 66.17% in presidential elections and 114/193 in National assembly elections. In 2014
the party secured 36.4% in presidential elections and 51/193 in National assembly elections.
In 2019 the party secured 38.57% in presidential elections and 62/193 in National assembly
elections.

Evans Jimu, a prospective candidate for Thyolo North constituency, assembled a team of
intellectuals formed to work and implement different projects and activities in line with the
democratic progressive party’s vision, mission and objectives to reach the desired impact for
the party, local constituents and Malawi as a developing nation.

In 2019, Evans, a prominent and well experienced politician, embarked on diverse campaign
techniques, including door to door campaign exercises, Mini rallies, road shows, that served a
greater mile in realizing the winning of the democratic progressive party and 40+ member of
parliaments under the party’ ticket.

2. PROBLEM STATEMENT

The eastern region, Thyolo district in particular, is both an irrefutable and vibrant voter base
for the Democratic progressive party and its delegated candidates. The member of parliament
for Thyolo North constituency has barefacedly and incompetently derailed the pace of
development in the area, consequently mislaying command and confidence of the local
constituents. It is therefore, highly imperative to campaign intensively from a distance in
time, through strategic developmental projects targeting women and the youth that strengthen
revolution campaigns and form the beacon of change. This in turn, will maximize and realize
our ultimate objective of fielding a strong, invincible and unbeatable candidate in the
subsequent general elections.

3. GENERAL OBJECTIVE
Our prospective candidate, Evans Jimu, through this initiative plans to reach out to
communities in all nucleated and congested communities in Thyolo North constituency, in a
deliberate move to raise more spirits to rally behind him in the next elections. At the same
time, appealing to all constituents that the DPP is geared to resume developing this country
hence reassuring the constituents to vote with in large numbers with confidence.

4. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
 To lay foundation stones and construct secondary school blocks in Juma, Phalula,
Kwanjana, and Naphiyo communities
 To construct rural hospitals, clinics, dispensaries and under 5 clinics in juma, naphiyo,
and kwanjana communities
 To construct main, subsidiary and distributary roads listed below:
i. Bvumbwe via Bvumbwe Court to Manje
ii. Bvumbwe via Mountain View Area to Naphiyo
iii. Bvumbwe to Kwanjana
iv. Bvumbe to Juma
 To construct strong and sustainable bridges at Ngoni, Msomela And Kanje,
 To ensure and maximize community involvement in all developmental projects
implemented under this project
 To inform all constituents that the prospective candidate and the democratic
progressive party is steady ready to resume developing this country.
 To enlighten the constituents on how the incumbent parliamentarian has derailed the
pace of development and persuade them to vote JIMU in the subsequent elections
 To outline developmental projects that the DPP government implemented and those
that the prospective parliamentarian plans to implement.
5. METHODOLOGY

The project intends to systematically and strategically reach out to all nucleated and
congested communities in Thyolo North constituency through the use of infrastructural
development, Door to door campaigns, road shows and mini rallies in a move to reach out to
more potential voters.

Every political campaign requires strong and grassroots organizations. Hereinafter, The
project intends to strategically maximize community involvement and participation during
project implementation. This deliberate move will purposefully provide piece jobs, e.g
bricklaying, roofing, carpentry, road clearing et cetera, to local citizenry who will potentially
Vote for our fielded candidate, Mr Evans Jimu.

The prospective candidate plans to execute this operation in phases, for a collective period of
3 years, between February 2022 and March 2025.

6. PROJECT EVALUATION

Stakeholders meeting per project per community will be conducted to ensure that the project
is within and has achieved the parameters of our intended objectives. Follow up sensitizations
will be carried in selected areas before progressing to another project.

Mr Jimu is committed to bring forward positive change, henceforth, the provision of

aforementioned projects will have an infinite significance in changing the livelihoods of local
constituents. Furthermore, this will provide a better ground for our candidates’ publicity and
a fair opportunity for the extension of your organizations catchment area.

Prepared by: Kenneth Tchuwa

Signed : Evans Jimu