Elderly persons in Chitipa District have commended the government through the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) for distributing relief maize to households during this lean period.
75-year-old Efa Msukwa of Amos 2 village in Senior Chief Mwenemisuku in the district, said the relief maize will go a long way in ensuring that she has enough food for her family during the period.
Msukwa said this on Wednesday at Chipwela in Senior Chief Mwenemisuku during the distribution of relief maize under the 2024-2025 lean season response programme across the district.
Chitipa District Council Disaster Risk Management Officer, Mphatso Nedson, pledged that the district will provide relief maize to 5791 beneficiary households who are in the programme.
The 2024-2025 lean season response programme for Chitipa was for three months; January, February and March.
By Aliko Munde, MANA
