On path to success, dedication to work remains unparalleled … Noel Chalamanda shares

pic:Noel Chalamanda is taking public service delivery
a level higher

He is the new face of local Government.  Although Mayor, Noel Chalamanda has only been in office for a year, he has  revolutionized the way people interface with Local Councils and the delivery of public services  in Malawi’s Metropolitan  City of Blantyre.  The City’s Council has  been given a shot of efficiency served with a people-focus approach. The man behind it  recently shared his secret with  me Patricia Mtungila as I   wore the cap of freelancer.

 

“I am just a person who was born and raised in Blantyre and who understands what Blantyre was  is and could be if we all played our part…”

 Chalamanda says  that the secret behind Blantyre’s apt transformation  is

 

“Nothing magical. I respond to people’s queries through different media especially social media, listen to suggestions, take time to meet a lot of people in my office regardless of their age or status in society, listen and discuss issues.”

 Despite, this mammoth shift in  style of public service delivery, there are no grunts. The people of Blantyre completely adore Mayor Chalamanda for his ability to innovatively deliver on his promise to  serve  Blantyre residents  by bringing about tangible change to the streets of Blantyre in so little time.

Duty calls: Mayor Chalamanda meets visiting
 Zambian president Edgar
Lungu

The success of the Blantyre City Mayor, like any other lasting success, has by no means come  by means of rubbing a Ginny .
 

Behind this successful man are these heartwarming fans.
Pic: Chalamanda's wife Pempho and children

 

“On path to success, dedication to work remains unparalleled . Action is more appreciated than eloquence. We must try in all circumstances to do that which we have been tasked to do and if we can be innovative, even better,"  he says.

 

Crowning it all  Noel Chalamanda, who has made a name for himself in private practice as a lawyer, has an unmatched fashion sense and will not be spotted looking anything but flawless.

“I also took it from my mother, who would say then, 'why are you dressed like a christmas tree?' when the colors were really not properly matching! it is good manners to dress well!"