Pumps in the making

When we left Malawi just over a week ago , I set them a task of having 200 pumps ready on our return on July 3. All seemed to be going well until now when there is no sign of the remainder of our order for materials.
The order went in in early 2012 and after continued promises since then, nothing has happened. Harisen came in the bus to the airport with us, but when he called to the factory to collect our order, it wasn't still ready, but they gave him part of someone else's order. Now they are running short, but no news!!
A combination of a corrupt governance, no forex (there are allegations of disappearing millions) and no fuel has left this extremely poor country in a shambles. When the British High Commissioner expressed concerns about dictatorship, he was sent packing.
Now that the President has gone the way of all old men to his eternal reward and has been replaced by what is promising to be an excellent female President, hope has been restored, but not the forex or fuel. We are all hopeful.
Harisen wrote:
John,
Getting the pipes by pony or by bus is what we have attempted several times in the past but it hasn't worked.
The problem is that they have other customers to attend to and it becomes difficult for them to attend to us when we are not there. The last time I was at Promat, they were producing pipes for CCAP and I managed to get some pipes which were for them.The only way is to go there even by bus, and send the pipes by Pony or whatever way possible.
Osward said 4 hives are for Mary, the woman near Lilian and the other 4 for Lusangazi upper.
Can we review the wages?? The devaluation of the Kwacha by 49% has triggered most commodities to go up. The price for Petrol went up from 380/litre to 490mk/litre, and Diesel went up from 360 to 475. This has also caused the prices of most products on the markets to go up.


Another view

Now that we have about 40 beehives, Oswold heads off with his beecatcher to find some unsuspecting bees!!