Traditional leaders from northern districts of Malawi on Monday paid homage to President Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, thanking him for initiating various infrastructure developments in the region.

They made the remarks during an interface with President Chakwera in Mzuzu.

Over 70 chiefs attended the interface meeting.

The traditional leaders stated that the transformative infrastructure projects and development programmes that President Chakwera initiated are benefiting communities in the region.

Among others, the Chakwera-led administration is implementing

the Inkosi Ya Makosi Mbelwa University construction project, water supply projects in Karonga and Chitipa, mega farms and irrigation schemes projects in Nkhatabay and Karonga, Likoma Port, One Stop Border Post at Songwe in Karonga and houses for security agencies.

Also on the list were road projects, secondary schools and newly-constructed Rumphi Teachers Training College.