By RODRICK DESURI
AUKI
West Kwaio constituency has released a statement explaining delays in project implementation, saying the delay stems from the ministries of rural development and finance.
The constituency office made this announcement on Monday, August 18, 2025 to update and address doubts and questions raised by constituents over the past months.
The statement said the delay is caused by the delay in payment clearance from the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) and the Ministry of Finance.
Once the fund payment clearances are completed, the office will inform the constituents and commence the implementation of its projects, the statement said.
The statement also said that the government has allocated five million dollars to West Kwaio Constituency for the year 2025, which is designated for the Productive Sector Project, Essential Services, Cross-Sectoral Projects, and Social and Cultural Projects.
“The Solomon Islands Government also allocated five million dollars for the West Kwaio Constituency. In accordance with Section 26 of the CDF Act 2023, the funds will be utilized across four sectors,” it said.
It said that the West Kwaio Constituency office is yet to receive the money, and once they receive it, they will use it for the four sectors, which includes 40% for Productive Sector Projects, 20% for Essential Services, 20% for Cross-Sectoral Projects, and 20% for Social and Cultural Projects.
The statement added that the delay in the distribution of the forms for the projects was due to legal advice from the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) that required the forms to be officially gazetted.
“Initially, the delay in distribution was due to legal advice from MRD that required the forms to be officially gazetted. While this process has not yet been finalized, following consultations with senior MRD officials, we have been granted verbal approval to proceed with form distribution,” said the statement.
The project application forms will be available by the end of this week and will be distributed by the Constituency Project Officer, Community Development Committee members, and Sub-Committee members both within the constituency and in Honiara.
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