Tari-Pori MP James Marape buys K150,000 roofing iron for district

Tari-Pori MP James Marape last Sunday (April 29) presented K150, 000 from district funds to Atlas Steel to supply roofing iron to people affected by the earthquake disaster.
Marape presented the money to Allan Fleay, general-manager of the industrial division of Kenmore Group of Companies, in front of hundreds of Tari-Pori people at the Nature Park.

Tari-Pori MP James Marape with Allan Fleay, general-manager of the industrial division of Kenmore Group of Companies, in front of hundreds of people at the Nature Park last Sunday.

Atlas Steel will produce the roofing iron at its factory in Tari which was opened last year.
Marape said the K150, 000 would enable the company to start producing roofing iron for distribution to those affected.

Tari-Pori MP James Marape addressing hundreds of people from his district at the Nature Park last Sunday.

He said more money would be paid to the company as the need arose.
“We have already started rolling out rural electrification,” Marape said.
“With the roofing iron and roads to be fixed, we will get Tari moving.”
Marape said it was his dream that within the next five years everyone in Tari-Pori would have roofing iron over their heads.
He said priority would be given to those peace and law-abiding citizens as incentive to stop the fighting.
Fleay said Atlas Steel had a lot of faith in Tari-Pori despite its negative perceptions and would continue to help in its development.