Rafael Morais
Africa-Press – Angola. Urgent appeal to the Provincial Government of Bengo and Central: Quibaxi, now officially a municipality in the province of Bengo, as established by Law No. 14/24, Article 83, remains marginalized from national development. Elevated to the status of a municipality with its headquarters in the city of the same name and encompassing the communes of Quibaxe, Peredes, and Coxe, this territory remains forgotten, even after more than 20 years of peace.
Just 185 kilometers from Luanda, the country’s capital, Quibaxi has enormous agricultural potential: bananas, sweet potatoes, avocados, and various other crops are cultivated with dedication by a hard-working population, but the municipality faces serious structural deficiencies.
In the 21st century, the town’s capital still lacks regular access to drinking water or electricity. Electricity relies on generators that only operate from 6 PM to 11 PM, despite a nearby dam supplying electricity to other towns. This reality is unacceptable and unjustifiable.
The signs of abandonment are visible; the only “notorious” houses in the main town remain those inherited from colonial times, unrenovated, sparsely painted, and devoid of new housing investment. Progress has stood still. Quibaxi’s youth, on the other hand, hasn’t stood still. They are active, intelligent, curious young people, thirsty for knowledge and personal growth. But the municipality offers no resources. Local education is limited to primary and secondary education, with only one or two polytechnic institutes. There are no universities. The consequence is a constant exodus of young talent to other regions offering higher education and prospects for a dignified life. The municipality loses talent through neglect.
According to information collected, the municipality receives a budget allocation of
25,000,000 kwanzas, but these amounts are already tied and rigid, leaving no room for local administrators to define or implement their own development plans. How can there be progress if there is no autonomy to respond to the community’s real challenges?
The people of Quibaxi want to work, study, and invest in their land. But they’re limited in almost everything. The municipality needs:
– Decent and permanent access to drinking water and electricity.
– Urban and housing rehabilitation.
– Expansion of the education system, including higher education.
– Real budgetary autonomy, which allows local authorities to think and act for the good of their people.
You can’t build a strong country with weak and neglected municipalities. Quibaxi deserves respect. Quibaxi deserves investment. Quibaxi deserves to be heard.
Kibaxi doesn’t need handouts; it needs fair investment. It needs running water, continuous power, technical schools, functional health centers, paved roads. It needs trust, autonomy, and strategic vision to transform its wealth into development.
This is a cry from the countryside, but one that should echo in the offices of Luanda. It’s time to act. Kibaxi cannot continue to be just a forgotten village nestled among fertile mountains; it has everything it takes to become a benchmark in national production.
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