Africa-Press – Lesotho. The people of Ha-Thoahlane in Mafeteng district in the High Water Local Government Council are complaining about the need for roads in an environment that puts their lives at risk as it is difficult for them to meet their daily needs.
According to Local Government Nominee in the Local Water Authority Ms’ Terehlane, a ditch is being dug in the village of Ha-chele which looks like it could split or fall during the rainy season.
rate, he said, this could make it difficult to move to other neighboring villages. He also indicated that they had made every effort to find a solution to the problem but were in a state of shock as there was always a lack of money to respond to their long-standing grievance.
Thoahlane pointed out that not only roads are a problem in the area but there is also a water shortage even though World Vision has helped to distribute water within the area.
“But at this stage the machine is broken and it is difficult for the community to get water which is a very basic need during the Covid-19 epidemic,” said Thoahlane.
He said the World Vision Foundation was working on the problem and the community came up with a plan to raise money to pay for the pumps because they saw World Vision was slow to solve the problem. ba. In addition to the road crisis, Ha-Thoahlane King Monso Thoahlane reported that there were also wars.
“Our village has been plagued by many wars between herdsmen who are destroying people’s lands with animals, resulting in bloodshed between border disputes, which end up taking the lives of many people,” said King Thoahlane.
In his remarks, Thaba-Phechela candidate Mohau Hlalele indicated that he had not tabled these issues in Parliament but that a solution had not been forthcoming as the problem was the need for funding from the government.
Hlalele explained that he had applied for the Ha-Thoahlane road repair in the Ministry of Local Government and Traditional Affairs and the Ministry of Works but there has been no solution as the definition of money has been raised in the fight against the virus.
of all Covid-19. Hlalele also pointed out that the water crisis was not so bad as some villages still had water in his area, adding that the water network was the most unreliable source of water, however he said no. this problem is being addressed.
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