Africa-Press – Lesotho. Ha-Maqhanyane and Ha-Liile water committee chairperson Mr Thabo Selepe pointed out that his community has been in dire need of water for a long time and is therefore very proud of the launch of a water project in his hometown.
He demonstrated this on Friday in the Koro-Koro constituency where the Minister of Water Affairs, Hon. Nkaku Kabi, was launching a water supply in the villages of Ha-Liile and Ha-Maqhanyane.
Selepe said this made them very happy as residents as they have long suffered from water shortages as the water they drink in the area comes from the river. He said the river receives sewage from some of the nearby service centers and flows into the gorge and swamps.
So he said that in order for his people to drink water, they had to dig in the sand in the river where sometimes unclean things could be found that could cause diseases in the community.
“These villages are extremely vulnerable but they are not the only ones in the area as the area has a total of eleven (11) villages, although at present only two are affected.
In the past years there has been a water shortage due to the fact that one of the residents fell into the well to show that there is a severe shortage of water in the area, ”Selepe explains. He also thanked the current leadership for paying attention to the cries of the local people, saying they were proud of what had happened.
He went on to urge them that since the remote tree was being dug during the campaign, they should inform the Minister of Energy and Meteorology that the area needed light for the safety of the stolen herds.
Let them tell the Minister of Roads that they have not walked five kilometers to health services regardless of whether they are pregnant or elderly, and that the Minister of Agriculture will also assist with the seemingly declining agriculture at this time.
compared with the past. The Minister of Water Affairs, Hon. Nkaku Kabi, in his speech, pointed out that the main function of his department is to provide water to the people and that he will therefore visit the constituency.
“These stories like stories or books where people drink in the stands, drink with the dogs, drink in the rivers in the running water, it is our desire as a water department to see it as yesterday’s story.
We are in the process of trying to figure out how to speed up the process so that we do not find ourselves in the same city again and again in two years’ time. We are working with our officials to see how we can come faster than we are trying to do, ”Kabi said.
Kabi explained that the two villages received this water with a population of up to nine hundred to a thousand, and this proved to be a huge undertaking as the plan is for the branch to expand to cover several areas at a time. short and does not leave others thirsty. He asked the contractor to do a good job, to realize that the community needs water and not a tank.
He also appealed to the public to sign contracts when the water leaks and not just to sign the building to enable the department to relocate and to reach the pinnacle of providing water services to the community as the main objective.
Kabi also visited Mokema in the same district where he also gave a speech of encouragement to the local community where he showed that the water sector was aware of the prevailing conditions in the country as a whole of the need for water.
“My ministry has warned me that during this drought the worst of times is the need for water so we have helped each other as a community to conserve resources, wetlands and pastures because when the veld is well fled rivers flow and dams overflow with rain or rain.
if not. I have also been informed that in this area of Mokema there are tanks but not only water in this area and the source. Our department will conduct the necessary inspections, and make arrangements for water supply in the area, ”Kabi said.
Minister of Justice and Prisons Professor Nqosa Mahao, Koro-Koro Constituency Member of Parliament Hon Motebang Koma and Member of the House of Representatives of the area Mr. Helpo Litjobo were present at this water supply.
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