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Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>While reflecting on his first year in office, the Kavango West chief regional officer listed the lack of road infrastructure, healthcare services and youth development as the critical challenge areas of the region.<\/p>\n

In a recent interview with the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, Mpasi Haingura outlined where intervention is needed for the region to make a meaningful change when it comes to development.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince Kavango is 90% rural, our residents depend on subsistence farming for a living \u2013and now, these people are in the inland; there are no feeder roads,\u201d he said, adding, \u201cwe need additional feeder roads that can connect our subsistence farmers to the main road so they can market their produce,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Haingura further stressed the service delivery or developmental implementation programmes for the Ministry of Health and Social Services in the region, which he described as a headache.<\/p>\n

He said former president Hifikepunye Pohamba, in the last months of his presidency, attended a groundbreaking ceremony for a health facility, yet no construction has commenced.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn 2014, to be specific, a groundbreaking ceremony was done in Kavango West for the construction of an intermediate hospital \u2013 and until today, in 2022, there are no significant plans on when this hospital will take off the construction,\u201d the CRO alluded.<\/p>\n

He explained they are aware of the economic challenges of the pandemic; thus, his office remains in constant communication with the health ministry \u2013 it is the key stakeholder in health provision, highlighting that \u201cbecause for this nation to develop, we need healthy people. That\u2019s why that one is very important.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another thorn in the flesh for the region Haingura outlined was the fact that the region does not have any youth infrastructure \u2013 be it for sports or any other facilities, despite having land that was donated by the Nkurenkuru Town Council three years ago.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat land is still idling, and we are having sleepless nights from the youth whenever they ask because we are the leaders on the ground. They always knock on our door, and we have no answers to give them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The CRO, however, stressed the regional leadership will continue engaging the ministry while referring to the recent engagement they had, adding, \u201cwe are still hopeful the day will come when we will also smile and be able to put a smile on the face of the youth of this region.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the interview, Haingura stressed the need for the public to understand how decisions are made, emphasising the development budget for the region explaining that the identification of a problem does not conclude it will be resolved immediately, as it needs to compete with other projects from other 13 regions.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to understand the aspect of governance \u2013 that it is a cumbersome process and it does not say that if we are planning for a particular project, it can happen in a year or two,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

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