Muha ­presents ­accountability report

Six boreholes were installed at Katjinakatji village in the Kavango west region over the past five years, Mankumpi constituency councillor Lukas Muha said.

Ten water points were also provided to the village over the same period, Muha said when he presented his accountability report on his five-year tenure.

The councillor said the constituency is in the process of transitioning Katjinakatji, the biggest village in the Mankumpi constituency, into a settlement.

“We also successfully facilitated the acquisition of national identity documents for 2 552 inhabitants of the constituency. Because of this, the number of people ­receiving grants is escalating,” he said.

Muha said with the funds received through grants, some people started small businesses to help themselves rather than depending on hand-outs from the government.

With regards to sanitation, pit latrines were installed at six villages, which are Mururani, Ou Kordon, Leevi Kamalanga, Katjinakatji, Mahai and Simwege.

Seven more pit latrines will still be constructed at Katjinakatji and another eight at Mururani.

“Currently the construction of a cellphone tower is taking place at Satotwa,” the councillor said.

The tower will benefit the inhabitants of the constituency, particularly farmers who are mostly situated at Satotwa and Tondoro villages.

Muha said people in need of medical attention, such as pregnant women, have to walk long distances to get to a village with a network in order to call an ambulance that can take them to a hospital.

“So, with the tower, people can now freely call an ambulance for assistance,” he added.

Muha also noted that vulnerable rural communities ­continue to benefit from the small ­livestock programme that is aimed at ­eradicating poverty among ­impoverished people in rural areas.– Nampa