05 Jul 2017

Minister of Transport and Communications, Mr Kitso Mokaila has informed Ntlo Ya Dikgosi that maintenance of Mohembo-Gudigwa road does not include gravelling for the entire length of the road.

Mr Mokaila explained that the faults would be fixed through corrective and ongoing maintenance.

He said maintenance of the road had been outsourced to four contractors within the district for a period of 12 months.

He further said spot improvement (gravelling) under the current maintenance contract would ultimately address the bad sections along the road that were severely affected by the recent rains.

The minister was answering Okavango region’s Kgosi Disho Ndhowe, who had asked if the ministry was aware that the current road maintenance plan to dry grade Mohembo-Gudigwa road did not include gravelling.

He further said this would result in rain water furrows on the road, thus attracting livestock.

He wanted to know how the ministry would remedy the situation. ENDS