25 Oct 2017

Meetings with residents is part of a democratic process and national development, as well as a way of giving feedback on the strategic direction government is taking to improve livelihoods of its citizens.

 

This was said by the MP for Letlhakeng/Lephepe, Mr Liakat Kably during a kgotla meeting to brief residents about issues discussed in the last sitting of Parliament.

 

He said various laws were discussed and implemented among them the right of married couples to be allocated residential a plot each, removal of the penalty for late application for Omang and salaries for MPs, councillors judiciary and dikgosi, among others.

 

He told residents that even though the village was not successful to have its ear-marked projects funded in the eleventh National Development Plan (NDP 11), the street lights acquired through Office of the President partnership with a local company as promised before would be rolled out

soon.

 

He said as their representative, he has not given up and would, during NDP 11 mid-term review advocate for inclusion of some roads in the constituency, which he said were in a bad state as well as inclusion of maternity ward at the village clinic, which caters for a large catchment

area. 

 

Mr Kably said they were pinning their hopes on the Economic Stimulus Package.

 

He thus encouraged residents who had been allocated business plots to develop them, adding that failure to do so stalled developments and employment.

 

He encouraged residents to register plots with land board’s LAPCAS to assist in the management of land distribution and make it easier for one to get connected to the national electricity grid, water and waste disposal services in future.

 

Responding to concerns from residents, he implored them to engage Kweneng Tribal Authority on matters relating to tribal issues as feedback on what they wish to see happen in their territory, so that Kgosi could represent them well at Ntlo ya Dikgosi.

 

He also said government was committed to improving conditions of employment for its workers as well as providing free accommodation for those working in remotest areas.

 

The MP concurred with residents that utilisation of the P10 million constituency funding was slow across the country.

 

However he said he would continue to engage Kweneng District Council to fund projects identified by residents calling on the village development committees and village extension teams to play their role to ensure that projects were implemented on time or as agreed.

 

He said he would work with village leaders to ensure that such projects were delivered in the budgeted financial year.

 

Residents had complained about the under utilised Sojwe Service Centre with few offices occupied though refurbished at a cost. 

 

They accused council and other government departments of failing to honour scheduled dates for ‘Taking Services to the People.’

 

They said the building used as the service centre could have been used as a brigade to cater for students failing to advance to secondary and tertiary levels.

 

To help address shortage of water at the school, they said it could be better if reservoir tanks were built to collect rain water.

 

On maintenance they encouraged school managements in the Sojwe catchment area to use the handy man votes to procure minimal services such as replacement of window panes, door handles and others which could be done instantly by unemployed brigade graduates. ENDS