12 Jan 2023

Mmathethe/Molapowabojang MP, Dr Edwin Dikoloti has promised Ga Segwagwa residents that he will continue lobbying for tarring of the road linking their village with the Kanye-Mmathethe highway.

Dr Dikoloti made the promise during a kgotla meeting held at Ga Segwagwa on January 10, after residents complained about the condition of the 12-kilometre gravel road.

“It is my desire to see the road tarred,” said Dr Dikoloti.

Ga Segwagwa Village Development Committee (VDC) deputy chairperson, Ms Oarabile Tebogo said the condition of the road was bad and requested that culverts be constructed at sections where water crossed the road. She emphasised that the road should be kept in good condition because they used it to access amenities in Kanye and Mmathethe.

Ms Tebogo also requested for construction of maternity ward at the village’s clinic. She however, expressed gratitude for the construction of a classroom block and toilets at Ga Segwagwa Primary School. Nevertheless, Ms Tebogo said shortage of classrooms still persisted at the school with some classes conducted under trees.

She also asked for maintenance of toilets. “The toilets have flushing system problems and they should be maintained. Pupils cannot use them,” she said.

Ms Tebogo further lamented acute shortage of teachers’ accommodation at the school, and therefore requested that more houses be constructed for teachers.

“We have six teachers without accommodation who are forced to commute to work from Kanye,” she said.

She thanked government for construction of two VDC houses through the Constituency Community Programme (CCP), which had provided additional rental accommodation for civil servants in the village.

She however asked for the houses to be installed with amenities such as water and electricity.

Meanwhile, some residents further complained about slow allocation of residential plots in Ga Segwagwa, as well as shortage of drugs and medicine at the clinic. Ends