População de km3 em Angoche espera longas horas para ter acesso agua potável
Km3 is the distance to the
center of the city of Angoche, a district located south of the Nampula province
in northern Mozambique. Certainly, the population of that neighborhood feels
excluded from the decisions of the municipal government of the city.
According to our report,
most of the residents of that neighborhood who were present at the site say
they endure endless suffering since the water sometimes comes intermittently.
“It’s very embarrassing for
the residents; we even drink this water because we have no alternatives, and we
use it for all purposes.”
“If it weren’t for the
economic agent, a son of this household, who feels pity for his relatives, we
don’t know how we would live without water,” highlighted residents who struggle
to get water.
Still, these residents say
that the government entities are not doing anything to provide a water source
for the neighborhood. "Even the local authorities, in this case, the
secretary, know about the situation, but they don’t report it in the meetings
and encounters they have with higher-level government officials."
As a way to alleviate the
suffering of this population, an economic agent named Ali Momade took the
initiative to create a water borehole for the residents of the neighborhood,
but it is still unclear whether this water is safe for consumption since the
relevant authorities have not conducted any inspections.
In other neighborhoods,
people resort to traditional wells, amid the enormous suffering they face to
access water, even though the alternative of a borehole created by an economic
agent is the only one available for now. However, it is not an officially
recognized borehole by the government.
In a telephone conversation,
the economic agent stated that he created the borehole to supply the population
due to the suffering they face in obtaining the precious liquid.
Ali Momade acknowledged that
the water comes intermittently due to the depth of the borehole, but also because
it is pumped by a motorized pump that requires electricity to function and supply
water to the population.
Issufo Momade Lambone, the
councilor for religious affairs and community engagement in the Angoche
municipality, said in an interview that if the population needs water, they
should send a letter to the municipality of Angoche.
His office will follow up on
the case. Lambone mentioned that if the issue is not resolved due to the many
activities the municipality needs to address in various parts of the city, he
asked the population of Km3 to remain calm and patient, reassuring them that
the problem will be addressed once the letter is submitted.
It is important to note that
the municipality of Angoche has been under the management of FRELIMO since the
last municipal elections in 2023. (LL)
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