Oodi residents complain to Mabiletsa
Lerato Maleke | Thursday June 26, 2014 14:23
The residents complained that lack of street lights has resulted in robberies and muggings in the village at night. The people demanded that a police station should be built in the village. They complained of bad roads, mainly dusty ones that link Oodi with other villages like Matebele and Dikwididi. They said the roads should be tarred to prevent dust, which they said is not good for their health and their linen. They complained about the dilapidated state of the old clinic and the doctor’s house.
Mabiletsa told the residents that on several occasions, he has raised the issue in Parliament. He said the doctor’s house is in a bad state and therefore unhealthy for occupation. Mabiletsa said that he once took then Health Assistant Minister, Gaotlhaetse Matlhabaphiri to the place but nothing has changed. He said that a new house should be built for Oodi to have a residential doctor like other villages.
The residents complained of poor storm water drainage and the delay in the construction of Mmamashia- Mabalane road. The MP said the construction of the road was put on hold during the economic recession but work will start again when funds become available.
“The funds allocated for the Mmamashia-Mabalane project were used to top up the money allocated for the new Mapole/Morwa road,” he explained. However, he said that this was shocking because the residents have always cried about the construction of the road and a bridge at Matebele/Oodi road. The MP is expected to address another Kgotla meeting in Boseja North in Mochudi today.