Councillors propose senior school for Gerald Estates
Pini Bothoko | Tuesday October 27, 2015 14:43
The councillors said there is ongoing allocation of residential plots at Gerald Estates, adding that in a few years to come, there will be need for a senior secondary school that has to be catered for in the budget.
Nominated councillor, James Kgalajwe proposed that funds be set aside for a unified secondary school at the Blocks location and a senior secondary school at the Gerald Estates.
“The time is now for us to plan for future developments in the city, especially at the Gerald Estates where the city mostly grows,” said Kgalajwe.
He proposed that the council take advantage of the government’s proposed Economic Stimulus Package (ESP) and implement its major projects.
Zazambi Tuelo, another nominated councillor shared the same sentiments, adding that the current secondary schools in Francistown are crowded.
“Two senior secondary schools are not enough for a big city like Francistown, especially that the schools also cater for the neighbouring villages,” said Tuelo.
He added that there is also need for the city to have an education centre. Phillip Matante East councillor, Shadreck Nyeku said while there is need for a secondary school at the Gerald Estates, the budget for the city’s developments was too little.
Another nominated councillor, Peter Ngoma said in their proposed six-year budget, they should show the government what they want through the projects they suggest.
“Our projects should not be shallow and they should reflect seriousness, especially that we want to turn the city into an investment hub and attract investors,” said Ngoma.Councillors also proposed a primary hospital to be constructed to ease the congestion at the Nyangabgwe Referral Hospital (NRH) and for some clinics to be upgraded to operate 24 hours.
They also suggested that another bus/taxi rank be constructed as the current one was congested, as it also catered for neighbouring villages.
Councillors also expressed concern over the state of the internal roads that are in bad condition and reflect badly on the city.
They argued that following the efforts to transform Francistown into an investment hub, the roads and infrastructure should be in good condition to attract investors.