Misery that is Oodi-Modipane Road
Friday, April 27, 2012
Recently it was a school in Shakawe that was apparently constructed without brick force. But where were inspectors during the processe of construction? Is it not obvious that such massive projects taking millions should be monitored closely? Anyways, the school was handed to Government as usual and as normal as it is always.
However, with Odi-Modipane road is a sorry situation. Long time ago, there was an issue of space to widen the road. The problem was that the road borders very closely with a privately owned farm. Recently the road was given attention. Atleast now it is a narrow two-lane,. But when you are coming from Gaborone, and then you turn right from A1 high way to Odi, the drive becomes a nightmare even though the road is said to be newly improved.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...