Under the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP)-led government, the Gamononyane-Molepolole North South Carrier (NSC) was meant to alleviate water crisis in the village and surrounding areas but still today the village is still under a dry spell. Now ,after years of grappling with water shortage, the people of Molepolole expect the new government to move fast in addressing the water situation, which may be taken as one of the deciding factors of how the people will continue believing the newly elected government. Historically, Molepolole has been prone to shortage of water for years on end but not as bad as the last five years that saw the villagers and surrounding areas grappling with dry taps for many days on end without any solutions. As the water woes continue to challenge people’s access to the quality water needed for drinking and many household chores, it would be in the best interest of the new government to move swiftly to look for permanent solutions.
On October 30, Bakwena went into the polls frustrated at BDP’s failure to address the water crisis in one of the biggest villages in the country and many were looking at changing their village’s fate. Many factors may have played a role on how the people voted but the water shortage remained top of the agenda. “We have experienced dry taps in Molepolole for over 10 years and we are continuing to suffer despite millions spent on the Gamononyane-Molepolole NSC. At the beginning of the year we were promised overflow of water and to this day there has not been any change,” one elderly voter said.
