No corruption in Kanye sanitation project – Gov’t
Friday, September 26, 2025 | 1930 Views |
Minister Ramogapi touring Kanye Sanitation Project
It was claimed that the project, which was initially set at P707 million, had it costs ballooning to P3.3 billion. The project, which comprises a 480-km pipeline, 11 pump stations, and wastewater treatment works, was originally scheduled to run from October 2017 to October 2019 but has since been extended to later this year. Speaking during a site visit here on Tuesday, Ramogapi said the costs are justifiable, looking at many factors like the rocky area and unplanned layouts, which resulted in cost escalation.
“There has been a wide perception that there is corruption in this project,” he told the project team and members of the media.
It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...