US chief complains of defecation in Okavango Delta

He said improving health and hygiene, as well as protecting the quality of the water are just a few of the measures his government is pushing to improve management of the Okavango Delta and the entire Okavango River Basin.Murphy was speaking during the handing over of rehabilitated ablution blocks to Okavango and Sepopa secondary schools last week in Gumare as part of Botswana government's Adopt-A-School Programme.

Rehabilitated with the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Southern African Regional Environment (SAREP), the programme will give 1,600 students access to proper sanitation facilities.  "We should also celebrate today the partnership that made this all possible. Your community, your schools, the Department of Education, and my government - we all came together to make this happen. It is a fine example of the spirit of partnership that my government values in Botswana," Murphy said.