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The Namibian
Tue 13 Aug 2013
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NEWS - NAMIBIA
| 2013-07-24
Eemwandi: the place where waste flows
Oswald Shivute
RESIDENTS of Eemwandi informal settlement at Oshakati are calling on the Oshakati Town Council to relocate them urgently because the settlement is not fit to live in.
A spokesperson for the community Selma Salomo told The Namibian that the settlement has become too small for its inhabitants while the Oshakati Town Council has not provided service delivery to the people.
According to Salomo, the settlement is very dirty because the council is not removing refuse and is also not providing dustbins while there are also no toilets. Residents relieve themselves in the bushes along the riverbed, resulting in pollution.
Salomo said there dangerous snakes and thorns in the bushes which put the lives of residents at risk.
The informal settlement has no taps and residents collect water from the river, exposing themselves to risks of contracting water-borne diseases including cholera while they do not also have access to electricity even though lines pass over their shacks.
Salomo said the community has identified a place where they throw dirty water from their houses, but the council prevents them from doing so while not providing an alternative.
The residents want to be relocated to any of the newly proclaimed Ekuku, Ehenye, Onendongo of Okakukiipupu residential areas.
When approached for comment, Oshakati Town Council spokesperson Jackson Muma said they are aware of the Eemwandi informal settlement situation and will organise the relocation of the people.
He appealed for people to be patient.
A spokesperson for the community Selma Salomo told The Namibian that the settlement has become too small for its inhabitants while the Oshakati Town Council has not provided service delivery to the people.
According to Salomo, the settlement is very dirty because the council is not removing refuse and is also not providing dustbins while there are also no toilets. Residents relieve themselves in the bushes along the riverbed, resulting in pollution.
Salomo said there dangerous snakes and thorns in the bushes which put the lives of residents at risk.
The informal settlement has no taps and residents collect water from the river, exposing themselves to risks of contracting water-borne diseases including cholera while they do not also have access to electricity even though lines pass over their shacks.
Salomo said the community has identified a place where they throw dirty water from their houses, but the council prevents them from doing so while not providing an alternative.
The residents want to be relocated to any of the newly proclaimed Ekuku, Ehenye, Onendongo of Okakukiipupu residential areas.
When approached for comment, Oshakati Town Council spokesperson Jackson Muma said they are aware of the Eemwandi informal settlement situation and will organise the relocation of the people.
He appealed for people to be patient.
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