Katima Needs A Saviour
THIS is a response to the letter titled 'Katima In Dire Straits' in the issue of Tuesday, January 20.
I fully agree with the facts presented about the sorry state of
affairs in the Katima Mulilo town.
What the writer said is no exaggeration.
Katima Mulilo needs a saviour.
The saviour I suggest is for the letter writer and those like
him to obtain a bit of self-esteem and bravery.
Katima needs people who are patriotic and call a spade by the
name it is known by.
To those qualities one should add valour and a thick skin.
If only the letter writer can work on the last quality (for
he/she is seriously lacking in this) then one can say there is a
silver lining to the dark cloud hanging over Katima Mulilo and by
extension the Caprivi Region.
If the letter writer and those like him/her have something
better to offer they must come out of their hideouts and save
Katima.
After all, in six months' time a new leadership will be elected
for both the Local and Regional Authorities.
If residents of Katima Mulilo remain patriotic, but choose
cowardice the mortuary will continue to stink, the roads will
remain dusty, the marketplace will still be unhygienic, the camera
will be forever out of focus, etc.
In fact, the socio-economic woes will continue to worsen
regardless of how many waterfront developments are under way or
regional highways run through Katima.
Remember: Too often the problem is not the noise of the bad but
the silence of the good! Otherwise thanks to the letter writer for
pointing out the not-so-obvious to the town chiefs and their
captains and lieutenants at the national HQ.
- Linus Chata - Windhoek
What the writer said is no exaggeration. Katima Mulilo needs a
saviour. The saviour I suggest is for the letter writer and those
like him to obtain a bit of self-esteem and bravery. Katima needs
people who are patriotic and call a spade by the name it is known
by. To those qualities one should add valour and a thick skin. If
only the letter writer can work on the last quality (for he/she is
seriously lacking in this) then one can say there is a silver
lining to the dark cloud hanging over Katima Mulilo and by
extension the Caprivi Region. If the letter writer and those like
him/her have something better to offer they must come out of their
hideouts and save Katima. After all, in six months' time a new
leadership will be elected for both the Local and Regional
Authorities. If residents of Katima Mulilo remain patriotic, but
choose cowardice the mortuary will continue to stink, the roads
will remain dusty, the marketplace will still be unhygienic, the
camera will be forever out of focus, etc. In fact, the
socio-economic woes will continue to worsen regardless of how many
waterfront developments are under way or regional highways run
through Katima. Remember: Too often the problem is not the noise of
the bad but the silence of the good! Otherwise thanks to the letter
writer for pointing out the not-so-obvious to the town chiefs and
their captains and lieutenants at the national HQ.- Linus Chata -
Windhoek