Two years after the elections, most major villages in Botswana are still struggling to have sustainable water supply and many believe hydro politics will play a pivotal role in the 2024 elections. Though WSRP is ending this year, most major water projects are yet to be implemented leaving the communities thirsty and hampering on developments. In Botswana awarding of the most high capital water projects have been embroiled in controversy with political leadership allegedly involved on who gets the project. After prolonged litigations, the implementation of the Maun Water supply and waste water projects have commenced though they are expected to take some time. He added that the contract involves extension and upgrading of Maun water distribution network and sanitation reticulation including telemetry instrumentation and control.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 17, 2021 18:25 UTC