THE hinterland community of Kwakwani is at present without any political representative as the last Interim Management Committee was not favoured by the residents. This has developed several concerns as the community is now as a “sheep without a shepherd,” according to Vice Chairman of the Regional Democratic Council, Region 10 Elroy Adolph.
Adolph who hails from the community, in expressing his concerns, said Kwakwani is now in a deplorable state without a political representative to oversee things.
“Local government is long overdue not only for the people of Guyana but for the residents of Kwakwani who are awaiting a committee that will manage the affairs of the community with their best interest at heart,” Vice Chairman Adolph commented.
At present there is not even an overseer in Kwakwani as the last one was not paid for his services. With the absence of an administrative body, residents are becoming complacent and are engaging in unlawful activities such as squatting and illegal construction of buildings.
Another problem that is escalating is the garbage situation as residents are presumptuously littering and dumbing garbage around the community which is becoming an eyesore.
“There is no garbage collection system in the community and the garbage is piling up all over the place,” the vice-chairman said. In addition, persons are unable to transact businesses that are state-related such as the paying of taxes and the authorisation of house plans.
The community is in dire need of local government elections as they were not in favour of the last administration and therefore there was no accountability for funds used.
The government had granted the committee a $3 million subvention but there is no evidence of how the money was spent. The community is in need of infrastructural development and needs a body that will represent their interests and their concerns.
The vice chairman is anticipating highly the Local Government Election as he is positive that it will benefit Kwakwani tremendously. (Vanessa Braithwaite)