We are anticipating the renovations and improved to our health infrastructure. CWM is our national shame at the moment- but thanks to the nurses, doctors and other health workers who make do with the broken parts of our hospital. Fixing the health system must be a priority.
Growth is an endlessly iterative process.
When we learn something new, we don't go from ‘wrong’ to ‘right.’ Rather, we go from wrong to slightly less wrong.
— Mark Manson
My piece in today’s @fijitimes on Hank Arts (if the pic is too hard to read you may have to go to the full text on Facebook - or buy the paper, which I am sure is what Hank would have said!).
I’m waiting for WAF to increase the water tariffs (currently the cheapest), especially for commercial water use. Don’t come at me with “people can’t afford it”. They can.
@DivneshPrakash A concerned citizen will put her thoughts on the table (no matter how hard it is to hear) if she think it will do her country and its people some good in some way. Maybe one day more people will also have some wild thoughts that might help.
@TheFakestAlfred Same. We madaga didn’t have water for more than three years since 2020 😂 but we cannot reasonably expect WAF to resolve that if they don’t have money. I don’t see how that’ll work.
@edwin_nand But is it feasible to direct that tax revenue to only one sector when literally every other sector needs it as well? And even if it channeled, will that be enough?
@AviteshKumar4 The estimated cost for repairing aging water infrastructure is $3 BILLION itself - how is 8.1 million enough? Please explain. Make it make sense.
@RalphAs82137208 tariffs and allocations simply isn't enough to address the growing infrastructure demands. Transparency regarding executive pay and resource allocation is important, but the focus should be on ensuring the system has the necessary funds to provide reliable service for everyone.
I’m waiting for WAF to increase the water tariffs (currently the cheapest), especially for commercial water use. Don’t come at me with “people can’t afford it”. They can.
@RalphAs82137208 The reality is that the current funds allocated, including those from taxpayers, are insufficient to cover the extensive maintenance and upgrades needed for a reliable water supply. While the WAF does account for maintenance in their proposals, the revenue generated from current