“From 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon the people would be fetching water for drinking and other domestic uses. And from 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. the cattle farmers would also start fetching water for their cattle,” he disclosed.

Sallah asserted that the livestock borehole is about 200 meters away from the community but in spite of that distance, the inhabitants have to carry gallons of water on heads as well on donkey carts to their various homes.

Alh. Adama Talla, chairman for the Village Development Committee (VDC) said: “We do not have water at all because we now depend on the cattle’s borehole to get water. It has no taps. It only has a pine that goes to reservoir.”

Therefore, he said the villagers have to get water from that pine for drinking and other domestic uses.

“We also have opened well in the village but that water is not good. The women have to sieves it severally before putting into the jars for drinking,” he said.

He said they believe casting votes for politicians is not of any significance for them because they always put people in office who end up doing nothing to solve their problems.

“We will boycott election because we are just voting for people in vain; therefore, abstaining ourselves from voting is better for us,” he expressed.

Sainabou Camara, resident of Raneru: “The lack of sufficient water supply in the village has affected us so severely because we do not have adequate water in our homes.” she said.

They are calling on both government and nongovernmental organisations to come to their aid.

Source___The Point