On Saturday, May 4, within the framework of the campaign La Guajira Missionwhich promotes sanitation in disadvantaged areas through alliances with the private sector, President Gustavo Petro delivered bicycles adapted to facilitate the transportation of water.
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“With the aim of guaranteeing the mobility of the communities of La Guajira, the World Bicycle Relief organization has delivered bicycles adapted to transport water and food, as well as to allow children to travel to their schools. The director of the organization and President Petro carried out a symbolic delivery to Wayúu boys and girls. Also, the president delivered a loquat tree to the Wayúu territorial authority of Kaikashi,” they indicated from the presidential networks of the Republic.
After the announcement and the publication of the video, numerous users expressed their concern and criticism of the delivery of bicycles with jerrycans for collecting water in areas that previously benefited from tank trucks. This measure was overshadowed by the fact thate tank trucks, intended to adequately supply water, were inoperative due to unacceptable conditionsattributed to alleged corruption.
The network comments highlighted the situation that occurred with the tank trucks and how ironic it was to deliver bicycles to solve the problem.
“This is the cruel joke that has been played on the guajira and the country until now. “Adapted bicycles” is what they call tying an old gallon with a rope to an ordinary bicycle?? And this organization (if it exists) world bycicle relief lends itself to that? (SIC)”
“With all the money they have wasted in La Guajira, they would have already built a desalination plant and installed some pipes that reach the different ranches, but the idea is to steal and steal (SIC)”, “This is a lot of nerve, THEY STOLEN THE SILVER of the WATER TANK CARS and now as a “gift” and with a lot of advertising they give them BICYCLES adapted for the TRANSPORTATION of WATER AND FOOD. Disgusting contentillo now they are voting again for this HP (SIC)”were some of the comments against the action carried out by the Government.
Even the situation It became a source of ridicule and several Internet users created memes regarding the situation., where the protagonist was actually President Petro and his Government. The fact has been widely questioned and creates a new debate around the transparency of the national government and its effectiveness in addressing emergencies or structural problems such as crime.
President Gustavo Petro denounced the existence of obstacles generated by “political power” that make it difficult to solve the water crisis in the region. During his participation in an event focused on improving access to drinking water and food security for local communities, Petro highlighted the challenges his administration faces in implementing essential measures in this area. The mandatary pointed out certain sectors within the community who, according to him, manipulate the distribution of water for their own benefit, further complicating the situation in La Guajira.
“Once the decrees have fallen, we must still impose the decisions made with the community and not back down. Now, when we tried it, the second problem arose. The cachacos that we sent here, apparently, I am not a judge, sought to steal the money”.
Within the framework of the inauguration of the first water treatment plant of the ‘Misión La Guajira’ project, a collaboration initiative between the public and private sectors, Petro addressed the problem of corruption recently revealed in the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (Ungrd), implicating senior government officials. The president accused these officials of trying to divert public funds and obstruct water access projects, describing it as a system designed for the benefit of a powerful and corrupt minority.
