A former farm employee at Talana No. 199 in the Okorukambe Constituency in the Omaheke Region is now residing in the corridor along the road after cutting ties with his former employer late last year.

Sakaria Nghede and his family, who have livestock and other belongings, are finding it very difficult, as they have no access to water and other basic needs.

According to the former employee at Talana No. 199, Sakaria Nghede worked there for more than fifteen years and later started to acquire some livestock for sustainability rather than relying on a monthly salary alone.

As the years passed, the livestock multiplied, leading to a deterioration of relations with the employer.

He agreed with the employer that he, together with his family, would move out of the farm.

Nghede and his family are now grazing their livestock along the corridor, which poses a danger to vehicles.

They are waiting for assistance to be permanently relocated.

Nghede also bemoans the lack of labour inspectors and union representatives when it comes to farm worker issues in the constituency, something that affects their operations, as some of these matters could have been discussed before he resigned from the job.

The Constituency Councillor of Okorukambe, Rocco Nguvauva, stressed that it is unacceptable for people to live and graze their animals in corridors.

Nguvauva says he will take up the issue as a matter of urgency with relevant stakeholders to find a lasting solution.

The constituency councillor added that he tried by all means to negotiate with the farm owner so that he could temporarily accommodate the family while a solution was found, but all in vain.

"I will follow it up, and I want justice for these people. Ever since they started working, they have gathered some animals, and I do not want these people to go back into poverty. What they have, they need to sustain and live with, and as you can even see, those are their goats, and today, where are they going to be? So now they are here in the corridors; the other neighboring farmers are even trying to chase them out of the corridors, and this is at the table of the councillor to see what we can do about it."

Nguvauva also implored farm worker unions and labour inspectors to regularly visit their members, as this will enhance a better working environment.