Despite water being one of the basic needs for every life form, residents of Boteti and North West districts have resigned themselves to make do with none at all or adapt to a smelly substitute for potable water. During the launch of Vice President Slumber Tsogwane as a Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) parliamentary candidate for Boteti East recently, one village elder told President Mokgweetsi Masisi that government must address the issue of water if they really care about them. “For many years we have been subjected to water that smells terribly even after boiling it and we wonder if really government cares about us,” said the old man. In an interview Vice President Tsogwane rebuffed the issue, saying it is being addressed and people know about it. “This is part of the project that has been funded by the World Bank. I wonder why people want to make it a political issue,” he said, dismissing allegations that the water crisis in Boteti threatens his political career. Tsogwane is said to have confided in Masisi that if the water situation is not addressed before October elections he might lose as residents are up in arms. “The opposition has found an easy…