The community was led by Ms Hilda Monkwe. She indicated that they had various meetings with all the relevant structures within the council about their plight and did not get any assistance hence they resorted to petitioning Parliament as they believed that they have exhausted all avenues available. She believed that it was the role of Parliament to "deepen democracy" so the committee would then help in getting this achieved. She mentioned that all the construction projects do not benefit the local community.