In a recent interview with Pablo Docimo from La Prensa, Leila Gianni, former Undersecretary of Legal Affairs at the Ministry of Human Capital, strongly criticized the Kirchnerist mayors for allocating land to low-income individuals without providing access to basic services.
Regarding the accusations of the national government's responsibility in the crisis, Gianni expressed her disagreement, labeling Governor Axel Kicillof and Security Minister Javier Alonso as "hypocrites." During her tenure at the Ministry of Human Capital, Gianni claimed to have discovered money laundering practices related to subsidies intended for projects that never came to fruition.
Regarding the social situation in La Matanza, Gianni rated the crisis with a low score on a scale from one to ten. She criticized the management of celebrations and fixed-term investments with public funds while residents suffer the lack of sewers, drug trafficking, and insecurity.
Additionally, she emphasized the poor waste collection, mentioning the absence of adequate infrastructure that leads many neighborhoods to receive service only once a week, forcing residents to burn their trash. Gianni questioned the management of Mayor Fernando Espinoza, who has not responded to requests for information about waste collection despite a 300% increase in the municipal rate in the past year.
Gianni also reported on the situation in police stations, where a lack of resources has caused problems such as fuel shortages in police vehicles. She reported an alarming increase in homicides during robberies, including violent incidents. She stated that La Matanza is under the control of drug trafficking and emphasized that insecurity is the main concern of residents, with the municipality ranking first in crime rates.
