“The tropics” are very diverse geographically. In Tanzania, for instance, colder areas tend to be in the Southern Highlands, the Arusha-Kilimanjaro regions, Usambara mount block, etc.
I’ve visited many colonial buildings in Tanzania, and I noticed many of them have chimneys. But isn’t Europe colder than the tropical Tanzania? Why did they bother to install a heating mechanism in these buildings, knowing they were a few hundred miles south of the Equator?
It’s not just colonial buildings, some hotels and lodges have heating. So, why wouldn’t a typical citizen have access to that?
Human ingenuity helps us solve problems instead of just living through them. If some people died because it was too cold and they didn’t have the right means to keep themselves warm, isn’t it right to finally do something?
You act like it’s an invasion of privacy to have the government make life better for everyone. I think you haven’t had the privilege to have the right people in the positions of power. Because if you did, there would be a leader who cared enough about this issue.