The Kpone-Katamanso Municipal Assembly (KKMA) has organised a cleanup exercise within the various communities in the municipality as part of the National Sanitation Day.
The exercise was participated in by drivers, traders, chiefs, assembly members and staff from the municipal assembly.
Mr. Samuel Tetteh Kwarshie Morton, the Kpone-Katamanso Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), speaking to the Ghana News Agency (GNA), said the turnout for the sanitation day and cleanup exercise was encouraging, as announcements were made by the assembly members and opinion leaders of the community.
Mr. Morton noted that the national exercise would be carried out every first Saturday of the month and the assembly would ensure that a weekly one is additionally carried out in the municipality.
He stated that during the exercise, they noticed that most traders have taken over portions of the gutters and drains where they have put up their structures, causing severe flooding and damage around those areas, especially when it rains.
He said the assembly, over the years, did not enforce the laws regarding pedestrian walkways, leading to the traders encroaching on those areas, adding that caution has been sent to them to vacate the place.
The MCE expressed appreciation to the traders and community members who joined the exercise for their enthusiasm and dedication to the cleanup, adding that the assembly would fully equip them with the necessary tools.
He also pledged to frequently visit the timber market and the meat market at Tulaku to ensure they keep the environment clean always.
Mr. George Freeman, the Kpone-Katamanso Municipal Environmental Health Director, said that the exercise is a directive from the Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council aimed at cleaning the communities every first and last Saturday of the month.
Mr. Freeman noted that sanitation, which is a collective responsibility, keeps the communities clean and free from any outbreaks of diseases and pests.
He appreciated the community, especially those around the Timber market and the Tulaku Meat market, for participating in the exercise and urged them to continue keeping their various surroundings clean to avoid any further outbreaks.
Mr. Ibrahim Zakari, the Chairman of the Tulaku Youth Association, appealed to the assembly to provide them with the materials to work to keep the environment, especially the meat market, clean.
He further appealed to them to provide a proper slaughterhouse for the butchers and traders to always provide the country with fresh and clean meat, as the meat market is the biggest in the country.
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