The Chief Executive Officer of Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Mr. Richard Ofori Boadi Agyeman also called King Zuba, is not happy with the indebtedness of the Assembly.
From GH¢51million owed its creditors some years back, the figure has soared to about GH¢142 million, which the current management has worked and reduced it to
GH¢100 million.
The mayor made these disclosures when he interacted with a section of the media in Kumasi during which he courted the support of the local media to help raise public awareness about the city’s development agenda.
Mr. Agyemang Boadi outlined the challenges the authority faces and appealed for the support of the media in educating residents so that planned projects could be executed smoothly.
According to him, sanitation has emerged as another pressing challenge facing the Assembly currently because the city generates about 3,000 tonnes of waste daily, and that the Assembly needed €600m to create additional disposal sites.
“Sanitation has been a challenge; there is no way we can get people off the pavement until Phase 2 of the Kejetia project and the Krofrom markets are completed”.
He disclosed that Night‑time street sweeping will be put on hold in February, to be replaced by a morning sweeping schedule. He advised traders to grant sanitation officers access to the markets.
Mr. Agyemang Boadi also revealed major infrastructure projects to be undertaken in 2026, which include road construction from the Santasi roundabout to the Asokwa interchange, the building of a new bridge, and the removal of all containers between the Ahodwo and Santasi roundabouts before Wednesday to allow dual‑carriageway development.
He noted that 75 % of the Suame Interchange lies within KMA’s jurisdiction and expressed confidence that the Central government funding would enable the contractor resume work as soon as possible.
He indicated that about 240 solar street lights have been installed to improve night security and repeated the pledge by President Mahama to construct an ultra-modern theatre for Kumasi for which four sites have already been earmarked for selection.
The Mayor further announced plans for the construction of a new paediatric centre, a dormitory block for Kumasi Islamic Senior High School, and improvements in water and sanitation coverage, which currently stands at 84.4 % for water supply and 68 % for water‑closet sanitation.
He stressed that a clean city was essential to attract investors, saying, “No investor would want to invest in a dirty city hence KMA’s priority being cleanliness.
Mr. Agyemang reiterated his appeal to the media for assistance to get the people educated about our programmes so that together we can build a safe, smart and investment‑friendly Kumasi.
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