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A total of 10,016 candidates in the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly have begun writing the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) across 35 designated centres in the metropolis. According to the Kumasi Metro Education Directorate, girls make up the majority of candidates with 5,230 representing 52% of the total, while 4,786 …

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has issued a stark warning that the Oti Landfill Site, the primary waste disposal facility for the Greater Kumasi area, will be closed down in the next three months if urgent measures are not taken to address its crippling financial struggles. The Mayor of Kumasi, …

A group calling iteself, Kejetia Umbrella Movement has rejected claims by the Federation of Kumasi Traders that Kejetia Market is a death trap, describing the allegations as baseless. Speaking at a press conference held inside the market, the group’s General Secretary, Mr. Acquah Kwabena, emphasized that the Kumasi City Market, …

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has arrested four individuals for selling illicit drugs at a sanitation area behind the Ashtown Post Office, as part of its efforts to maintain law and order in the metropolis. The Internal Security Task Force conducted the operation on Monday, March 16, 2026, seizing substances …

Kande Seidu, a food vendor at Alabar Market in Kumasi, has been sentenced to 20 days in prison custody for using open fire in the market. She was sentenced by a District Court Two at Prempeh Assembly Hall, presided over by Her Worship Deborah Gyawa Donkor on Monday, March 16, …

  The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly  in a bold move to tackle the growing threat of hypertension, has passed a resolution banning the open display of salt in all food establishments across the city. The policy, effective immediately, aims to reduce excessive salt consumption and curb rising rates of hypertension among …

The 6-kilometre Daaban-Newsite road project in Kumasi is entering its final phase, with completion expected in the next two weeks. The project, executed by Doncross Ltd, aims to transform the daily commute of residents and commuters in the area. For months, the community has endured dusty and deteriorated road conditions, …

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has sounded the alarm over the chaotic state of Bantama, vowing to enforce street regulations amid rampant trading on roads, pavement encroachments, and haphazard parking that have turned the area into a traffic nightmare. In a stern statement issued November 25, 2025, following an inspection …

The Mayor of Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, Hon. Richard Ofori, has taken a bold step to address the issue of filth and sanitation in the city by personally leading a clean-up exercise in the Central Business District. The mayor expressed concern over the deplorable state of the environment, particularly the choked …

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, led by Chief Executive Officer Hon. Richard Ofori Agyemang Boadi, has demonstrated its commitment to supporting education in the city through a significant donation of 50 bags of cement to Garrison Basic School. This gesture highlights the assembly’s dedication to improving the learning environment and infrastructure …