Also known as: Mr Darko-Mensah
MP for Takoradi who proposes mining sector decentralisation and chairs Community Education Fund; testified as defence witness in Wontumi illegal mining trial.
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Kwabena Okyere Darko- Mensah handing over a trunk and mattress to one of the beneficiary students The Member of Parliament (MP) for Takoradi, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, has distributed free school trunks and mattresses to Junior High School (JHS) graduates in the constituency w …
Takoradi MP Supports Students With Trunks, MattressesJoy Online
… Despite knowing the security threats surrounding illegal mining, as confirmed by defence witness Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah (DW3), A1 never once visited the site to inspect or ensure PW2 was only planting trees. …
THE LAW 101: The Akonta Mining JudgmentJoy Online
… The defence called several witnesses, including former Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, George Mireku-Duker, and former Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah.
Wontumi Samreboi Case: Full charges under Minerals and Mining ActJoy Online
… The defence called witnesses including former Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources George Mireku-Duker and former Western Regional Minister Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah. …
Court convicts Wontumi on six illegal mining charges over Samreboi concessionJoy Online
… Supporting the motion on the floor of Parliament, the Member of Parliament for Takoradi, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, urged the government to complement international air connectivity by expanding domestic aviation services. …
Parliament ratifies air services agreements with six countries to boost connectivityBusiness & Financial Times
By Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah To achieve a sustainable and well-regulated mining industry, the following reforms are proposed to address illegal mining, environmental degradation, weak enforcement and governance challenges within Ghana’s mining sector. …
Proposed reset for the mining sectorJoy Online
Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Takoradi, has proposed consolidation policies to fundamentally restructure Ghana’s mining sector. …
Takoradi MP proposes policies to streamline Ghana’s mining industryDaily Guide
… Former Western Regional Minister and Chairman of the Regional Security Council (REGSEC), Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, also “categorically and unequivocally” rejected the assertion that Chairman Wontumi and Akonta Mining Company Limited were engaged in or facilitating illegal mini …
Samreboi Mining Case: Wontumi Faces Judgment July 3Joy Online
… The trial has featured testimony from prosecution and defence witnesses, including former Western Regional Minister Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, who appeared as the fourth defence witness. …
Wontumi trial: Court sets July 3 for judgmentJoy Online
… The witness, former Western Regional Minister Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, came under questioning over his knowledge of the events surrounding the assignment of a mining concession at the centre of the criminal trial. …
Wontumi Trial: Former Western Regional Minister admits he did not witness key Samreboi dealThe Member of Parliament for Takoradi, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, has distributed free school trunks and mattresses to Junior High School graduates in the constituency preparing for Senior High School, alongside exercise books to basic school children, through his Community Education Fund established in 2009.
19 hours ago · Daily Guide →
The Member of Parliament for Takoradi, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, has distributed free school trunks and mattresses to Junior High School graduates in the constituency preparing for Senior High School, alongside exercise books to basic school children, through his Community Education Fund established in 2009.
19 hours ago · Daily Guide →
A High Court judgment in The Republic v. Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi), Kwame Antwi, and Akonta Mining Company Limited addresses regulatory and criminal frameworks governing mineral exploitation, with implications for corporate governance, statutory compliance, and the fight against galamsey.
22 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Accra High Court has convicted Bernard Antwi-Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi), the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NPP, on all six charges under the Minerals and Mining Act in connection with illegal mining activities on the Samreboi concession in the Western Region. The charges allege that Wontumi and his company Akonta Mining Limited permitted mining operations without ministerial approval and facilitated unlicensed mining in 2024.
20 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Accra High Court has convicted NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako on all six charges of illegal mining on the Samreboi concession in the Western Region, including unlawful assignment of mineral rights and facilitating unlicensed mining operations contrary to the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006.
20 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Parliament has ratified bilateral air services agreements between Ghana and six countries — Benin, Saudi Arabia, Mauritius, Guyana, Luxembourg, and Qatar — signed between 2018 and 2023, to strengthen international air connectivity and enable direct flight connections for passengers and cargo services.
1 July 2026 · Joy Online →
An opinion piece proposes reforms to Ghana's mining sector, including decentralizing mining licenses to district level with chiefs' involvement, introducing a mobile licensing regime to formalize more miners, and redistributing mining revenue with 18% for mining communities and 70% for national development.
26 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, MP for Takoradi, has proposed restructuring Ghana's mining sector through decentralisation of mining licences to district level, increased community participation, and a new revenue-sharing formula allocating 18 per cent to mining communities, two per cent to district administrations, five per cent for environmental restoration and reclamation, five per cent for royalties, and 70 per cent to other purposes.
26 June 2026 · Joy Online →
A High Court in Accra has scheduled July 3, 2026 to deliver judgment in the trial of NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Wontumi), who is accused of facilitating unlicensed mining on his Akonta Mining Company Limited's Samreboi concession without ministerial approval. He and his company face charges of assignment of mineral rights without approval and purposely facilitating an unlicensed mining operation under the Minerals and Mining Act.
4 June 2026 · Daily Guide →
The High Court has fixed July 3 to deliver judgment in the illegal mining case involving Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako and two others, following the closure of the defence case on June 3 after its fifth and final witness.
3 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Western Regional Minister Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, a defence witness in the Samreboi illegal mining case involving Chairman Wontumi and two others, admitted during cross-examination that he had no personal knowledge of discussions between Chairman Wontumi and prosecution witness Henry Okum regarding the assignment of the mining concession at the centre of the criminal trial.
1 June 2026 · Joy Online →