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Municipal Assembly

Also known as: Ayawaso East Municipal Assembly · Kpone Katamanso Municipal Assembly

Municipal Assembly — local government body responsible for development, disaster response, and public services across Ghanaian municipalities.

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In coverage

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  1. September 2026
  2. Daily Guide

    … We need voices from traditional leaders, media, and citizens to ask the Ministry of Food and Agriculture and the Municipal Assembly for an update. …

    Agogo Is Rotting, Not From Lack Of Hard Work
  3. Joy Online

    … Madam Owusuaa appealed to the Municipal Assembly and the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) to come to the aid of the affected persons, saying many of them were presently perching with relations and friends. …

    Tuesday downpour causes extensive damage to properties in Berekum Municipality
  4. Joy Online

    Residents in parts of the Ga Central Municipality, including Santa Maria and Sowutuom, have demonstrated over persistent flooding and called on the Municipal Assembly to take urgent and lasting action to address the drainage challenges in their communities. …

    Ga Central residents protest over perennial flooding, demand urgent drainage works
  5. August 2026
  6. Joy Online

    … The chiefs made the demand during the 2026 Awubia Festival in Kasoa, where they expressed concerns about the administration of the municipality and what they described as inadequate collaboration between the Municipal Assembly and traditional authorities. …

    Kasoa, Odupong Ofaakor chiefs call for removal of MCE over alleged incompetence, disrespect
  7. The Chronicle

    … The MCE, however, urged the affected stakeholders to engage the Municipal Assembly and the project developers to have their concerns addressed. …

    Mast Project: New Juaben South MCE Calls For Calm
  8. The Chronicle

    … He said the contractor has engaged the Suame Police and Municipal Assembly, but little has been done, and they have to wait until all the spare parts are moved out. …

    Offinso-Anomangye road to be completed and handed over by October 2027 -Resident Engineer
  9. Joy Online

    … He gave an assurance that the Municipal Assembly would continue to play a significant role in ensuring that the festival was celebrated within the remit of the law while supporting initiatives that promoted unity and development within the municipality. …

    Kpone-Katamanso MCE presents items to clans ahead of Homowo Festival
  10. Joy Online

    … She said the directorate would also convene a multi-sectoral response involving the Municipal Assembly, Ghana Education Service, Department of Social Welfare, Ghana Police Service, traditional authorities and religious leaders. …

    Akatsi South records 177 teenage pregnancies in six months
  11. The Ghanaian Times

    The Ayawaso East Municipal Assembly has supported 51 Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) with business equipment and financial assistance under the government’s Disability Fund, with a commitment to extend the initiative to all registered beneficiaries in the municipality by the end …

    Ayawaso East Municipal Assembly supports 51 persons with disabilities
  12. July 2026
  13. Joy Online

    The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the Kpone Katamanso Municipal Assembly, Samuel Tetteh Morton, has disclosed that authorities are considering the decommissioning of the Kpone landfill site. …

    Kpone landfill may be decommissioned over growing environmental concerns – MCE
Agriculture & Land

Agogo tomato farmers lose half harvests to poor practices

The News

Farmers in Agogo, a major tomato-growing area in Asante Akyem North, lose nearly half their harvest before sale due to picking at wrong times, using damaging raffia baskets, lack of cooling facilities, and missing price information—not from laziness, but from insufficient market infrastructure and information systems.

23 September 2026 · Daily Guide →

Wednesday 23 September

  1. Agogo tomato farmers lose half harvests to poor practices

    Farmers in Agogo, a major tomato-growing area in Asante Akyem North, lose nearly half their harvest before sale due to picking at wrong times, using damaging raffia baskets, lack of cooling facilities, and missing price information—not from laziness, but from insufficient market infrastructure and information systems.

    23 September 2026 · Daily Guide →

Tuesday 8 September

  1. Tuesday downpour damages homes in Berekum Municipality

    A downpour in Berekum Municipality's Kyiribaa, Brenyekwa and Berekum Zongo communities flooded homes and destroyed personal belongings, rendering many homeless. No casualties were reported, though an Assembly Member attributed the flooding to poor drainage, choked gutters, and structures erected in waterways.

    8 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 2 September

  1. Ga Central residents protest recurrent flooding, seek drainage solutions

    Residents of Santa Maria and Sowutuom in the Ga Central Municipality have protested over persistent flooding that damages homes and vehicles, calling on the Municipal Assembly to construct larger and properly designed storm drains capable of handling heavy rainfall.

    2 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Sunday 30 August

  1. Kasoa chiefs demand removal of Awutu Senya East MCE

    Traditional authorities in Kasoa and Odupong Ofaakor have called on President Mahama to remove Municipal Chief Executive Seth Serwonoo Banini, citing allegations of incompetence, disrespect towards chiefs, interference in chieftaincy matters, and inadequate collaboration between the Assembly and traditional authorities.

    30 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 26 August

  1. MCE urges calm over telecommunications mast at Koforidua lorry station

    The Municipal Chief Executive for New Juaben South has appealed to drivers and traders at the Koforidua-Kumasi Lorry Station to remain calm over plans to construct a telecommunications mast there. The MCE said the location was selected based on technical assessments by engineers from African Towers Company and is the only site with sufficient signal strength to serve the area.

    26 August 2026 · The Chronicle →

Monday 24 August

  1. Offinso-Anomangye road widening set for completion by October 2027

    The Resident Engineer for Rango Construction Company disclosed that the Offinso-Anomangye road widening project in the Ashanti Region will be completed and handed over by October 31, 2027, though delays in compensation payments, structural obstructions, and damage to completed works have slowed progress.

    24 August 2026 · The Chronicle →

Thursday 20 August

  1. Kpone-Katamanso MCE presents items to clans for Homowo Festival

    Samuel Tetteh Kwashie Morton, the Kpone-Katamanso Municipal Chief Executive, has presented assorted items including maize, palm oil, water and drinks to the 10 clans of Kpone in support of 2026 Homowo Festival preparations. The MCE urged traditional leadership to ensure the festival was celebrated peacefully and called on residents and visitors to conduct themselves responsibly throughout the celebrations.

    20 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 14 August

  1. Akatsi South records 177 teenage pregnancies in first half of 2026

    The Akatsi South Municipality recorded 177 teenage pregnancies between January and June 2026, accounting for 13.2 per cent of all pregnancies registered during the period and exceeding the national target of below 11.5 per cent. The Municipal Director of Health Services described teenage pregnancy as the municipality's "most troubling indicator" and announced plans for intensified adolescent sexual and reproductive health outreach and multi-sectoral response.

    14 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 7 August

  1. Ayawaso East Assembly supports 51 disabled persons with equipment, cash

    The Ayawaso East Municipal Assembly has provided 51 persons with disabilities with business equipment (freezers, sewing machines, wheelchairs) and financial grants under the government's Disability Fund. The MP said the assembly aims to reach all registered PWDs in the municipality by year-end.

    7 August 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →

Tuesday 14 July

  1. Kpone landfill decommissioning under consideration amid environmental concerns

    The Kpone Katamanso Municipal Chief Executive says authorities are considering decommissioning the Kpone landfill due to growing environmental and public health concerns, following a ministerial assessment earlier this year that prompted plans either to decommission it entirely or relocate it.

    14 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 19 June

  1. More than 24 buildings collapse in Western Region floods

    Severe flooding triggered by overflow of the Samre and Tano rivers after heavy rainfall has swept through Samreboi and Asankragwa in Wassa Amenfi West Municipality, displacing residents and destroying homes and property; NADMO confirms no fatalities but has relocated affected families to safe shelters while relief efforts continue.

    19 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 29 May

  1. Greater Accra Regional Council denies authorising livestock sales on streets

    The Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council has denied reports that it sanctioned livestock sales on the Kanda Highway and other principal streets in Accra, stating it has been working to dismantle illegal roadside markets and has convened stakeholder engagement sessions to address environmental and security challenges.

    29 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 15 May

  1. Ayawaso East MP donates 1,000 desks to local schools

    The Member of Parliament for Ayawaso East, Baba Jamal, has donated about 1,000 desks to the Ayawaso East Municipal Assembly for distribution to schools in the area to improve teaching and learning. The Municipal Director of Education said the furniture would improve learning outcomes and ensure pupils have proper seating and writing space.

    15 May 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →

Sunday 3 May

  1. Gold Fields Foundation launches malaria awareness programme in Western Region

    The Gold Fields Ghana Foundation held a World Malaria Day event in Tarkwa-Nsuaem and Prestea/Huni-Valley Municipalities, featuring panel discussions on malaria transmission and prevention strategies, including a larviciding exercise at mosquito breeding sites. In Tarkwa-Nsuaem, four out of every 10 outpatient cases are malaria-related.

    3 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →

Thursday 30 April

  1. Gold Fields Foundation backs World Malaria Day awareness campaign

    Gold Fields Ghana Foundation supported the 2026 World Malaria Day commemoration with a community engagement initiative in Tarkwa Nsuaem, where malaria remains a leading cause of outpatient cases. In 2025, Ghana recorded more than 5.3 million malaria cases, with the municipality documenting 160,474 suspected cases and 53,037 confirmed.

    30 April 2026 · Joy Online →

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