Parliamentary Select Committee on Sanitation and Water Resources
Also known as: the Committee · Parliamentary Select Committee on Chieftaincy, Culture and Religious Affairs · Committee on Constitutional and Legal Affairs · Parliamentary Select Committee on Trade, Industry, and Tourism · Gomoa West Constituency Executive Committee of the National Democratic Congress
Parliamentary Select Committee on Sanitation and Water Resources — conducts oversight visits to assemblies and examines waste management and water service delivery issues.
The Gomoa West Constituency Executive Committee of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has issued a strong clarification following media reports suggesting that media personality Captain Smart intends to contest the party’s parliamentary primaries ahead of the 2028 General Ele …
Alexander Roosevelt Hottordze, Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Trade, Industry, and Tourism, has called on the Government to resource the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) to carry out its mandate effectively. …
… Okyere Baafi made the remarks during a working visit by the Parliamentary Select Committee on Trade, Industry, and Tourism to the Authority, where members engaged management on its operations, achievements, and plans. …
… In a petition addressed to the President, the organisation expressed concern over the conduct of public hearings and stakeholder consultations held by Parliament’s Committee on Constitutional and Legal Affairs on the proposed legislation. …
… Ogyeahoho Yaw Gyebi, President of the National House of Chiefs made the request during a meeting with the Parliamentary Select Committee on Chieftaincy, Culture and Religious Affairs at the NHC office in Kumasi. …
… The committee’s concerns follow a working visit to assess progress on the project, during which members expressed dissatisfaction with the pace of work and the apparent abandonment of key sections of the site. …
… need for sanitation courts and sustainable funding for every Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to improve sanitation service delivery and ensure strict enforcement of sanitation by-laws, as the Parliamentary Select Committee on Sanitation and Water Resources …
… Welcoming members of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Sanitation and Water Resources to the assembly, the Metropolitan Chief Executive for STMA, Mr Frederick Faustinus Faidoo, acknowledged that sanitation management within the metropolis had remained a major challenge despit …
… need for sanitation courts and sustainable funding for every Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to improve sanitation service delivery and ensure strict enforcement of sanitation by-laws, as the Parliamentary Select Committee on Sanitation and Water Resources …
The Parliamentary Select Committee on Sanitation and Water Resources has uncovered what many stakeholders have described as a significant contribution by Zoomlion Ghana Limited to sanitation management in the Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly, following revelations that the compan …
The Gomoa West Constituency Executive Committee of the NDC has issued a clarification stating that media personality Captain Smart is not a registered member of the party in the constituency and has not participated in branch meetings or activities. The Committee also raised concerns about his past political associations with the CPP and NPP.
The Gomoa West Constituency Executive Committee of the NDC has issued a clarification stating that media personality Captain Smart is not a registered member of the party in the constituency and has not participated in branch meetings or activities. The Committee also raised concerns about his past political associations with the CPP and NPP.
Michael Okyere Baafi, Ranking Member of Parliament's Committee on Trade, Industry, and Tourism, has called on the Ghana Standards Authority to strengthen its revenue generation to sustain operations and enhance impact. He commended the Authority's international recognition while emphasizing the need for enhanced internally generated revenue to support its expanding responsibilities.
The Ghana Centre for Religion and Public Life has petitioned President Mahama, claiming exclusion from stakeholder consultations on the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill 2025, arguing the process denied some organisations fair hearing despite the Speaker confirming public hearings and engagements were completed.
Ghana's Parliamentary Select Committee on Roads and Transport has criticised delays in the construction of the US$560 million Western Railway Line, saying contractor Amandi Holdings Limited has significant performance gaps despite substantial government payments, particularly on the incomplete Kojokrom to Manso stretch.
The Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly has highlighted funding constraints and the need for sanitation courts and sustainable funding for all assemblies to improve sanitation service delivery and enforce by-laws. The assembly's MCE noted that district assembly common fund guidelines restrict sanitation spending to 10 percent of allocation, and that the metropolis inherited inadequate waste management equipment with only 15 communal waste containers.
The Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly has called for sanitation courts and sustainable funding for all MMDAs to improve sanitation service delivery, noting that current guidelines limit assemblies to spending only 10 per cent of their allocation on waste management and sanitation.
The Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly has told the Parliamentary Select Committee on Sanitation and Water Resources that it needs sustainable funding and sanitation courts to improve service delivery; the Metropolitan Chief Executive noted that District Assemblies Common Fund guidelines limit spending on waste management and sanitation to 10 percent of allocation, constraining efforts despite ongoing challenges including inadequate waste management equipment.
Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies in the Central Region are objecting to deductions of Zoomlion fumigation fees from the District Assemblies Common Fund, saying there is minimal or no evidence of fumigation exercises being carried out despite the deductions amounting to thousands of cedis per quarter and leaving the Assemblies short of funds for essential services.