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 · Assurances Committee · The Assurances Committee of Parliament · Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) Committee · DTT Committee · Ashanti Regional Steering Committee of the New Patriotic Party · Ashanti Regional Steering Committee · United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Parliamentary Select Committee on Sanitation and Water Resources — conducts oversight visits on waste management and sanitation service delivery across metropolitan and municipal assemblies.
… 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 Parliamentary Select Committee on Sanitation and Water Resources has uncovered what stakeholders describe as a significant contribution by Zoomlion Ghana Limited to sanitation management in the Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly, following revelations that the company has opera …
… The Assemblies in separate engagement with the Parliamentary Select Committee on Sanitation and Water Resources, confirmed having officially lodged complaints about the practice and described it as “unfair,” but nothing, they said appeared to come out of it. …
Ghana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has welcomed a UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination report calling for reparatory justice for the trafficking and enslavement of Africans, stating that states are legally bound under the 1965 International Convention to provide such reparations and that slavery's former legal status is no longer an excuse to avoid responsibility.
Ghana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has welcomed a UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination report calling for reparatory justice for the trafficking and enslavement of Africans, stating that states are legally bound under the 1965 International Convention to provide such reparations and that slavery's former legal status is no longer an excuse to avoid responsibility.
The Ashanti Regional Steering Committee of the NPP has rejected the use of the old album for constituency executive elections in Tafo and Manso Nkwanta, insisting that the newly validated album containing eligible delegates is the only legitimate document for the process. The Committee warned that reverting to the old album would be unconstitutional and could have serious consequences for the party ahead of the 2028 general elections.
Ghana's Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations has received the final report of the Digital Terrestrial Television Committee, which conducted an independent review of the country's DTT platform to address concerns over sustainability, infrastructure management, governance, and affordability for broadcasters. The Minister described the report as marking the beginning of the next phase of efforts to strengthen the DTT platform.
The Chairperson of Parliament's Assurances Committee has called on ministers and government appointees to honour parliamentary committee invitations to account for their stewardship, after some officials failed to appear at a public hearing. He warned that persistent disregard for parliamentary summons would be reported to the House and that no minister is above the law.
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.
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.