Monthly Archives: May 2025

The President of the Republic of Ghana, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama is on a “Thank You Tour” all over the country to appreciate the good people of Ghana for electing him and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) into Power to be able to achieve the “Reset Agenda” they promised Ghanaians in their Manifesto.

He visited Bono East, Kintampo Municipality to thank the good people of Bono East for giving him overwhelming endorsement in all the eleven MMDCEs in the region in the December 7th 2024 general elections.

Nana Owusu the president of the Bone East House of Chief who spoke on behalf of Nananom congratulated the president for being elected as the President and welcomed him to the Bono East Region.

Nana was full of praise for the president for launching the Feeding Ghana Agenda at Techiman, the appreciation of the Cedi, and achieving a lot in his 120 days social contract with Ghanaians as promised in their manifesto during their campaign.

Nana pleaded with the President to help the Bono East Region witness improvements on road networks, upgrade college of Health and Well-being to University status; build a palace for the Bono East Regional Houses of Chiefs; help solve water problems in the region; solve the issue of Fulani herdsmen distraction to farms in their communities.

The Regional Chief Imam and Council of Churches, expressed gratitude for the reduction in Hajj fares and for appointing capable hands from within Christian and Muslim groups to man the affairs of the country.

He expressed optimism that the various programmes being implemented including the National Youth Entrepreneurship Program, among others will go a long way to bring the needed desire the public is looking for.

They pleaded with the president to give Muslim youth in the country scholarship in education, enforce laws which can prevent the youth from taking “Red” which is causing so much harm to youth.

The Regional Minister Mr. Francis Owusu Antwi also thanked the President John for all the developmental projects he has lunched in the region since he came to shape our region for improvement. He asked the president to help the region achieve development in various sectors in order to improve the lives of the people.

President John Dramani Mahama expressed his gratitude to the people of Bono East Region, Nananom, the youth of the Bono East Region and saying, “You are the True Heroes of this Victory for giving me and the NDC victory” to reset the country.

He indicated that despite inheriting a bad economy, they have chosen to work effectively, ensuring fiscal discipline to redirect resources to education, agricultural and the health sector; and strengthening the cedi to give the citizens some respite.

He also thanked all transport unions for the reduction in fares; and added that his government is working on roads in the country most especially, framing communities including Ofuman to Wenchi road.

He talked of transforming the education sector by completing all the E-blocks all over the country, free fees for first year students at tertiary schools, free education for physically challenged students, payment of allowance to all nursing students from this year January to date, establishing a new Technical University at Techiman, Forikrom and uplifting College of health and Well-being to university status. He announced plans to establish university of Health and Life Sciences in Kintampo, further reinforcing the region’s educational infrastructure and support for healthcare development.

On agriculture, he indicated that Feed Ghana was introduced to boost the small scale agriculture, by building ware houses to reduce post-harvest loses.

The president said robbery issue would be the thing of the past because security personnel are going to be deployed at all the arears mentioned most especially Atebubu areas to reduce robbery in those areas.

Due to the low amount of revenue Kintampo Municipal Assembly Receive weekly. The Kintampo Municipal Assembly has find it necessary to meet all sectors in the Municipality who are responsible for revenue mobilization in the Municipality.

The Municipal Chief Executive Mr. Isaac Donkor in view of this poor mobilization of revenue has held several meetings with all the Stakeholders in charge of the mobilization of revenue including Yam Market Executives responsible of lording of tracks, charcoal sales also in charge of loading the bags of the charcoal on the tracks to see the way forward as to how increment can be than compering market rates of other districts tax’s tick’s payment.

Staff of the revenue section both permeate and allowance staff were also met by the Municipal chief executive, city guides who also help in the revenue collection/mobilization in the municipality were not left out in the meetings organized.

Issues discussed hindering their output were:

1. The weekly market not in good condition when it rain, making traders file reluctant to pay their tax.
2.  No parking spaces for tracks to loud their yam.
3. No security lights at the weekly market.
4.  The market not always clean making traders complain of not seeing the need for payment taxes.
5. No uniform for City guides personnel’s,
6. Inadequate City guides only five (5) making their work very difficult.
7.  Only one of them is mechanized in government payroll having working with the Assembly for so many years.
8. “Okada” riders clamming Kintampo Municipality is for the ground fathers.

among others were the complains given to the Municipal Chief Executive as matters hindering their productivity of not making much revenue for the Municipality.

MCE assured the revenue staff, yam and Charcoal traders of his support in any way to give them the necessary support and employing five (5) more city guides in addition to the once already working, making sure that the old staff are all mechanized in government payroll and work on the bad market conditions.

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The Kintampo Municipal Assembly has inaugurated its Municipal Sanitation Planning Committee to deal with the poor environmental sanitation which has been a major challenge in all communities in the municipality.

In all the MMDCEs, in the Country and Kintampo Municipal Assembly as one of the Municipalizes in the country, environmental sanitation management is a huge responsibility. It is for this reason the Government of Ghana is re-introducing the National Sanitation Day Programme (NSDP)to improve waste management and enhance environmental cleanliness across the country.

As the Kintampo Municipal has an on-going solid waste collection contract with Zoomlion Ghana Limited, however, it is limited in scope and largely concentrated in some parts of the Kintampo Township. It is obvious that vast public and private spaces would not be cleaned so this (NSDP) would ensure citizens to assist the Assemblies cleaning those spaces.

In a short inaugural prgramme organized by the Kintampo Municipal Assembly saw some heads of department and stakeholder who came together to constitute the Committee.

In a speech by the Municipal Chief Executive Mr. Isaac Donkor stated clear duties of the committee and that, the inauguration of the Kintampo Municipal Sanitation Planning Committee is to position our municipality for action in this well-intentioned endeavor.

He added that the, “Planning Committee is composed of relevant sanitation related stakeholders whose main duty is to coordinate the National Sanitation Day activities to be undertaken in the municipality and report on them. Members are”;

Municipal Chief Executive as the Chair and all those as members, Municipal Coordinating Director, municipal Environmental Health Officer, Manager of Zoomlion Ghana, a member from council of Churches, Rep from Muslim Community, Municipal Health Director, Municipal Education Director, Divisional Police Commander, Market Queen mother, the Presiding Member (PM), Municipal Information Officer, National Commission for Civic Education Rep, Reps of all the Chiefs in the Municipality, a Member from Concerned Youth Kintampo and Reps from GPRTU and PROTOA.

The Municipal Chief Executive in his conclusion stated, “I will like to assure the Kintampo Municipal Sanitation Planning Committee of my personal involvement and support to ensure a great program impact in the municipality. Let us not leave anyone out” he ended.

The Kintampo Municipal Assembly Inaugurated its Medium Term Developmental Planning Committee for the 2026 to 2029 period.

In a very brief and short ceremony, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) Mr. Isaac Donkor in his key note address said the committee was made up of all key sectors in the Municipality such as education, health, physical panning, agriculture, local governance, youth and women groups traditional authorities and civil societies which is due their collective commitment of the inclusive and sustainable development off our municipality.

Mr.Donkor said their selection was due to the recognition of their expertise and leadership they bring to their respective fields of work and they are together to craft a developmental plan which would speak of the real needs of the people of Kintampo Municipality and leverage the strength and set a clear path for transformative growth for Municipality.

He spoke of the Medium Term Development Plan not being just a document which allows the Municipalities to Set clear priorities based on their local needs and available resources but it Align their initiatives with national development goals and global targets such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It also Attract funding and investment by demonstrating structured planning and measurable outcomes, Monitoring and evaluate the progress, ensuring accountability and continuous improvement in service delivery, and Fostering inclusive development by engaging stakeholders at all levels, ensuring that no group is left behind.

The MCE then urges them to engage the communities meaningfully, remain data-driven, and think boldly about the future we want for Kintampo North Municipality.

In conclusion, “Together, let us lay the foundation for a municipality that is prosperous, inclusive, and resilient, the task ahead is crucial but with your dedication, I am confident that we will deliver a plan that transforms lives and builds hope”. He ended.

The Kintampo Municipal Assembly Department of Agriculture sensitized residents on African Swine Fever (ASF) in some communities in the Municipality.

The exercise carried out by Dr. David Mensah, the Veterinary Doctor and his staff was targeted at pig farmers and aimed at informing and educate them on the signs and symptoms of the disease and its prevention since there is no known vaccine.

Dr. Mensah revealed that, Ghana as a country is still trying its best to get Vaccine or treatment for the disease but so far it has not been successful yet, so for that matter farmers should try not to allow their pigs to be attacked by this harmful disease/sickness which has hit the country for some time now.

Farmers were taken through signs such as; high fever, decreased appetite, red or blotchy skin lesions, diarrhea, vomiting, coughing, difficulty breathing and in severe cases, sudden death.

On prevention they were advised to

• limit access to farms;

• to undertake rigorous cleaning and disinfection, and avoid the introduction of contaminated materials,

• restricting access to the farm by visitors,

• introduction of footbath at entrances and exits,

• avoid feeding pigs with garbage such as leftover food or household waste,

• isolate sick pigs from the herd and keep visiting them always to monitor them.

Farmers expressed gratitude to the team for enlightening them on the out-break of the disease(ASF) which have become a worry to them as farmers affected by the African Swine Fever (ASF) have lost their source of income and now counting their losses.

Most pork sales and family are also complaining of the price of pork in the market it is their sours of protein and is expensive in the market.

Meanwhile Dr. Mensah revealed in an interview assured that samples of the dad pigs have been taken to Accra for further examination.