The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has intensified its sanitation enforcement campaign, launching a fresh crackdown on food vendors operating under unhygienic conditions in the Central Business District (CBD).
The operation formed part of the Assembly’s ongoing “Samansaman” exercise, which saw environmental health officers and a taskforce storm the Adum Railways enclave—a busy commercial area where many traders and commuters purchase meals.
During the exercise, officials found food being prepared and sold close to choked gutters and stagnant drains, with uncovered meals exposed to flies and other potential sources of contamination.
Several vendors were arrested for allegedly operating in unsanitary conditions. In cases where stall owners were absent, individuals found preparing food were apprehended.
Some vendors fled upon seeing the taskforce, leaving behind their food and cooking utensils, while others challenged the officers, arguing that maintaining sanitation was the Assembly’s responsibility since they pay market levies.
Speaking to the media, the leader of the KMA Environmental Health and Taskforce, Adam Salifu Abass, said the exercise forms part of a sustained campaign to improve sanitation and safeguard public health in Kumasi.
He stressed that the Assembly would continue to enforce sanitation regulations and urged traders to comply with food safety standards.
Mr Abass also called on residents and vendors to view cleanliness as a shared responsibility rather than one solely for the Assembly, noting that good sanitation is essential to protecting lives and maintaining a healthy environment.
The KMA has reiterated its commitment to sustaining the “Samansaman” exercise as part of broader efforts to restore cleanliness and improve public health across the metropolis.
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