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The Mayor of Kumasi, Richard Ofori Agyemang Boadi, has issued a warning to cattle owners and street vendors, presenting a strict strategy to reinstate law and order in Ghana’s second-largest city.
During a press conference on Monday, April 14, the Mayor declared that starting May 1, any wandering cattle discovered in the Kumasi metropolis will be confiscated, butchered, and provided to the Kumasi Central Prison to nourish inmates.
“There is another thing I will want you to help me look at. If you have cattle and if they stray in the vicinity of KMA, be assured that from May 1, they will be killed and given to Kumasi Central Prison for food. Especially the route from the airport through to Manhyia Palace,” Mr Boadi declared.
He voiced his frustration over the presence of wandering cattle, especially in prominent areas such as the route from the Kumasi Airport to the Manhyia Palace, which he claimed damages the city’s reputation among tourists.
“I cannot sit for visitors come to Kumasi [and] from the airport to Manhyia, and all they see are faecal matter from cattle,” he lamented.
The directive signifies a heightened effort to tackle the persistent issue of stray animals in urban Kumasi—a dilemma that has led to many complaints from both residents and commuters.
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