Tag Archives: KAJETIA

Fire incident: Close down Kajetia market for 3 days – Ash. Reg. Minister

The Ashanti Regional Minister Simon Osei Mensah has recommended closure of the Kumasi Kejetia Market for three working days after fire gutted the market on Wednesday. This, he, said will give management of the market and technical team enough time to assess the level of damage caused by the fire …

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New Kejetia Market traders withdraw payment of all levies

The leadership of the Combined Kumasi Kejetia/Central Market Traders Association at the New Kejetia market in the Kumasi Metropolis of have directed their members not to pay market premium, service charges and any other levies until issues with electricity tariffs are resolved. The directive which came on Thursday October 14, …

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Part of Kumasi Central Market demolished

City authorities have demolished a 20 percent land size of the Kumasi Central Market as part of the construction of the second phase of the Kejetia redevelopment project. The construction firm working on the project, Contracta, requested the portion for the construction of a drainage system. Affected traders initially resisted …

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Kejetia traders directed to rescind decision not to pay bills

Board members of the new Kejetia market have admonished leadership of the traders to go through the laid down procedures in their bid to securing separate electricity meter for the traders. Board Vice Chair Nana Agyenim Boateng I, speaking on Akoma FM’s weekend political show Wonsom Saturday, August 7, explained that “we are …

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Kejetia Market: Leaders direct traders not to pay bills

Traders at the newly built Kejetia Market have suspended payments of bills, service charges, and other monthly tariffs to management of the market with immediate effect. This, according to them, is to register their displeasure over high electricity cost and lackadaisical attitude of the market’s management in resolving their concerns. …

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Kejetia traders demand insurance claims following floods

Traders who were affected by the recent flooding at the newly built Kejetia Market are seeking insurance claims and compensation from management. They say they are in talks with their legal team for appropriate steps but until conclusions are reached, their intentions for the insurance claims will be fought for …

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Kejetia market to close at 7pm from June 2021

Kumasi City Markets Limited, Managers of the Kejetia Market, one of the landmark trading centres in the West-African sub-region, has announced that the facility will close at 7pm from June 1, this year. Managing Director, Kofi Dufour Addai, said the decision was to reduce the cost of operation, and also …

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‘Recalcitrant’ Kumasi traders resort to Kejetia lawns as a place for drying washed clothes

Barely 14 months after commissioning of the redeveloped Kejetia market, some recalcitrant traders in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital have resorted to the green grasses around the Otumfuo statue, as a place for drying washed clothes. The rather appalling behaviour, Ghana Guardian learned, begun after city authorities removed the military …

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