The sanitation minister Freda Prempeh has tasked WASH stakeholders to focus a bit more on delivering comprehensive district-wide sanitation services to meet the set targets. According to the Minister, meeting these set targets will require coordinated, cost-effective, and inclusive efforts by all. The recently launched Ghana WASH Sector Development …
Read More »Kenya: Jean Mensa’s team meets stakeholders ahead of August 9 elections
The International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) have finished conducting a Pre-Election Assessment Mission (PEAM) as part of their overall observation of Kenya’s 2022 general elections. The pre-election assessment which began on May 16 and ended on May 20, 2022, made some interesting recommendations ahead of …
Read More »‘Swallow your pride; consult stakeholders to revive economy’ – Mahama tells gov’t
Former President John Dramani Mahama has taken on the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) over what he calls a “total collapse of the economy”. Mr. Mahama said President Nana Akufo-Addo and his head of the economic management team had failed to make pragmatic decisions aimed at salvaging Ghana’s fragile economy. …
Read More »RTI Law implementation: Commission holds stakeholders engagement in Kumasi
The Chairman of the Right to Information Commission (RTIC) Justice Ofori Atta has urged media practitioners to collaborate with other stakeholders to ensure that the RTI Law is fully operationalized in the country. According to Mr. Justice Ofori Atta, the media can be successful only when they come together with a …
Read More »Stakeholders discuss tobacco taxation to reduce consumption
The Vision for Alternative Development Tax Advocacy Network for Health Promotion has held a national stakeholder meeting on tobacco taxation to help reduce tobacco consumption in Ghana. The non-governmental organization is undertaking a tobacco taxation project in the country under the auspices of the Tax Justice Network Africa (TJNA), with …
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