Posted by Amarachi on Wed 16th Apr, 2025 - tori.ng
He urged all herders to keep their animals out of the metropolis to avoid severe consequences.
Mayor of Kumasi, Richard Ofori Agyemang Boadi, has issued a stern warning to herders in the Ghanaian city to remove stray cattle from commercial areas.
Addressing a news conference in Kumasi, the Mayor said the decision is a response to the growing problem of cattle roaming freely and disrupting public life, an issue he described as unworthy of the city’s stature.
Beginning 1 May 2025, any cow found roaming freely in markets, streets or public centres in Kumasi will be sl@ughtered, the Mayor declared.
He urged all herders to keep their animals out of the metropolis to avoid severe consequences.
The Mayor added that the meat from these impounded and sl@ughtered cattle will be distributed to local prisons to feed 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 k!lled and given to Kumasi Central Prison for food. Especially the route from the airport through to Manhyia Palace.
“I cannot sit for visitors come to Kumasi [and] from the airport to Manhyia, and all they see are faecal matter from cattle.”
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