Ten of the twelve people arrested by sanitation officers of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) for violating sanitation by-laws have been convicted and fined by the Prempeh District Court.
One accused person pleaded not guilty and had the case adjourned to July 13, while another, who was absent due to illness, is expected to appear before the court on Tuesday, July 7.
The convictions followed a sanitation enforcement exercise by the Assembly aimed at ensuring compliance with environmental health regulations.
Speaking to journalists after the court proceedings, the Public Relations Officer of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, Henrietta Afia Konadu, said the suspects were arraigned before two courts at the Prempeh District Court.
“We had 12 people arrested and arraigned before Courts One and Two at the Prempeh Assembly Court. Out of the 12, nine were sentenced to 100 penalty units each, while two were sentenced to 140 penalty units each. In default of payment, they will serve 10 days’ imprisonment,” she said.
She explained that one accused person pleaded not guilty, leading to an adjournment of the case to July 13, while another suspect who was indisposed is expected to appear before the court separately.
According to Ms. Konadu, the offences committed by the accused included discharging urine into open drains, allowing waste to accumulate in front of residential properties, permitting gutters to become clogged, dumping construction debris into drains, and turning the back of buildings into refuse dumps.
“One had connected their urinal into a drain, another had the back of their wall turned into a dumpsite. Others had waste in front of their houses, clogged gutters, while some left construction debris outside, which was being washed into drains,” she said.
She noted that the sanitation violations were detected during inspections conducted around the Dichemso Plaza area.
Ms. Konadu clarified that all fines imposed by the court would be paid into the Consolidated Fund and not retained by the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly.
She explained that those fined 100 penalty units would each pay GH¢1,200, based on the current value of a penalty unit of GH¢12, while the two offenders sentenced to 140 penalty units would pay higher amounts.
The Assembly expressed optimism that all convicted persons would settle their fines to avoid serving the default custodial sentence.
The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly has intensified enforcement of sanitation regulations as part of efforts to improve environmental cleanliness and ensure compliance with the city’s sanitation by-laws.
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