Kumasi MA (Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly)

The Kumasi Metropolis is located in the middle of the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It is the second largest city in the country and the administrative capital of Ashanti. It is a fast growing Metropolis with an estimated population of more than 2.7 million people and an annual growth rate of about 2.7%. The Kumasi metropolitan Assembly is a government of Ghana Agency whose mission is in tandem with the prime functions of District Assemblies as stated in the Local Government Act of 1993 (Act 462, section 10) thus the District Assembly ‘shall be responsible for the overall development of the district and shall formulate and execute plans, programmes and strategies for the effective mobilization of the resources necessary for the overall development of the district’.

The detailed function of this Assembly is set out in the LI 1614 of 1995. The execution of these functions such as provision of socio-economic services requires efficient and effective mobilization and utilization of material, human and financial resources to improve the lives of the residents of the metropolis. Various departments under the Assembly are given specific responsibilities and the Waste Management Department of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly is responsible for Environmental Sanitation within the metropolis. The services provided constitute an essential factor in contributing to good health, high productivity and the welfare of the people.