Court convicts three traders to GH¢3, 600 fine over sanitation offenses

The Ashaiman Circuit Court has convicted three traders to a fine of GH¢3, 600 for committing sanitation offenses.

They are Samuel Addo, Joyce Ohintey and Fafali Agbenuvor.

The convicts who are all residents of Ashaiman Newtown were said to have failed to clean a drainage system in front of their shops allowing it to produce some pungent smell.

The court presided over by his Honour Emmanuel Mantey Tey, therefore, found them guilty and subsequently convicted each to a fine of 100 penalty units (GHC1, 200).

Speaking in an interview with Oman News, the Ashaiman Municipal Sanitation Prosecutor Mr. Kartey George explained that section 296 of the Criminal code 1960 stipulates that “it is the responsibility of house owners, caretakers and tenants to clean drainage system in front of their house.”

He bemoaned the insanitary situation in Ashaiman which he said has become breeding grounds for mosquitoes in the whole municipality.

“As we speak mosquitoes have invaded Ashaiman.The whole town is full of mosquitoes. And so when it is 5’clock you cannot sit outside because of mosquitoes,” he said.

He warned that his outfit will not hesitate to prosecute residents who flout the sanitation laws and appealed to residents to keep their surroundings clean.

Story By: Michael Creg Afful

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