The surrounding area is full of refuse deposited by traders, hawkers, shoppers, and passengers.
ADVERTISEMENT
This is the current state of Kaneshie as filth takes over the market [Photos]
It is becoming a normal scene to sight heaps of refuse at the Kaneshie market complex.
Kaneshie
Recommended articles
The market, which can be described as one of most planned in the Accra Metropolis, does not have a single refuse bin placed at vantage points for individuals who trade or shop to deposit refuse.
And as a result, people indiscriminately litter the environment, resulting in heaps of rubbish in an area where health and hygiene are very important.
Kaneshie filth
Pulse Ghana
ADVERTISEMENT
The market is on the verge of collapse due to improper management of garbage.
The situation poses serious health risks not only to them but patrons of the market as well.
The quest by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to make Accra the cleanest city in Africa before he exits as president may not be fulfilled.
Filth at Kaneshie market
Pulse Ghana
Nana Addo in his 2019 State of the Nation Address (SONA) said he remains determined in making Accra the cleanest city in Africa by the end of his first term.
ADVERTISEMENT
He remarked that the government is set to launch a sanitation brigade that will see to the orderliness of keeping the city clean.
"We will intensify our efforts in making Accra the cleanest city in Africa," he said.
Kaneshie filth
Pulse Ghana
But his arduous search to make Accra clean may not come to fruition if Ghanaians are not disciplined towards sanitation to make Accra clean.
JOIN OUR PULSE COMMUNITY!
ADVERTISEMENT
Eyewitness? Submit your stories now via social or:
Email: eyewitness@pulse.com.gh
Recommended articles
Nana Addo assures he will prioritize the welfare of cocoa farmers
Truck driver arrested for allegedly causing train accident on Tema-Mpakadan railway line
Kia driver who caused accident involving Ghana’s new train reports himself to Police
No passenger injured in accident involving Ghana’s newly imported train – Railways Minister
NAGRAT gives govt one-week deadline to address unpaid pensions affecting 700,000 workers
Inside story of how Ghana’s new train got involved in accident on a test run
3 years after he was declared dead, German-American billionaire found in Russia
She sent naked photos to Dubai lover while I battled kidney disease - Erico speaks on divorce
