The Transport sub-committee of KMA has restructured the movement of tricycle taxis in and around the Central Business District (CBD) of Ashanti region. The modification stems from their published report on road safety which recorded a higher indiscipline rate of tricycle taxi riders which cause diverse accidents in the business-centered area.

Speaking to Afia Konadu, PRO of Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, she said the increasing indiscipline among tricycle riders has necessitated a reform to sanitize the system. The request was forwarded to the Executive committee that, if possible, they should restrict the movement of tricycles in the CBD. It was then submitted at the General Assembly meeting where it was approved that the activities of Aboboyaaa and Pragya at CBD should be controlled.  

The PRO divulged that the recommendation is in its implementation stage. However, this calls for massive sensitization and stakeholder engagement until the recommendation officially takes effect.

“There must be law and order and utmost sanity in CBD. We are currently in the implementation stage but a massive sensitization and stakeholder engagement is required before the full implementation takes effect on 16^th June 2023.” She narrated.

According to Madam Konadu, they have commenced the vital stakeholder engagements where they’ve met the various executives of the tricycle unions at KMA to abreast them about the relevance of the reformation.  

Afia Konadu maintained that the initiative will help reduce traffic flow and congestion in CBD.

The tricycle taxi operators on the other hand, have expressed their dissatisfaction to Sompa News that they dread this reformation will cripple their businesses.