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Assessing and prioritizing potential tourist sites is a crucial step towards developing and implementing a successful tourism plan. The recent tour of tourist sites in the Municipality by selected MPCU Members has provided valuable insights into the potentials of various attractions.

Of the four notable potential tourist sites in the Municipality, Kwahu Scarp stands out with promising potentials to leverage on. Apart from its natural and scenic nature, it also serves as the landing base for paragliders. Accessibility to the site and available land is most assuring, making it an ideal location for the provision of hospitality infrastructure.

While the Waterfall and Ancient Artefact at Asuboni No.3 offer fascinating sights, the settlements near the sites are relatively deprived of social amenities, making it a challenge to boost the potentials of these natural and pristine facilities. Similarly, the Umbrella Cave/Canopy walk at Nkawkawkuma requires huge financial investment to develop the assess road leading to the place.

On the other hand, the Local Pottery Industry at Oframase is the most accessible and contributes to the local economy of the community. However, there is a need to transform the place into a tourist site in order to attract prospective tourists.

Drawing from the aforementioned findings, Nkawkaw and Oframase are the promising tourism destinations in the short-medium term in the Municipality. However, it will take conscious efforts and total financial commitment towards the development of the tourist sites which are still at their pristine stage.

The promotion and marketing of all the attractions are also crucial to attract tourists to the Municipality. Therefore, it is important for the local authorities and stakeholders to come together and work towards the development of these tourist sites.

In conclusion, the stage is set for tourism to thrive in the municipality. It is time for conscious efforts and total financial commitment towards the development of these tourist sites to turn the potentials into reality. The future of tourism in the Municipality is bright, and with the right strategies in place, it can become a major contributor to the local economy.

The 65^th Independence Day Anniversary Celebration was held at the Pentecost Preparatory School in Nkawkaw in the Kwahu West Municipality.

The Anniversary was held under the theme “Working Together, Bouncing Back Together”.

Present at the event were; the Municipal Chief Executive, Hon. Yaw Owusu Addo; MP of the area, Hon. Joseph Frempong; the Municipal Coordinating Director, Peter Kwabla Tetteh; Heads of the various security services; Heads of Departments; Assembly Members and the general public.

The Hon. MCE, touching on the theme, said the choosing of the theme was apt and bemoaned the deadly COVID-19 pandemic in the previous years that had stalled the development process in the nation.

He called on the citizenry to make fresh commitment, unite and work harder for the nation to recapture the status as the beacon of hope for Africa and called on everyone to bury their differences.

Nana Dr. Okra Baadu III, a sixty-five year old chief of Asaasefufuom has won the overall best farmer at the 37th Farmers’ Day celebration, which came off  on Friday, 3rd December at Mpraeso Amanfrom in the Municipality.

For his hard work which earned him the position, he was given a new royal tricycle, shovels, a wheelbarrow, Wellington boots, machetes and a plaque proclaiming him as the best farmer in the Municipality for the year 2021.
The theme of this years celebration was “Planting for food and jobs; consolidating food systems in Ghana”. The event brought together farmers of diverse agricultural fields who were acknowledged for their hard work throughout the year.

The Municipal Chief Executive, Hon. Yaw Owusu Addo, sang the praises of the assiduous farmers, expressing his joy and gratitude for their efforts in keeping the people of the country alive with their supply of foodstuff throughout the year.
He assured them that the government will do everything possible to support them through the provision of subsidized fertilizers, seedlings and other farm inputs to improve farming systems in the country.

Hon. Yaw Owusu Addo encouraged the farmers by mentioning the government’s plan to reduce post-harvest losses through the implementation of the One District One Factory programme. Through this program, he added, there has been ready market for farm produce as a result of the establishment of Agro-processing factories.

The overall Best Farmer thanked the Assembly on behalf of the awardees for their continuous efforts in improving agriculture in the Municipality. He also urged the youth to make the best Government’s pro-agriculture initiatives to create employment for themselves and others.

The Department of Agriculture welcomed a delegation from the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to discuss ways to improve rice production in the Municipality.

The department, lead by the Municipal Director, and the delegation also visited a rice mill and rice farms in Kwahu Fodoa

A team of National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) officers led by the Municipal Director, Alhaji Mohammed Hamidu, went out to monitor and also inspect some old and dilapidated buildings at Kwahu Daa upon complaint by the chief of the town.

From their observations, they reported that some buildings were looking very weak and vulnerable to owners and other residents in the area. They personally had one on one interactions with respective owners to discuss the danger of those buildings and how best they could help change the current situation.

Kwahu West NADMO secretariat gave them one week to demolish those weak buildings in order to avoid future disaster occurrences.

The Chief was very appreciative and promised to support the department as soon as possible to change the vulnerability posed on the residents of the area.

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), in collaboration with the Forestry Commission Division of the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, Parks and Gardens, Zoomlion and other stakeholders, yesterday 11th June, 2021 officially launched the Green Ghana Project in the Municipality.

As part of the country’s effort to preserve and protect Ghana’s forest cover and the environment at large, the Green Ghana initiative is aimed at planting over five (5) million trees.

To mark the day, which will be commemorated annually, Hon. Yaw Owusu Addo planted a tree to officially launch the project.

With parliament sitting suspended, the Member of Parliament for Nkawkaw Constituency, Hon. Joseph Frempong, also planted a tree to commemorate the day.

Dignitaries present at the launch, in addition to the MP and MCE, were Alhaji Mohammed Hamidu (Municipal Director of NADMO), Alhaji Musah Issah (Municipal Coordinating Director of the Assembly), Nkawkaw Chief Imam, Hon. Emmanuel Boansi Darkwa (Presiding Member), Area Head of Forestry Commission Division and some heads of departments.

Some of the trees planted were Mahogany, Cedrella, Cassia, Coconut, among others.

The Kwahu West Municipal Assembly organised a one-day orientation and training program for members of the various zonal councils on decentralisation concepts.

Hon. Yaw Owusu Addo addresses attendees

Hon. Yaw Owusu Addo, the Municipal Chief Executive, as a speaker at the event which was held at the Ebenezer Methodist Church, told the councillors to make regular contacts with the the chiefs and queens of their areas because they play critical roles in the development process. Hon. Yaw Addo said the reason why they had to do so was to identify and address the development needs of their communities.

The MCE noted that to reduce rumor mongering among members of the communities that seem to thwart development efforts, the councillors have to be transparent in their decision making.

He further told them to be united and cooperate with opinion leaders, burying their differences and swallowing their prides to facilitate development in their localities.

Mr. Joseph Krampah, the Municipal Environmental Health Officer, said during his presentation that every community shall be responsible for establishing communication norms and ensuring that individual and households comply with these norms to live healthy lives.

He added that communities will also be responsible for monitoring its sanitation progress.

In his closing remarks, the MCE expressed gratitude to the people and the Assembly for the confidence they have put in the zonal councillors and prayed that with their support, they would be able to work towards addressing the exigent development needs of their communities.

Fifty-two-year old Michael Kwame Nkrumah has been adjudged the 2020 overall best farmer at the 36th Farmer’s Day Celebration held at Nkawkaw Trado in the Municipality.

Hon. Yaw Owusu addo with best farmer, Kwame Nkrumah

He took home a brand new royal tricycle, 1 wheelbarrow, 3 shovels, 1 Wellington boot, 2 machetes and a plaque as his award.

Deputy Director, Menunatu Adams presenting a certificate to a winner

The event, which was held under the theme: “Agribusiness Development under COVID-19 – Opportunity and Challenges.” brought together farmers from various agricultural fields to be celebrated for their hard work.

Hon. Emmanuel Boansi-Darkwa, Presiding Member, presenting certificate to a winner

Hon. Yaw Owusu Addo, the Municipal Chief Executive said Ghana’s agriculture has shifted from small scale and primary production to farming-related commercial activities because the sector had created jobs, market expansion, and competition of goods and services.

He said the foodstuffs displayed at the celebration showed that farmers in the country took good advantage of the rains and sunshine throughout the year to plant their crops to feed the nation.

The District Best Famer, on behalf of the awardees, thanked the government and the assembly for their effort in improving agriculture in the Municipality and urged the youth to take advantage of the government’s pro-agriculture initiatives to create employment for themselves and others.