KMA IMPOUNDS VEHICLES, ARRESTS DRIVERS FOR REFUSING TO CHARGE APPROVED FARES

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly(KMA) has walked its talk by arresting about 22 drivers who have grossly disobeyed its order to charge approved transport fares.

Their commercial vehicles have also been impounded at the premises of the KMA, pending legal action.

KMA's Transport task force, comprising staff from the transport department, assembly members, metro guards, and other security officers, took action against these recalcitrant commercial drivers when they chanced upon them charging unapproved transport fares.

For the record, the Public Relations Unit of KMA issued a press release on May 26, 2025, asking all commercial vehicles to fully comply with the 15% reduction of transport fares that was approved by the national leadership of transport unions, effective May24, 2025.

The release further stated that "it's important to note that any commercial driver who refuses to charge the approved reduced fare commits a criminal offense punishable by law."

The KMA is leaving no stone unturned in its attempt to ensure sanity and order on the roads in Kumasi and its immediate environs.

By this move, the KMA is announcing the public that it will not relent in its bid to maintain order when it's due.