{"id":272809,"date":"2011-01-05T12:40:20","date_gmt":"2011-01-05T12:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/?p=44779"},"modified":"2011-01-05T12:40:20","modified_gmt":"2011-01-05T12:40:20","slug":"kma-to-use-legitimate-force-to-decongest-business-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/01\/05\/kma-to-use-legitimate-force-to-decongest-business-district\/","title":{"rendered":"KMA to use legitimate force to decongest Business District"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Kumasi Metropolitan Authority  (KMA) has cautioned traders and hawkers, who took advantage of the  Yuletide to do business on the pavements of the Central Business  District, to vacate in their own interest.<br \/>\nA statement issued by Clement Kegeri of the Public Relations Office said legitimate force would be used to remove them.<br \/>\nIt said all unauthorised structures at the business district would also be pulled down.<br \/>\nThe statement said a combined team of KMA guards and Decongestion  Task Force had been assigned to make sure that by-laws banning hawking  and trading on the streets were rigidly enforced.<br \/>\nIt pledged the authority\u2019s resolve to ensure that there was free flow of traffic and pedestrian movement.<br \/>\nThe KMA also reminded waste management contractors to be committed  to their job and warned that it would not hesitate to terminate their  contracts for non-performance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kumasi Metropolitan Authority (KMA) has cautioned traders and hawkers, who took advantage of the Yuletide to do business on the pavements of the Central Business District, to vacate in their own interest. 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