Kejetia Market
| Country | Ghana  |
|---|---|
| Edey de administrative territorial entity insyd | Kumasi |
| Coordinate location | 6°41′55″N 1°37′9″W |
| Ghana Place Names URL | https://sites.google.com/site/ghanaplacenames/places-in-perspective/markets#h.vwhepvuw6xxu |
De Kumasi Central Market (wey e sanso be Kejetia Market) be an open-air market wey dey insyd de city of Kumasi. De Kejetia market be one of de largest single market for West Africa insyd.[1] E get ova10,000 stores den stalls.[2]
Redevelopment for de market
[edit | edit source]Sake of de unsolicited development for uncontrolled humming of salespersons, chaw fire outbreaks wey dey happen so de government think through wey dem set out redevelopment plan give de entire Kejetia market "barrio". Dem undertake de redevelopment for three major phases insyd.[3]
PHASE 1
[edit | edit source]Dem start de first phase for de redevelopment for 2015 insyd wey de John Dramani Mahama government value am at cost of US$259,425,000.[4] De first phase for de project include ultra-modern market plus 8,420 stores, clinic, police station, masjid(mosque), social den recreational center, I.C.T center, post office, fire post, banks, butchery den day-care center. Dem complete am for 2018.[5][6]
PHASE 2
[edit | edit source]For 2nd May 2019, Nana Addo Dankwah den Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, de Asantehene wey dem cut de sod for de phase two redevelopment for de Kumasi Central Market so say work go commence. Deutsche Bank of Germany wey dem finance de phase two wey dem estimate say e go cost 248 million plus credit guarantee wey go komot UK Export finance wey dem go plete am within time frame of 48 months.[5]
Wen dem plete de market go get 6,500 stores wey dem go lease commercially, 5,400 stores dem go close, 800 kiosks, 50 restaurants, 40 livestock stores, 210 fishmongers, butcher spaces den community facilities for 1,800 square meters.[7] Dem estimate am say e go cover total area of 172,197 square meters.[5]
Fires
[edit | edit source]Historically, fire outbreaks be issue of de Kejetia market. De market get several outbreaks wey cause de destruction of stores, stalls den dema wares. One outbreak bi occur for 19 September 2001,[8] Som blazing hail of fire catch ova 150 stores for de old Kejetia market. Dem no shedda assess de cost of items wey destroy. Dem say de cause be illegal electrical connections wey sum private developer ein workers perform.
Flooding
[edit | edit source]By July 2022, de market experience flooding six times for six months insyd secof burst pipes. Dis thing wey cause de destruction of sam traders dema goods.[9]
Power
[edit | edit source]For 28 June 2022, dem comot de state-of-de market off de national grid sake of huge debts wey dem dey owe for 14 months.[10] De market come get dema power back after dem pay 20 percent of de GH¢5.2 million debt dem dey owe de Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG).[10]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "€248m approved for Kumasi Central Market". www.pulse.com.gh. 2018-08-09. Archived from the original on 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
- ↑ "Kajetia Kajetia". KMA. Archived from the original on 2011-03-10.
- ↑ "$298 million Kejetia-Central Market to take off". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
- ↑ myadmin (2016-01-22). "First phase of Kejetia market project progressing steadily". Ghana Business News. Archived from the original on 2020-09-28. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Kumasi Central Market redevelopment construction works begins". Graphic Online. Archived from the original on 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
- ↑ "Asantehene orders reopening of newly built Kejetia Market". MyJoyOnline.com. 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
- ↑ "Akufo-Addo cut sod for €248m phase II of Kumasi Central Market project". www.myjoyonline.com. Archived from the original on 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
- ↑ "Kejetia outbreak". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22.
- ↑ "Kejetia market floods for the 6th time in 6 months; traders agitated". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2022-07-15. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Amoh, Emmanuel Kwame (2022-06-28). "Power restored to New Kejetia Market after 20% payment". 3News.com. Retrieved 2022-09-30.