Gender Minister, Cynthia Mamle Morrison has revealed that the government of Ghana will provide free meals to all head porters within the lockdown cities throughout the stay-home period.
During government update to the nation on the partial lockdown, she said, “We currently have about 15,000 that we are going to cater for. There is going to be enough food and water. We have people cooking for about 6000 of them daily. The food we are going to provide is going to be a hot meal. We are also providing 15000 sanitizers.”
She made this known after the police at Ejisu in the Ashanti Region have intercepted two cargo trucks which were transporting over 70 head porters, popularly known as kayayei, to Walewale in the North East Region of Ghana.
President Akufo-Addo has also directed that the head potters receive GHC10 daily as part of the government’s support to them during the lockdown period.
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has also donated 500 Cedis to each of stranded Kayayees.
The Coronavirus pandemic in Ghana has now jumped to 195, the Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang Manu announced.
Globally over 860, 000 people have been infected with the deadly virus while over 42, 000 people have died with Italy recording the highest number of deaths.