IntroductionThe Metropolitan Chief Executive of the KMA, Hon. Richard Ofori-Agyeman Boadi on Thursday July17, 2025 delivered his maiden sessional address at the Prempeh Assembly Hall .The address outlined his vision to reposition Kumasi as a clean, safe, innovative, and economically vibrant city.

Governance and LeadershipThe mayor emphasized collaborative governance through regular departmental meetings, townhall engagements, and stakeholder consultations. New appointees are being nominated to reconstitute sub- Metro councils to strengthen local governance.  

At prompt, the KMA is bedeviled with legal liabilities amounting to over 123 million cedis. To avert legal liabilities, he said, his office was taking step to improve coordination between legal teams to ensure significant reduction to KMA’s debt.

Security and Public OrderIn addressing urban disorder, he mentioned that he initiated efforts to decongest the Central Business District (CBD) by removing illegal structures, enforcing traffic rules and imposing fines on non-compliant transport operators. To further enforce compliance, he said over 114 commercial vehicles were impounded for fare violation. He also proposed abye-law requiring all shop owners in the CBD to install smoke detectors in attempt to minimize fire occurrences.