General News of Wednesday, 13 November 2019Source: adomonline.com2020 Budget: Government plans 600-bed hostel for homeless ‘Kayayei’File PhotoThe government has revealed plans to provide accommodation for head porters or ‘kayayei’ in various parts of Accra. Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta said in the 2020 Budget Statement in Parliament on Wednesday that the construction of the hostel will begin in December 2019 at Agbogbloshie, a suburb of Accra. “Mr Speaker I am happy to announce that preparations are now complete and the construction of the first 600-bed ‘Kayayei’ hostel will commence in Agbogbloshie next month to provide accommodation and skills training to these vulnerable young women,” he said. According to the Chief Executive of NEIP, John Kumah, the said amount was to serve as seed capital for the head porters to be able to start their own businesses. He said that his outfit, in collaboration with the Business Development Ministry, was working to help transform the lives of head porters across the country.

Source: GhanaWeb November 13, 2019 16:19 UTC