xxxxxxxxxxx of Wednesday, 1 April 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comGovt to house Kayayei during lockdown - Gender MinisterMrs. Cynthia Morrison, Ghana's Gender Minister has announced that the government during the two weeks lockdown period will provide shelter for some head potters, often referred to as 'kayayei' in Accra and Kumasi. Speaking at a press briefing at the Ministry of Information, today April 1, 2020, the minister said about 1500 kayayei who sleep on the streets will be accommodated, provided food and water during the lockdown period. We have visited some facilities where we think can accommodate our brothers and sisters on the streets and those without places of abode during the lockdown. The driver had covered the trucks with tarpaulins to try and outsmart the security personnel stationed at the various checkpoints. According to these women, when they heard of the lockdown, they decided to go to their hometowns because they have nowhere to sleep in the city.

Source: GhanaWeb April 01, 2020 08:53 UTC