Kejetia market flooding: scores of traders head to court for compensation

Scores of traders at the new Kejetia market in the Ashanti Region have decided to proceed to court to demand compensation after floods destroyed their goods worth thousands of cedis.

The flooding occurred after the burst of pipes in the facility, as massive volumes of water filled several shops.

The irate traders said they would sue the management of the Kejetia market for neglect of duties.

The latest of the countless flooding situations occurred on Monday, 18 July 2022, prompting the leaders of the traders to take action.

They said they had been assured by the management that such an incident would not recur, only for them to wake on Monday to count their losses.

The latest incident brings to seven the number of times the burst pipes have caused flooding and destroyed the traders’ wares.

This is the umpteenth time the market is recording such a flooding incident.

The General Secretary for the Concerned Central Market Traders Association, Reuben Amey, said their decision to go to court is their only option.

“Unfortunately for those that had their goods destroyed, no compensation was paid to them, so market leaders have asked traders to separate the destroyed wares from those that can be sold. We need to sit with management to immediately find compensation for them. If we do not find a solution to this, it will keep happening.”