FOROYAA Newspaper (Serrekunda)
Annia B. Gaye
4 March 2008
Anybody found dumping refuse in the streets would be prosecuted, states Momodou A Cham, Secretary of State for Forestry and the Environment. Mr Cham made this statement on Wednesday,28 February at the Banjul Breweries Grounds .
Speaking at a handing over ceremony , Mr Cham said the benefactors (Banjul Breweries) who were handing over cleansing materials to the KMC (the beneficiary Institution) has keen interest in ensuring that the environment is sustained. Hon Cham commended Banjul Breweries for adopting the slogan 'Operation Clean KMC' .He urged the KMC to ensure that the materials are sustained.
The tools that were donated by Banjul Breweries include 70 Wheelbarrows, 70 rakes, 70 forks, 70 buckets, 70 dustbins and 50 T-Shirts with the slogan "Operation Clean KMC."
Mrs. Fatou Sinjan Mergan, the financial comptroller, Banjul Breweries limited stated that the staff of her institution had in November 2007 pledged to the country the sum of 1 million dalasis to compliment government's efforts in key priority areas. She further stated that they have decided that this amount should be spent on waste management within KMC ..
Mrs. Sinjan Mergan said the project also includes pushing and spreading waste at the Bakoteh dumpsite and the mounting of a public awareness campaign over the Radio and TV. She said Banjul Breweries are proud to be associated with KMC in this project, and expressed hope that the items would be used by the communities .She expressed hope that at the end of the project the public will see a difference in the management of waste in the KMC..
For his part, the Mayor of the Kanifing Municipal Council,Yankuba Colley, thanked the Banjul Breweries and said cleansing is their number one priority. He assured the company that the materials would be used in a proper way. "Operation Clean KMC would continue forever", he said. He concluded by appealing to drivers and vehicle owners to start putting dustbins in their vehicles. Other speakers include Mr. Momodou B.S Kanteh, Director of Technical Service Network and Mr. Buba P. Jallow, Permanent Secretary, Department of State for Forestry and Environment.
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