KATH doctors allege govt has sold land on which their bungalows are to private developers

• Mar 13, 2024

Several healthcare professionals at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi, including senior doctors, have accused the government of selling the land on which their bungalows are situated to private developers.

Chairman of the Komfo Anokye Doctors Association, Dr. Michael Leat, stated that approximately 30 doctors, including specialists and department heads, along with other hospital staff such as administrators, police, and military personnel, have been given a one-week notice to vacate their bungalows.

In an interview with Adom FM on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, Dr. Leat explained that although they were aware of the land’s sale to private developers, they expected to be relocated only if alternative housing was provided.

“For about a year now, doctors, hospital administrators and commanders leaving Danyame have known that the land we were staying on had been sold to private developers. But we resolved that until they get a place for our doctors, no doctor should move.

“Only for them to come and tell us yesterday (Monday, March 11, 2024) that they have given us one week to find somewhere to go and live.

He added, “As it stands now, as the chairman of the Komfo Anokye Doctors Association, nobody has told us that they have a place for us to relocate to. And also, as a member of the Accommodation Committee of Okomfo Anokye, there is nothing like an alternative for the doctors and other affected staff.”.

Contrary to the allegations, the Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah, has denied that the land in question has been sold to private developers.

During an interview on Adom FM, the regional minister clarified that the land is among those the court has ruled should be returned to the Ashanti stool.

He further stated that the doctors have been notified for over a year to vacate the premises.

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