Safe Water, Safe Food & Healthy Communities: Protecting public health in a changing environment

The conviction of Chairman Wontumi has reignited the national conversation on the fight against illegal mining, with attention shifting to whether the crackdown will extend beyond high-profile individuals. The discussion examines calls for equal enforcement of the law, tougher penalties for illegal mining offenders, concerns over judicial fairness in the Wontumi case, and growing demands for government to prosecute all persons implicated in galamsey regardless of political affiliation. #mattersarising