# Ghana sanitation and water oversight activities

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/ghana-sanitation-and-water-oversight-activities
> Updated: 2026-09-20T21:53:16.000Z. Sources: 9. Developments: 2.

Ghana’s Parliamentary Select Committee on Water and Sanitation is conducting oversight activities and reviewing legislative measures to improve waste management. The Committee has expressed support for the proposed National Sanitation Authority Bill, suggesting a dedicated authority could enhance sanitation management. During monitoring tours in the Volta and Oti regions, officials noted infrastructure gaps, such as poor road networks affecting recycling facilities, though they observed visible improvements in services over the last 18 months.

As part of a nationwide accountability drive, the Committee has also begun scrutinizing the use of funds. The Nkwanta North District Assembly was summoned to Parliament after the Committee found its explanations regarding the use of the 10% District Assemblies Common Fund allocation for water and sanitation projects to be “unsatisfactory.” Committee members emphasized that the goal is to ensure funds produce “tangible results” rather than merely confirming they were spent.

## Claims

- The Nkwanta North District Assembly must return to Parliament to provide a fuller account of its sanitation fund spending. (corroborated by 2 sources)
- The Assembly's previous explanation regarding its use of the 10% District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) allocation for sanitation was unsatisfactory. (corroborated by 2 sources)
- The two quarterly DACF allocations for 2026 have already been paid. (corroborated by 2 sources)
- Sanitation and water services have shown visible improvements in several communities across the Volta and Oti Regions over the last 1.5 years. (single source)

## Timeline

### 2026-09-20: Nkwanta North District Assembly summoned to Parliament over sanitation spending

Ghana's Nkwanta North District Assembly has been summoned to Parliament to clarify its spending of sanitation funds following unsatisfactory reports to the Select Committee on Sanitation and Water Resources.

6 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/nkwanta-north-district-assembly-summoned-to-parliament-over-sanitation-spending

### 2026-09-18: Ghana Sanitation Committee backs National Sanitation Authority Bill

Ghana's Parliamentary Select Committee on Water and Sanitation has backed a new National Sanitation Authority Bill and commended the Volta Region as the cleanest area visited during its monitoring tour.

6 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/ghana-sanitation-committee-backs-national-sanitation-authority-bill

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