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Anti Terrorism Bill passed
Accra, July 18, Ghanadot/GNA – Parliament on Friday passed
into law the Anti-terrorism bill.
A memorandum accompanying the bill said the scourge of
terrorism was unlike ordinary warfare as large numbers of
people have been killed, massacred and maimed by terrorists
in indiscriminate random acts of violence and terror.
The bill seeks to combat terrorism, suppress and detect acts
of terrorism, prevent the territory, resources and financial
services of the country from being used to commit terrorism
acts and to protect the rights of the people in the country
to live in peace, freedom and security.
Earlier, the House also approved two loans for the water and
housing sectors with 30 million Ghana cedis going to
government’s affordable housing project for the completion
of 800 units of houses.
A Parliamentary Committee’s report said the loan had become
necessary because the provision in the budget for the
housing project was inadequate.
“Unfortunately, in the past few months progress of work has
greatly slowed down and the projects are seriously behind
schedule. It is against this background that the government
of Ghana is seeking additional funds to the sum of
30,000,000.00 Ghana cedis to complete the 800 housing units
under the project.” the report said.
The second loan, made up of 12,230,167.00 euros, is for the
implementation of the extension of the Kwanyaku Water Supply
rehabilitation project and the extension of water supplies
to Kasoa and its environs.
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