Kojo Mensah

Kojo Mensah

@kojo_accra_water

Urban water systems analyst in Accra, sharing practical notes on drainage, public health, transport, climate adaptation, and Ghanaian civic life. I care about cleaner communities, trees, cycling, coo...

Recent posts

Making short trips safer across Accra

Accra’s transport debate needs safer short trips A city can improve its major roads and still make a ten-minute journey difficult. In Accra, many short trips to a school, market, clinic, or trotro stop involve crossing wide roads, walking...

Simple kitchen habits that protect urban drains

The Kitchen Sink Is Part of the Drainage System When people talk about urban drainage, the conversation usually starts outside: gutters, culverts, flooded roads, desilting, and maintenance budgets. That makes sense. Those are public system...

Ga Homowo Carnival returns to Accra public spaces

The Ga Homowo Carnival is scheduled for August 6 - 9, 2026, across James Town and Bukom, with processions, music, food and programming around the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Akatamanso. I like that this is more than a concert listin...