By Josephine Kekeli Amuzu
Renowned Investigative Journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni has urged BuzStopBoys to reject Zoomlion’s donation, warning that the sanitation giant might be attempting to exploit their credibility for its own public relations gains.
In a Facebook post on February 19, 2025, he argued that Ghana’s so-called leaders should be channeling resources to those who genuinely get the job done rather than entities that rely on bloggers and media hype while the country remains dirty.
Instead of the government continuously funneling funds into Zoomlion’s monopoly, Manasseh called for resources to be returned to the local assemblies, allowing them to manage sanitation more effectively. He suggested that if the assemblies required external help, they could contract efficient groups like BuzStopBoys, rather than companies that have historically failed to deliver results.
Manasseh Azure Awuni has raised concerns over a recent meeting between Zoomlion Ghana Limited, its CEO Elder Joseph Siaw Agyepong, and a group of Ghanaian bloggers. According to Manasseh the meeting was centered on Zoomlion’s intention to support the grassroots sanitation group, BuzStopBoys, with plans for bloggers to publicize the donation widely.
He also questioned the motives behind Zoomlion’s outreach, arguing that the company has long benefited from questionable government contracts while the country’s sanitation challenges persist. He pointed out that since the Kufuor administration, successive governments have directed billions of cedis from various ministries to multiple Jospong Group companies—mainly Zoomlion—under the pretext of improving sanitation. However, he described many of these contracts as tainted with corruption, asserting that despite these massive investments, Ghana remains plagued by poor sanitation.
Read Manasseh’s statement below;
BuzStopBoys, Zoomlion and Bloggers
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Someone has drawn my attention to a meeting between Ghanaian bloggers/influencers and Zoomlion and its CEO.
Governments since Kufuor have siphoned billions of cedis from different ministries to multiple Jospong companies (mainly Zoomlion) in the name of sanitation. Many of these contracts are tainted with corruption. The country remains filthy, but the politicians claim they cannot cut Zoomlion’s monopoly because Jospong has the resources.
They lie, forgetting that when the Kufuor administration sidelined City and Country Waste and other well-established sanitation companies in 2006 and awarded shady, nationwide sanitation contracts to Zoomlion, Zoomlion had no equipment and resources to compete. Out of those contracts, the company acquired resources. If any other company got the opportunity Zoomlion had, it would be resourceful.
Today, some young men called BuzStopBoys have emerged with almost bare hands and a willingness to keep Accra clean. Their work appears more impactful than Zoomlion, which makes hundreds of millions every year from sanitation contracts.
In this video, Elder Jospeh Siaw Agyepong, CEO of Zoomlion, is seen in a meeting with bloggers, and BuzStopBoys is the subject of this discussion. Zoomlion intends to donate to them, and as the female official says, the bloggers would publicise it widely.
I call on BuzStopBoys to reject Zoomlion’s support. Don’t allow Zoomlion to take credit for your work. Our so-called leaders should do the sensible thing by giving resources to those who can do the job and not those who rely on bloggers and media hype while the country remains filthy.
The assemblies should be given back their resources to manage sanitation instead of the government channeling the funds to Zoomlion. If the assemblies need services, they can hire groups like BuzStopBoys to help.
