By Bakah Derick/Nfor Abdurahaman Nyah  Feature In the early 2000s, Bamenda in a national competition was rated Cameroon’s cleanest city. Over 20 years later, the situation is bad. The streets are filthy, mountain size waste is spotted at every turn, outdoor vendors battle for space with waste in markets, city water ways are blocked making floods a regular occurrence.   "At times we are the people who always try to do something like we carry and put and we build, build, build, build until it reach a day that something will happen  they will come and carry." Gemuh Cletus Bamenda City dweller tells www.hilltopvoices.com  "Cleanliness is next to Godliness and when I look at the Bamenda city, and I see the level of filth, I see the heaps and heaps of garbage that pile rendering the health of the population at risk I feel really disturbed." Prof Tih Pius Muffih Director of CBC Health Services  The defunct Bamenda Urban council was in charge of waste management

By Bakah Derick  German experts currently on mission to optimise the the Bamenda III Council Water scheme say they are going faster that planned. This follows three days of continous work since their arrival for the optimisation mission on January 10, 2022.  New pre-filtration improvement installation  On day one of work, they experts say their mission was to install and test the new pre-filter and prepare the controls for the pumping stations. This was successfully.  The second target was the completion of the pre-filtration improvement before heading to the inner city for the installation of pumps for supply.  Work at the pre-filtration improvement installation  At Green hill on day three, two pumping stations have been installed and tested.  Pumping station "It is working out as planned. Water was almost arriving on top of the mountain. The residents are over the moon." A post at the Verein zur Förderung der Trinkwasserversor

By Bakah Derick  Councilors of the Bamenda III Council have raised concerns over excessive speed and overloading mostly by commercial motorcycles within their municipality. The matter came to focus following a report by the social welfare committee indicating that two students recently die from an accident as their were heading to school on a motorcycle.  Cross section of the councilors in session  According to the report, not just was the motorcycle overloaded with four persons including the rider but was also on high speed. Speaking for the councilors, Kaba Charles pleaded with the Divisional Officer and the security officers within the municipality to check the issues raised.  Representing the Senior Divisional Officer (SDO) for Mezam at the session was the Divisional Officer (DO) for Bamenda III Subdivision Austin Ayuni Sakah who has promised to step up the work they have been doing to manage the difficult commercial motorcycle sector.   The councilors were

By J Rose Afah  The date for the 2022 edition of the Bamenda III Festival of Heritage Arts and Culture (FEHACU) has been officially  released. The date for the second edition of the festival is set to take place on the 28 and 29th of December 2022. Mayor Fongu Cletus Tanwe leading the organising committee at the Press conference  The  information was announced during a press conference on Tuesday 6 December by Mayor Fonguh Cletus Tanwie.   According to the mayor, this year's edition of the festival is more than just showcasing the richness of the Nkwen and Ndzah cultures, as it prioritizes inclusiveness and aims at bringing people from different cultural backgrounds all over the municipality inorder to foster the spirit of togetherness and peaceful co-existence. Mayor Fongu Cletus Tanwe speaking with the Press  "The festival was a way for the council to preserve the cultures of Nkwen and Ndzah by passing it down to the younger generation through the dif

By Bakah Derick  Councillors of the Bamenda III Council have again reiterated their commitment to ensure the development of the municipality is on the right path. The Councillors maintained their path towards participatory and sustainable development on Wednesday 15 December 2021 during the budgetary session of the Council.  Mayor Fongu Cletus Tanwe addressing the session  Committees including that of finance presented reports that celebrate transparent and participatory management of Council affairs.  In separated conversations with Hilltopvoices, Deputy Mayor Ndzelen Margaret, Councillor Lucas Ngu Afong who doubles as the deputy Mayor of the city council, Assobo Mbuya chairperson of the finance committee, Councillor Geroge Muforza chairperson of the works and transport committee,  Toh Sylvester, Azinue Ngufor  of the finance committee all speak of their desire to work tirelessly for the development of Bamenda III municipality.  Partial view of Councillors in s

The Mayor of Bamenda III Council and the Fon of Nkwen have joined Christians of the Cameroon Baptist Convention CBC on the last day of the Bamenda III Festival of Heritage Arts and Cultures (FEHACU) to mourn and pray for those who have died and their families in the current armed conflict in the North West and South West Regions of Cameroon.  Fongu Cletus Tanwe and HRM Fon Azehfor III prayed with Christians of the Nkwen Baptist Church on Sunday 28 November 2021 declared by the Executive President of the Cameroon Baptist as Mourning Sunday. According to the Very Rev. Dr. Nditemeh Charlemagne, the declaration followed the killing of school children in Ekondotiti and pupils in Buea and Bamenda this November 2021.  Led by the Rev Njini Edward, Senior Pastor of the Nkwen Baptist Church, the festival of Heritage Arts and Cultures (FEHACU) 2021 delegation prayed for the souls of the children and others gone in the armed conflict while praying for a rapid solution. The

By Nfor Nkfu The maiden edition of the Bamenda lll council Festival of Heritage,Arts, and Culture-FEHACU,has kicked off in earnest with a call for Nkwen,a major village in Bamenda lll council area to be reclassified from a second class fondom to a first class fondom.This was November 26, 2021 at the Nkwen Fon's palace where the three days cultural fiesta is unfolding. A spectacular cultural carnival with pageantry and colour accompanied with royal and transitional rites led by the traditional ruler of Nkwen HRH Azefor lll officially set FEHACU 2021 in motion. "Considering our rich cultural heritage with an increasing population in the municipality that has spurred an increase in socio economic activities,we humbly plead for the reclassification of Nkwen Fondom from a second class to a first class fondom", said mayor Fonguh Cletus,at the opening ceremony of the cultural event. It should be noted that there are five first class fondoms in the North W