{"id":91421,"date":"2025-12-05T06:28:46","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T06:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/minister-badjie-questions-mayor-bensouda-on-kmc-projects"},"modified":"2025-12-05T06:41:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T06:41:06","slug":"minister-badjie-questions-mayor-bensouda-on-kmc-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/minister-badjie-questions-mayor-bensouda-on-kmc-projects","title":{"rendered":"Minister Badjie Questions Mayor Bensouda on KMC Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>Bakary Badjie, Minister of Youth and Sports, has publicly questioned the presidential aspirations of Talib Ahmed Bensouda, Mayor of the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC), citing what he described as failed or incomplete development projects under the Council\u2019s leadership.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Speaking during a \u201cMeet the People\u201d tour meeting in Bakau, Minister Badjie challenged residents to identify tangible development initiatives implemented by KMC over the past nine years. He argued that effective performance at the municipal level should ease the burden on President Adama Barrow\u2019s administration, but claimed that the council\u2019s contributions remain largely invisible.<\/p>\n<p>According to the minister, significant infrastructure, such as markets within the municipality, was constructed during the administrations of former mayors Lie Conteh and Yankuba Colley\u2014not under the current leadership.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKMC today cannot point to a single market, road, or school they have built. So what exactly have they achieved?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n<p>Minister Badjie also downplayed the council\u2019s reported strides in waste management, arguing that many residents still rely on donkey carts for garbage disposal. He cautioned residents to scrutinize Bensouda\u2019s leadership record as he pursues higher office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf someone fails to deliver on their promises at the local level but then seeks the presidency, residents of KMC should be vigilant. If they cannot manage municipal responsibilities, how can they lead a country?\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The minister further cited the stalled Serekunda West mini-stadium upgrade and uncompleted road projects as examples of unfulfilled commitments. He accused Mayor Bensouda\u2019s administration of shifting blame onto the central government rather than acknowledging its shortcomings.<\/p>\n<p>Minister Badjie urged Kanifing Municipality residents to hold their council leaders to the same standards of accountability that they demand from the national government. He praised President Barrow as a hardworking and strategic leader, adding that any mayor seeking to emulate him would \u201cstruggle\u201d due to the president\u2019s depth of experience and capability.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Gambia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. Bakary Badjie, Minister of Youth and Sports, has publicly questioned the presidential aspirations of Talib Ahmed Bensouda, Mayor of the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC), citing what he described as failed or incomplete development projects under the Council\u2019s leadership. Speaking during a \u201cMeet the People\u201d tour meeting in Bakau, Minister Badjie challenged residents [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":91420,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[260],"class_list":["post-91421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-gambia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Minister Badjie Questions Mayor Bensouda on KMC Projects - Gambia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Bakary Badjie, Minister of Youth and Sports, has publicly questioned the presidential aspirations of Talib Ahmed Bens ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/minister-badjie-questions-mayor-bensouda-on-kmc-projects\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Minister Badjie Questions Mayor Bensouda on KMC Projects\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Bakary Badjie, Minister of Youth and Sports, has publicly questioned the presidential aspirations of Talib Ahmed Bens ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/minister-badjie-questions-mayor-bensouda-on-kmc-projects\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Gambia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-12-05T06:28:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-12-05T06:41:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/12\/sm_1764904224.727676.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/minister-badjie-questions-mayor-bensouda-on-kmc-projects#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/minister-badjie-questions-mayor-bensouda-on-kmc-projects\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Minister Badjie Questions Mayor Bensouda on KMC Projects\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-05T06:28:46+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-12-05T06:41:06+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/minister-badjie-questions-mayor-bensouda-on-kmc-projects\"},\"wordCount\":333,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/minister-badjie-questions-mayor-bensouda-on-kmc-projects#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/12\/sm_1764904224.727676.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Gambia\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/minister-badjie-questions-mayor-bensouda-on-kmc-projects#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/minister-badjie-questions-mayor-bensouda-on-kmc-projects\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/minister-badjie-questions-mayor-bensouda-on-kmc-projects\",\"name\":\"Minister Badjie Questions Mayor Bensouda on KMC Projects - 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