The government is moving to take over the Anti-Witchcraft Accusation Bill as a government-sponsored Bill, citing the financial implications of the proposed legislation.
Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Dr Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, said the move is intended to facilitate the passage and effective implementation of the legislation.
The Bill was reintroduced in Parliament as a Private Member’s Bill before the House went on recess.
However, Dr Lartey said the Attorney-General had already taken steps to have the government assume ownership of the legislation.
Speaking at the Government Accountability Series on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, she urged Members of Parliament supporting the Bill to work with the Attorney-General to facilitate the process.
“The Attorney General took it up for government to own it. That is what we want to do,” she said.
Dr Lartey explained that the financial implications of the Bill make it necessary for government to take it up as a government-sponsored legislation.
She therefore encouraged MPs supporting the Bill to collaborate with the Attorney-General to make the process easier and faster.
According to the Minister, government ownership of the Bill would also make it easier to implement the legislation effectively once it is passed.
The Anti-Witchcraft Accusation Bill seeks to establish a legal framework for addressing accusations of witchcraft and related abuses, including the protection and reintegration of persons affected by such accusations.
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