Explainer: Why preaching in moving tro-tros could mean eight months in jail

Preaching or hawking in a moving commercial vehicle in Ghana could attract up to eight months in prison under the new Road Traffic Regulations, 2026 (L.

Regulation 116 of the earlier instrument also prohibited causing or permitting a nuisance, including preaching and hawking, on a public or commercial vehicle while it was in motion.

However, the legal question is narrower than the wider debate and specifies that the provision applies to preaching and hawking on public or commercial vehicles while they are moving.