Member of Parliament for Suame and Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has urged for the implementation of legislation that would require individuals to keep certain amounts of money in the bank.

He made this statement in response to recent events involving a former minister who allegedly lost significant sums of money at her private residence, as two housemaids absconded with local and foreign currency, amounting to about US$1.4 million.

Former minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, has since become a subject of public discussion, with repeated calls for an investigation into the source of the said funds.

In an interview on Accra-based Hello FM, Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu stated, "I don't subscribe to it (keeping such sums at home), but if we look closely, there is no specific law that mandates you to put your monies in the bank, there is no such law."

He emphasized the need to introduce such a law, as it would be crucial for safeguarding people's money. Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu further added, "It is important to enact such a law. If these monies were in the bank, it would have been protected."

Cecilia Abena Dapaah, now the former sanitation minister had reported to the police that she had lost monies amounting to a million dollars, 300,000 euros and 350,000 Ghana cedis to thieving house maids.

The two have been arrested by the police are currently facing charges of stealing along with three other beneficiaries before an Accra Circuit Court.

The minister has since resigned her ministerial position and has been arrested and released on bail by the Special Prosecutor.

Meanwhile, police have submitted the docket of the case of theft as reported by the minister and her husband to the Attorney-General for advice.