The Manya Krobo Traditional Council has launched the 2024 Ngmayem Festival at a two-in-one event, which was simultaneously used to raise funds for the speedy completion of the ongoing Manya Klo Palace project at Odumase-Krobo. The launch and fundraising event, which was held at the Adae Kese Hall at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel on Saturday, 17th August 2024, on the theme "Homecoming: Let's Come Back Home to Build," will be replicated in New York in the United States of America on Saturday, 31st August 2024. The second leg of the launch and fundraising is meant, among other things, to showcase the rich Krobo culture and raise additional funds to augment what was realized at Saturday's event. Speaking at the launch, the Chairman of the 2024 Ngmayem Festival Planning Committee, Gilbert Nene Odjidja, unveiled a grand plan to complete the palace project before the end of October 2024, when this year's festival will be celebrated. According to Nene Odjidja, the project, which is about sixty percent complete, includes a residential facility for the royal family, a traditional council hall, offices, a museum, guest rooms, and a library, among others.