The 2014-2017 Medium Term Development Plan of Asokore-Mampong Municipal Assembly
GOVERNMENT OF GHANA
MINISTRY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENT
ASOKORE-MAMPONG MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY
DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR ASOKORE-MAMPONG MUNICIPAL
(2014-2017)
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TABLE OF CONTENT PAGE No Table Of Content ...... Error! Bookmark not defined. List Of Figures ...... iv List Of Table ...... v List Of Acronyms ...... viii Executive Summary ...... x Chapter One ...... 1 Performance Review/Profile/Current Situation/Baseline ...... 1 1.1 Introduction ...... 1 1.1.1 Vision Statement ...... 1 1.1.2 Mission Statement ...... 1 1.1.3 Functions Of The Municipal Assembly ...... 2 1.2 Performance Review Of The Asokore Mampong 2012-2013 Mmtdp Under The Gsgda 2010 –2013 ...... 3 1.2.2 Municipal Revenue And Expenditure Performance For 2012-2013 ...... 10 1.2.3 Key Problems/Issues Encountered During The Implementation Of The Mmtdp ...... 17 1.2.4 Lessons Learnt Which Have Implications For The Mmtdp (2014-2017) ...... 17 1.3 Analysis Of Existing Situation/Compilation Of The Asokore-Mampong Municipal Profile ...... 18 1.3.1 Establishment...... 18 1.3.2 Physical And Natural Environment ...... 18 1.3.3 Condition Of The Natural Environment ...... 21 1.3.4 Conditions Of The Built Environment ...... 24 1.3.5 Culture...... 27 1.3.6 Settlements Systems ...... 28 1.4 Economy Of The Municipality ...... 33 1.4.1 Demographic Characteristics ...... 33 1.4.2 Age And Sex Composition ...... 34 1.4.3 Dependency Ratio And Occupation Distribution ...... 36 1.4.4 Migration Trends...... 38 1.4.5 Household Size And Characteristics ...... 39 1.4.6 Main Economic Activities ...... 40
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1.4.7 Food Security In The Municipality ...... 41 1.5 Governance And Decentralization ...... 44 1.5.1 Traditional Authority ...... 44 1.5.2 Administration And Management Of The Municipal ...... 45 1.6 Social Services ...... 48 1.6.1 Education ...... 48 1.6.2. Health ...... 49 1.6.3 Water And Sanitation ...... 49 1.7 Vulnerability Of The Municipal ...... 51 1.7.1 Children In Difficult Situations ...... 52 1.7.2 Vulnerability Of Disaster And Hiv ...... 53 1.7.3 Disability ...... 54 1.7.4 Cross Cutting Issues ...... 55 1.7.5 Gender Profile ...... 57 1.8 Key Development Issues ...... 62 1.8.1 Summary Of Key Development Gaps/Problems From Performance Review And Profile Under Gsgda1 Thematic Area ...... 64 Chapter Two ...... 67 Prioritization Of Development Issues ...... 67 2.1 Introduction ...... 67 2.2 Needs And Aspirations Of Communities ...... 67 2.2.1 Needs And Aspiration Of Aboabo No. 1 And 2 ...... 67 2.2.2 Needs And Aspirations Of Sawaba, Adukrom And Akurem ...... 69 2.2.3 Needs And Aspiration Of Asokore Mampong, Adukrom And Sepe-Tinpom ...... 69 2.2.4 Summary Of Adopted Community Needs And Aspirations ...... 70 2.3 Harmonized Development Issues With Identified Key Development Gaps/Issues ...... 71 2.4 Prioritization...... 78 2.5 Application Of Potentials, Opportunities, Constraints And Challenges ...... 81 Chapter Three ...... 90 Development Goal, Objectives And Strategies ...... 90 3.1 Introduction ...... 90 3.2 Municipal Development Focus ...... 90 3.3 Municipal Goal ...... 91
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3.4 Linking Municipal Development Issues To Gsgda Ii Objectives Adopted And Gsgda Strategies ...... 92 3.5 Development Projections For 2014-2017 ...... 109 3.5.1 Population Projections ...... 109 3.5.2 Projection For The Housing Sector ...... 112 3.5.3 Projections For The Health Sector ...... 113 3.3.4 Projections For The Education Sector ...... 114 3.3.5 Projections For Water And Sanitation Sector ...... 118 3.3.6 Projection For Agriculture ...... 120 3.3.7 Projection For Revenue...... 121 3.3.8 Projection For Recurrent Expenditure ...... 124 Chapter Four ...... 126 Development Programmes ...... 126 4.1 Introduction ...... 126 4.2 Broad Municipal Programmes And Projects ...... 126 Chapter Five ...... 127 Implementation Of Municipal Annual Action Plans ...... 158 5.1 Introduction ...... 158 5.2 Annual Action Plans ...... 158 Chapter Six ...... 191 Monitoring And Evaluation Arrangement ...... 191 6.1 Introduction ...... 191 6.2 Indicators For Monitoring The Plan ...... 192 6.3 Data Collection, Validation And Collation ...... 195 6.5 Data Analysis And Use Of The Results ...... 195 6.6 Reporting And Report Dissemination ...... 196 Chapter Seven ...... 198 Communication Strategy ...... 198 7.1 Introduction ...... 198 7.2 Key Stakeholders ...... 198 7.3 Key Communication Goals ...... 199 7.4 Communication Tools ...... 199 7.5 Communication Strategies ...... 200
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LIST OF FIGURES PAGE No Figure 1.1: Project/Programme Implementation Statuses ………………………….……………..9
Figure 1.2: Map of Asokore Mampong in National Context ……………………………….……….19
Figure 1.3: Map of Asokore Mampong in Regional Context ……………………………….………20
Figure 1.4 Map of Asokore Mampong Municipality……………………………….…………………..20
Figure 1.5 Geological Map of Asokore Mampong Municipality…………………………………….21
Figure 1.6 Soil Type in Asokore Mampong Municipality……………………………………………….23
Figure 1.7 Vegetation Cover in Asokore Mampong Municipality………………………………24
Figure 1.8 Map Showing Built up Area of Asokore Mampong Municipality………………25
Figure 1.9 Broad Landuse Map of Asokore Mampong Municipality…………………………26
Figure 1.10 Settlements in Asokore Mampong Municipality…………………………………….28
Figure 1.11 Infrastructure Map of Asokore Mampong Municipality……………………………30
Figure 1.12 Locations of Health Centres in Asokore Mampong Municipality………………31
Figure 1.13 Map Showing Market Centres in Asokore Mampong Municipality……………31
Figure 1.14. Location of School in Asokore Mampong Municipality……………………………32
Figure 1.15 Locations of Senior High Schools in Asokore Mampong Municipality………32
Figure 1.16 Age –sex structure of Asokore Mampong Municipal Assembly………………..35
Figure 1.17 Occupation Distribution of Asokore Mampong…………………………………………37
Figure 1.18: Organisational Structure of the Asokore Mampong Municipal Assembly ..45
Figure 1.19 Proportions of Children in a Particular Difficult Situation……………………………53
Figure 1.20 Types of Disability by Gender……………………………………………………………………55
Figure 1.21 Gender Distributions in the Municipality…………………………………………………57
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LIST OF TABLE Page No Table 1.1 Implementation Status and Reasons for Deviations/Remarks of Programmes and Projects Based on Thematic Areas ……………………………………………...... 4 Table 1.2: Revenue Performance from 2012-2013……………………………………………….……..11 Table 1.3: Expenditure Performance…………………………………………………………………………….12 Table 1.4 showing yearly IGF’s revenue targets and actuals for 2012-2013 ………………...13 Table 1.5: 2012 Yearly Recurrent and Capital Budgetary Allocations as well as its Allocation to the Sub-Municipal Programmes….……………………………………………..……………14 Table 1.6: 2013 Yearly Recurrent and Capital Budgetary Allocations as well as its Allocation to the Sub-Municipal Programmes ………………………………………..……………………15 Table 1.7: The Hierarchy of Main Settlements ……………………………………………………………..29 Table 1.8 Broad Ages – Sex Structure of Asokore-Mampong Municipal …….………………34 Table 1.9: Specific Age – Sex Structure of Asokore-Mampong Municipal …………………..34 Table 1.10 Dependency Ratios ………………………………………………………………………….…………36 Table 1.11 Birthplace by Duration of residence of migrants ……………………………………….39 Table 1.12 Proportions of Children in Difficult Situations……………………………………….....52 Table 1.13 Distribution of Vulnerability effect by Gender…………………………………………54 Table 1.14 Population 12 years and older by mobile phone ownership, Internet facility usage and Gender …………………………………………………………………………………………………...56 Table 1.15 Populations by Age Sex and Locality Distribution…………………………………..58 Table 1.16 Gender Distribution in the Assembly ……………………………………………………..59 Table 1.17 Gender Distribution in the various Educational Circuits………………………….61 Table 1.17 Sectorial Key Development Issue ………………………………………………………..…62 Table 2.1 Developments Needs and Aspirations of Aboabo No. 1 and 2……………….…68 Table 2.2 Development Needs of Sawaba, Adukrom and Akurem………………………….…69 Table 2.3 Development Needs of Asokore Mampong, Adukrom and Sepe-Tinpom……70 Table 2.4: Harmonized Community Needs and Aspirations with Identified Key Development Gaps/Problems/Issues……….………………………………………………………………71
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Table 2.5: Harmonized Community Needs with Thematic Areas of the National Medium Term Development Framework …………………………………………………………………………….…75 Table 2.7 Application of POCC to the Prioritise Development Issues under GSGDA11 Thematic Area (2014-2017) …………………………………………………………………………………….82 Table 3.1 Thematic Area 1: Ensuring and Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability……….93 Table 3.2 Thematic Area 2 Enhanced Competiveness of Ghana’s Private Sector………..94 Table 3.3 Thematic Area 3 Accelerated Agricultural Modernization and Natural Resources Management ………………………………………………………………………………………….96 Table 3.4 Thematic Area 4: Oil and Gas development …………………………………………….97 Table 3.5 Thematic Area 5 Infrastructure and Human Settlements Development……98 Table 3.6 Thematic Area 6 Human Developments, Productivity and Employment…101 Table 3.7 Thematic Area 7Transparent and Accountable Governance …………………105 Table 3.8: Population Projection for Asokore Mampong Municipal………………..……110 Table 3.9: Age - Sex Structure of the Municipal Population 2010………………………..111 Table 3.10: Broad Age - Sex Structure of the Municipal Population ………………….…112 Table 3.11: Projected Municipal Housing Stock…………………………………………………….…113 Table 3.12: Demand for Nurses……………………………………………………………………………….113 Table 3.13: Demand for Doctors ……………………………………………………………………………114 Table 3.14: Education facilities for public and private, 2014……………………………….….115 Table 3.15: Education Needs 2014…………………………………………………………………….……116 Table 3.16: Education Needs by the end of Plan Period (2017)…………………….….………117 Table 3.17: Water facility estimation ……………………………………………………………….……118 Table 3.18: Toilet Facility Needs Estimation……………………………………………………………119 Table 3.19: Annual Waste Generation and Facility Needs Estimation………………………119 Table 3.20: Major crops cultivated in the area………………………………..………………………121 Table 3.21: Food Security Projection 2014……………………………………………………………….121 Table 3.22: Municipal Internally Generated Revenue Structure……………………………..123 Table 3.23: All Revenue Sources……………………………………………………………………………….124 Table 3.24: Recurrent Municipal Expenditure Projection 2014-2017 (GH¢)……………….125
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Table 4.1: Ensuring and Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability…………………………………….127 Table 4.2: Enhancing Competitiveness of Ghana’s Private Sector……………………………..130 Table 4.3: Accelerated Agriculture Modernisation and Sustainable Natural Resource Management………………………………………………………………………………………….………………..132 Table 4.4: Oil and Gas Development …………………………………………………………….……..…137 Table 4.5: Infrastructure and Human Settlements ……………………………………………….…138 Table 4.6: Human Development, Productivity and Employment………………………..……153 Table 4.7: Transparent and Accountable Governance……………………………………………..165 Table 5.1 Annual Action Plan for the First Planning Year (2014)………………..……………172 Table 5.2: Annual Action Plan for the Second Planning Year (2015)…………………….…186 Table 7.1: Communication Tools in the Municipal………………………………………………..…212 Table 7.2 below shows various communication strategies to be used in the implementation of the MMTDP 2010-2013…………………………………………………………..213
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LIST OF ACRONYMS AEAs - Agricultural Extension Agents AIDS - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome AMMA - Asokore Mampong Municipal Assembly ART - Antiretroviral Therapy BAC - Business Advisory Center C/S - Circuit Supervisor CGT - Central Government Transfer CHBS - Community Health Based Planning and Services CLTS - Community Led Total Sanitation CWSA - Community Water and Sanitation Agency DACF - District Assembly Common Fund DDF - District Development Facility ECG - Electricity Company of Ghana EPA - Environmental Protection Agency FCUBE - Free Compulsory Universal Basic Education FP - Family Planning FSW - Female Sexual Workers GES - Ghana Education Service GETFund - Ghana Education Trust Fund GHS - Ghana Health Service GIFMIS - Ghana Integrated Financial Management Information System GNFS - Ghana National Fire Service GOG - Government of Ghana GSGDA I - Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda I GSGDA II - Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda II HIV - Human Immune Virus ICT - Information Communication Technology IDUs - Injection Drugs Users IGF - Internally Generated Fund KMA - Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly KUMACA - Kumasi Academy LI - Legal Instrument LPG - Liquefied Petroleum Gas M & E - Monitoring and Evaluation MA - Municipal Assembly MCD - Municipal Chief Director MCE - Municipal Chief Executive MDAs - Ministries, Departments and Agencies MLGRD - Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development MMDAs - Ministries/Metropolitans, Municipals, Districts Assembly MMDCEs - Metropolitans, Municipal, District Chief Executives MMTDP - Municipal Medium Term Development Plan
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MOFA - Ministry of Food and Agriculture MOFNR - Ministry of Food and Natural Resources MPCU - Municipal Planning Coordinating Unit MSMEs - Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise
MSW - Male Sexual Workers
NBSSI - National Board for Small Scale Industry
NCCE - National Commission for Civic Education
NEPAD - New Partnership for Africa's Development
NGOs - Non Governmental Organizations
NHIS - National Health Insurance Scheme
NMTDPF - National Medium-Term Development Policy Framework
PHC - Population and Housing Census
POA - Programmes of Action
PPP - Public Private Partnership
PTA - Parent Teachers Association
SDGs - Sustainable Development Goals
SMC - School Management Committee
TG - Transgender
TLMS - Teaching and Learning Materials
TVET - Technical and Vocational Education and Training
UDG - Urban Development Grant
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This document presents the Asokore Mampong Municipal Assembly four years Medium Term Development Plan (MTDP) to guide development of the communities under the jurisdiction of the Municipal Assembly from the year 2014. This 2014-2017 Municipal Medium Term Development Plan (MMTDP) was prepared within the 2014-2017 Medium Term Policy Framework, and in the context of ‘the Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda II’.
The Plan Preparation Team took cognizance of the bottom-up mechanism in participatory development planning, to enable all to contribute and eventually own the MMTDP. Data was collected from the three (3) Zonal Councils, Decentralised Departments, and other Development Partners, including Traditional Rulers, Religious Groups, Civil Society Organizations, and Political Groupings; through a series of workshops, community fora and community interactions. In order to let the people have a sense of ownership of the plan, community members were consulted during the plan preparation, particularly in the areas of identification and analysis of Community Development Problems and Prioritization of Community Needs.
The Draft Plan was subjected to scrutiny by the Development Planning Sub-committee, the Executive Commitee, and subsequently sent to the General Assembly for approval. At its extraordinary meeting of 25th February, 2014, the plan was approved and adopted by the General Assembly, after which it was submitted to the Regional Co-ordinating Council for harmonization with plans of other districts and Municipals.
This 2014-2017 MMTDP for Asokore Mampong Municipal Assembly provides information on agreed programmes and projects with their locations, indicative budget, implementation agencies and other indicators. It also provides implementation schedules and gives information on institutional arrangements for implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the programmes and projects. Environmental considerations had also been mainstreamed into this MMTDP through subjection of the programmes and projects to Strategic Environmental Assessment Tools. In addition,
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An evaluation of the (2012 and 2013) Annual Plans hitherto referred to as 2012-2013 MMTDP indicated that majority of the projects were not implemented. Only 43% were implemented, 30% were partially implemented and 23% projects were not implemented at all.
The programmes/projects which could not be implemented were attributed to: (i) Irregular flow of and Inadequate funding for the proposed programmes/projects (ii) Inherited uncompleted projects from KMA without matching resources to complete them. (iii) Ineffective monitoring of projects by the Municipal Monitoring Team due to lack of logistics and motivation
For 2014 – 2017, the Asokore Mampong Municipal Assembly will focus on 12 Strategic Areas as follows:
(i) Improvement of Revenue Generation (ii) Construction of office accommodations and bungalows for the Central Administration and other Decentralised Departments. (iii) Provision and Extension of Electricity Supply (iv) Provision of Potable Water and Sanitation Infrastructure (v) Provision of adequate Human Resource for the Decentralised Departments (vi) Construction and Rehabilitation of road Infrastructure (vii) Rehabilitation and Construction of Education Infrastructure (viii) Enhancing the process of Food Security (ix) Improvement of Health Delivery (x) Creation of Employment Opportunities (xi) Provision of ICT for Service Delivery
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(xii)Catering for the Vulnerable and the Socially Disadvantaged
These twelve (12) focus areas relate to identified National Policy Goals, and are consistent with documents such as:
(i) The Medium-Term Development Policy Framework (MTDPF 2014-2017) (ii) Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) (iii) Municipal Development Strategy
The purpose of this Municipal Medium Term Development Plan (MMTDP) is to assist in the poverty reduction process, through the implementation of programmes/projects aimed at empowering the unemployed and underemployed labour force, youth, and vulnerable groups and assist them to settle down and live meaningful lives.
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CHAPTER ONE PERFORMANCE REVIEW/PROFILE/CURRENT SITUATION/BASELINE
1.1 INTRODUCTION This 2014-2017 Municipal Medium Term Development Plan (MMTDP) for the Asokore Mampong Municipal is premised on the Clause 41; Sub-section 1 of the National Development Planning (System) Regulations, (2013).
The National Medium-Term Development Policy Framework (NMTDPF) for the country for the period 2014 to 2017 was based on the Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda II (GSGDA II). Hence, this 2014-2017 MMTDP was prepared along the guidelines provided by the National Development Planning Commission, within the 2014-2017 Medium Term Policy Framework, and in the context of ‘the Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda II’.
1.1.1 Vision Statement
The Asokore Mampong Municipal Assembly is to become one of the most vibrant Assemblies in the country offering businesses and investment opportunities for private capital, and developing the human resource targeted at poverty reduction, social harmony and economic prosperity.
1.1.2 Mission Statement The Asokore Mampong Municipal Assembly exists to improve quality of life of the people in the Municipality through the formulation and implementation of policies, programs and projects resulting from transparent, accountable and effective mobilization and utilization of available human, material and financial resources
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1.1.3 Functions of the Municipal Assembly
The Municipal Assembly works through the Committee system. The Executive Committee according to Act 462 of 1993 is the principal Committee with six sub committees namely; (i) Social Services Sub Committee (ii) Works sub Committee (iii) Justice and Security Sub committee (iv) Development Planning sub committee (v) Finance and Administration Sub Committee (vi) Environmental Management Sub Committee
The main functions and responsibilities of the Asokore Mampong Municipal Assembly’s Executive Committee include;
The Co-ordination of plans and programs of the Sub-Committees and submission of these comprehensive plans to the Assembly and
Overseeing the administration of the Assembly in collaboration with the office of the Municipal Chief Executive
In the performance of their duties, the Executive Committee and Sub committees are assisted by administrators and technocrats who have no voting rights. The structure of the Municipal Assembly makes ample room for popular participation and active community involvement in the decision making process.
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1.2 PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF THE ASOKORE MAMPONG 2012-2013 MMTDP UNDER THE GSGDA 2010 – 2013 Asokore Mampong Municipal Assembly has since July 2012 being working with Annual Action Plans only, and hence for the purpose of this review; the (2012 and 2013) Annual Plans are referred to as 2012-2013 Municipal Medium-Term Development Plan for the Municipal Assembly.
The Municipal Assembly therefore undertook a review of its Municipal Medium-Term Development Plan for 2012-2013 in January, 2014.
The purpose of the review was to ascertain if the planned programmes and projects had met the targeted focus of the municipality. The review was undertaken by assessing each project with respect to its goals, objectives, strategies, implementation status, and the basis for its status.
1.2.1 Review Process of Medium Term Development Plan
This review process considered the achievement rate of the Assembly regarding planned goals and objectives, reasons for non-achievement of goals and objectives, problems and constraints that influenced the project implementation process and lessons learnt out of the process and their implication for future planning.
The extent of implementation of the proposed programmes and projects were assessment using the criteria listed below: (i) fully implemented, (ii) abandoned/suspended, (iii) on-going (iv) not implemented
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Table 1.1 Implementation Status and Reasons for Deviations/Remarks of Programmes and Projects Based on Thematic Areas
ENSURING AND SUSTAINING MICRO ECONOMIC STABILITY Project Status
Reasons for status of Project/Programme &
Remarks
No. Programmme/Project
going going
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Fully Implemented On abandoned/ suspended Not Implemented 1 Update Revenue Data of the Municipality The contract was abrogated and the new new √ Consultant is yet to submit proposals to Municipal Assembly (MA) for study. 2 Organize pay-your-levy campaigns in the Six campaigns have been organized since 2013. municipality √ 3 Organize training for Revenue Collectors. Two trainings have been organized (one in 2013 √ and another in2014. 4 Organize quarterly interaction with Three were organized in 2013. Revenue Collectors √ 5 Organize 2 stakeholders meeting for rate Target achieved payers. √ 6 Purchase value books for revenue √ All the needed value books have been purchased. collectors 7 Gazette Fee Fixing Resolution. √ One has been gazetted (2013) 8 Build capacity for Controller and Target achieved for the plan period. Accountant General Staff in GIFIMS √ 9 Procure 2No.4x4 double cabin pick up Two vehicles (one for GES and the other for the vehicle for revenue mobilization. √ Assembly) have been purchased from common fund.
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INFRASTRUCTURE AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS DEVELOPMENT Project Status
No. Programmme/Project Reasons for status of Project/Programme &
Remarks
Going Going
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Fully Implemented On Abandoned/ Suspended Not Implemented 1 Construct 10No. Boreholes √ Funds released for the activity but contractor yet to be procured for the drilling. 2 Procure 15No. Refuse Containers √ 8 containers procured. Funds yet to be released for the rest activity. 3 Desilt major drains √ Major drains in the electoral areas have been disilted 4 Construct roads at Buobai, Royal Road, √ Roads still under construction. Aboabo etc. road 5 Construct Drains on Asokore Mampong √ Construction is still in progress. – Buobai Road 6 Procure 300 pieces energy-saving √ Over 300 pulbs have been acquired so far. electric bulbs and accessories for communities to enhance security 7 Complete 1No. 2-bedroom semi- √ Lack of funds to complete the project. Work still in detached bungalow for health personnel progress. Construction at semi-structure level. 8 Complete 1No. 2-bedroom Semi- √ Lack of funds to complete the project. Project still detached bungalow for Education Staff going
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9 Complete 1No. 2-bedroom Semi- √ Lack of funds to complete the project. Project at detached bungalow for Assembly Staff. still on going. ACCELERATED AGRICULTURAL MODERNISATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
Project Status Reasons for status of Project/Programme &
Remarks
No. Programme/Projects
going going
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Fully Implemented On abandoned/ suspended Not Implemented 1 Establish 30acres No. Block Farm √ Delay in the release of inputs and credit in 2014 established since 2012-Sept.2014 led to not achieving target but hopefully will be achieved before the end of 2014. 2 Organize 15 Field Block Farm visits(10 in √ 10 have been organized so far. Delay in release of 2013 and5 in 2014 funds has led to not achieving the target 3 Train 25 Vegetable Farmers on the √ 20 vegetable farmers trained so far. Lack of funds proper handling, storage and application has led to not achieving the target. of poultry manure 4 Organize Municipal Farmers Day √ 2 achieved since 2012 5 Organize 3No. Research (one each year) √ None has been organized due to lack of funds Extension Linkage Meeting 6 Train 30 (20 farmers in 2013 and 10 in √ Target achieved for the plan period. 2014) farmers on safe and correct use of Agro-chemicals 7 Organize 1000(500 visits each year) home √ Target achieved. and farm visits. 8 Facilitate the Development of 5FBOs and √ Delay in release of funds Farmer group
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9 Train 50 small ruminants farmers in √ Target achieved for the plan period. appropriate housing under zero grazing 10 Train 5 farmers on improved poultry √ Funds yet to be released for activity practices (this was added in the third quarter) 11 Train 20 vegetable farmers on record √ Target achieved keeping 12 Train 30 cattle farmers on √ Funds yet to be released for activity Zero grazing and paddock establishment and usage 13 Carry out mass vaccination of dogs, cats √ Funds yet to be released for this activity. and monkeys against rabbis 14 Carry-out mass vaccination of small √ Funds yet to be released for this activity. ruminants and cattle against PPR AND CBPP 15 Train 50 livestock farmers on improved √ Target achieved. housing HUNMAN DEVELOPMENT, EMPLOYMENT AND PRODUCTIVITY
Project Status
No. Reasons for status of Project/Programme &
Programmes/Project Remarks
going going
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Fully Implemented On Abandoned/ Suspended Not Implemented
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1 Construct 1No. 6-Unit Classroom Blk .at √ Funds yet to be released Asokore Mampong 2 Complete 1No. 6-Unit Classroom blk at √ delayed due to late release of funds Sepe Timpom 3 Organize 15 INSET( takes place after close √ Twice a term in every term in every school for Basis Heads on quality data presentation 4 Organize compound competition for √ Delayed due to late release of funds Basic schools on good environmental practices 5 Draw up and implement SPIP effectively √ Target achieved for the plan period.
6 Conduct financial management training √ Waiting for the release of funds for Basic schools. 7 Municipal logistics/TLMS for schools √ Government has been supporting schools each term in provision of TLMs 8 Provide logistics support to C/S to √ 130 teachers given lap tops so far. Others will be strengthen Supervision and disseminate given theirs later. report timely. 9 Strengthen SMC/ PTA in management √ Supervision done in all the 4 circuits every term and supervision of schools 10 Organize whole Annual School Census for √ Waiting for the release of funds Heads of Basic Schools 11 Familiarize visit and check the re-opening √ At least 2 schools from each circuit have been activities on my first day at school visited each year
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12 Monitor and evaluate the state of √ Done as and when funds are available infrastructural facilities in school 13 Organize orientation for newly trained √ 70 newly trained teachers have been given teachers orientation so far. 14 Train Municipal Health Directorate √ 10 officers from the Health directorate have been officers in basic computer application trained 15 Organize Clinical conference twice every √ Three conferences organized so far. One will be year organized in the last quarter of the year. 16 Provide residential accommodation for √ Rented Apartment has been given to the director the Municipal director of health Service. so far
17 Provide office accommodation for √ Target achieved for the plan period. Municipal health Director. 18 To organize community Needs √ Lack of commitment from the communities Assessment with the communities to prioritize those needs and help the communities initiate 2 projects within their means 19 To organize capacity building workshop √ Lack of funds for 8 members of staff. 20 To collaborate with relevant agencies √ Target achieved for the plan period. like Information Services Dept. & NCCE for information & Broadcast. 21 To organize 45 Mass Meetings in the 10 √ 20 organized so far Electoral Areas 22 To organize 10 communal Labour in 10 √ Lack of funds and cooperation from stakeholders Electoral Areas
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23 To invite relevant Depts. and Agencies √ Target achieved for the plan period. e.g. Environmental Health, NCCE, Town and Country Planning etc. to educate the public on the differences between the relevant departments and agencies 24 To train various groups to acquire skills √ Lack of funds relevant to their specific trade. TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE Project Status
No. Reasons for status of Project/Programme &
Programme/Projects Remarks
going going
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Fully Implemented On Abandoned/ Suspended Not Implemented 1 Organize 4No. Assembly meeting by √ Three GA meetings held so far. December 2014 2 Organize 4No. Executive Committee √ It will be completed before the end of the year. Meetings by December 2014 3 Organize 3No. Sub-committee meetings √ It will be completed before the end of the year. per sub-committee 4 Organize quarterly Head of Departments √ It will be completed before the end of the year meeting 5 Conduct stakeholders participation in fee √ Time for activity not due fixing 6 Organize quarterly MPCU and Municipal √ Target achieved for the plan period. Budget Committee Meeting
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7 Organize annual revenue meeting with √ Lack of funds to organize the meeting. major stakeholders in the Municipality 8 Involve major stakeholders in monitoring √ Target achieved for the plan period. of all Assembly programmes and projects 9 Cede some revenue items to the Zonal √ Target achieved for the plan period. Councils 10 Provide logistics to the Zonal Councils to √ Target achieved for the plan period. enable them perform their mandated functions. 11 Construct 1NO. Zonal Council Office at √ Lack of funds Aboabo 12 Construct 1No. Municipal Court Building √ Delay in release of fund
13 Provide logistics to the Ghana Police √ Delay in release of fund Service to fight crime 14 Increase private sector participation in √ Yam market has been constructed the Municipality Source: Asokore Mampong Municipal Medium Term Development Plan (2012-2013)
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Based on the review of the MMTDP (2012-2013), 70 projects were planned for 2012- 2013. Of those projects, 30 projects representing 43% were fully implemented. However, 21 projects representing 30 % were on-going as at the time of preparing this plan. A total of 16 planned projects representing 23% were not successfully implemented due to inadequate funds. Alternatively, some were unsuccessful due to delay in/untimely release of funds.
Figure 1.1 Project/Programme Implementation Status
Not Implemented Abandoned/ 23% Fully Suspended Implemented 4% 43%
On-Going 30%
Source: Asokore Mampong Municipal Medium Term Development Plan (2012-2013)
In general terms, the Municipal Assembly was able to complete 77% of the planned activities.
This left the municipality in a very weak position to achieve the planned objectives and has endangered the fulfilment of the established goal. As long as the objectives depend on implemented activities, the low performance in this area can have consequences for the achievement of the objectives and ultimately on planned goals. The possibility of the
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1.2.2 Municipal Revenue and Expenditure Performance for 2012-2013
1.2.2.1 Sources of Revenue
The major sources of revenue available to the Asokore Mampong Municipal Assembly can be grouped into two: (i) Internally Generated Fund (IGF) (ii) Central Government Transfers (CGT)
Internally Generated Funds include Rates, Lands, Fees, Fines, Licences, Trading, Services and Miscellaneous Sources. Central Government Transfers are those derived from Grants, District Development Facility (DDF) and the Municipal Assembly Common Fund (DACF).
1.2.2.2 Revenue Performance from 2012-2013
Performance in revenue generation is generally measured by the gap between the estimated and the actual revenue collected. Revenue performance can also be termed as the rate of achievement in collection. The revenue performance of the Municipal for the previous plan period is as shown in the table below:
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Table 1.2: Revenue Performance from 2012-2013
ACTUAL ACTUAL ALL REVENUE 2012 AS AT 31ST 2013 AS AT 31ST SOURCES BUDGET DECEMBER BUDGET DECEMBER 2012 % 2013 % Total IGF (A) 129,794.29 82,130.80 15.69 436,892.25 531,738.85 20.61 Compensation 0 0 486,555.90 0 Goods and Services 0 0 1,159,011.00 138,834.00 Transfers Assets 0 0 607,698.00 314,165.87 transfers DACF 451,487.09 441,487.09 808,417.00 737,217.36 School 0 0 676,637.00 568,121.20 Feeding DDF 0 0 289,491.00 290,046.00 UDG - - - - Total Central Government 451,487.09 441,487.09 84.31 4,027,809.9 2,048,384.43 79.39 Transfers (B) Total A+B 581,281.38 523,617.89 4,464,702.15 2,580,123.28 Source: Asokore Mampong Municipal Trial Balance (2012-2013)
From the Table above, IGF has consistently been the least contributor to the Municipal overall revenue. Since 2012, the Assembly has not been able to generate up to twenty- two percent of the total revenue from its internal sources of revenue. The percentage contribution of IGF to total revenue improved from 15.69% in 2012 to 20.61% by the end of 2013. Central Government transfers however, continuous to higher contributor to the Assembly’s revenue contributing not less than 77.16% since 2012. However the performance of the IGF in terms of percentage collected as against the the total to be collected is quite impressive.
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1.2.2.3 Expenditure Pattern from 2012-2013
The main expenditure items are compensation, goods and services and Capital Expenditure. The various components of expenditure that the municipal uses its revenue to finance are tabulated in the Table below:
Table 1.3: Expenditure Performance
ACTUAL ACTUAL Expenditure 2012 AS AT 31ST 2013 AS AT 31ST Item BUDGET DECEMBER BUDGET DECEMBER 2012 % 2013 % Compensation 0 0 486,555.90 0 Goods and 51,750.00 126,279.51 2,423,029.00 1,312,415.79 services Assets 200,000.00 397,338.38 1,555,117.25 1,267,707.49 Total 251,750.00 523,617.89 4,464,702.15 2,580,123.28 Source: Asokore Mampong Municipal Trial Balance Sheet (2012-2013)
1.2.2.4 IGF Trend Analysis
The overall revenue performance of GH₵ 378,561.15 is below the half year expectation of GH₵ 428,940.00. However, much has been collected for rent income and licenses and more than proportionate collection for miscellaneous and unidentified receipts. On the other hand Rates’ and ‘Fees and fines’ have performed poorly due to the inability of traditional revenue collectors to do the collections. In view of this a new private revenue contractor was engaged to do the collections on behalf of the Assembly.
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Table 1.4 showing yearly IGF’s revenue targets and actuals for 2012-2013
IGF’S REVENUE 2012 Actual 2013 Actual TARGETS budget As at 31st budget As at 31st December 2012 December 2013 Rates 16,134.33 13,052.80 125,000.00 61,957.33 Fees and Fines 4,787.20 2,360.00 68,600.00 22,810.71 Licenses 69,511.00 47,620.00 172,610.00 128,640.00 Land 30,556.80 19,098.00 46,390.00 36,980.00 Rent 500.00 0.00 2,000.00 2,086.00 Investment 8,199.96 0.00 0.00 0.00 Miscellaneous 105.00 0.00 22,292.25 279,264.81 Total 129,794.29 82,130.80 436,892.25 531,738.85 Source: Asokore Mampong Municipal Trial Balance (2012-2013)
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Table 1.5: 2012 Yearly Recurrent and Capital Budgetary Allocations as well as its Allocation to the Sub- Municipal Programmes CAPITAL EXPENDI FUNDING (INDICATE AMOUNT AGAINST RECURRENT EXPENDITURE TURE THE FUNDING SOURCE) GOODS COMPENSATION AND ASSETS ASSEMBLY’ DEPARTMENT SERVICES TOTAL S IGF GOG DACF DDF OTHERS TOTAL Central 126,279. 397,338. 523,617. 441,487. Administration 0.00 51 38 89 82,130.80 09 523,617.89 Works department 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Department of Agriculture 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Department of Social Welfare and community development 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Urban Roads 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Transport 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Physical Planning 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Trade and Industry 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Finance 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Education youth and sports 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Disaster Prevention and 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
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Management Health 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 126,279. 397,338. 523,617. 451,487. TOTALS 0.00 51 38 89 82,130.80 0.00 09 0.00 0.00 523,617.89
Table 1.6: 2013 Yearly Recurrent and Capital Budgetary Allocations as well as its Allocation to the Sub-Municipal Programmes CAPITAL RECURRENT EXPENDIT FUNDING (INDICATE AMOUNT AGAINST THE EXPENDITURE URE FUNDING SOURCE) GOODS COMPENSA AND ASSEMBL OTHE DEPARTMENT TION SERVICES ASSETS TOTAL Y’S IGF GOG DACF DDF RS TOTAL Central 1,038,441. 333,239.4 1,580,20 285,558. 1,883,50 121,262 28,949. 2,319,27 Administration 208,523.96 00 1 4.37 94 8.36 .55 10 8.96 Works 346,147.0 666,478.8 1,082,13 106,102. 188,350. 202,104 86,847. 583,404. department 69,507.99 0 2 3.81 40 84 .25 30 79 Department of 173,073.5 111,079.8 318,907. 12,482.6 209,278. 221,761. Agriculture 34,753.99 0 0 30 4 71 34 Department of Social Welfare and Community 449,991.1 562,567. 544,124. 8,084.1 553,457. Development 90,360.38 0 22,215.96 44 1,248.26 64 7 07 Urban Roads 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Transport 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Physical 177,727.6 260,858. 15,500.0 17,500.0 Planning 13,901.60 69,229.40 9 68 2,000.00 0 0
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Trade and 63,781.4 Industry 6,950.80 34,614.70 22,215.96 6 8,639.35 8,639.35 311,532.3 407,413. 80,500.0 88,000.0 Finance 62,557.19 0 33,323.94 43 7,500.00 0 0 Education Youth and 188,835.6 188,835. 10,000.0 363,787 115,796 489,584. Sports 0.00 0.00 7 67 0 .65 .40 05 Disaster Prevention and 12,000.0 12,000.0 Management 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 113,178 57,898. 171,076. Health 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 .38 20 58 2,423,029. 1,555,117. 4,464,70 436,892. 2,929,90 808,417 289,491 4,464,70 TOTALS 486,555.90 00 25 2.15 25 1.90 .00 .00 2.14
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1.2.3 Key Problems/Issues Encountered During the Implementation of the MMTDP The problems/constraints encountered during plan implementation included:
(i) Irregular flow of and inadequate funding for the proposed programmes/projects (ii) Inherited uncompleted projects from KMA without matching resources to complete them. (iii) Programmes and projects outlined for implementation in the plan period were too many. (iv) Deductions at source by the Ministry of Local Government/Common Fund Administrator. (v) Ineffective monitoring of projects by the Municipal Monitoring Team due to lack of logistics and motivation
1.2.4 Lessons Learnt which have Implications for the MMTDP (2014-2017) Lessons learnt from the implementation of the previous plan that will help in the preparation and implementation of this plan includes:
Funding of programmes and projects should not be limited to the DACF
The Plan Document must be marketed wider to seek funding elsewhere
Projects earmarked in a particular period for implementation must be within the capacity of the Assembly to manage
The Plan Document must be reviewed periodically by all stakeholders
Uncompleted projects must be phased out with matching limited resources
The Municipal Monitoring Team must be strengthened and resourced to perform its mandatory functions.
In summary, it is clear that if the Assembly had access to additional funds during the 2012-2013 plan periods, the success rate for project implementation would have been
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1.3 ANALYSIS OF EXISTING SITUATION/COMPILATION OF THE ASOKORE-MAMPONG MUNICIPAL PROFILE The profile of Asokore Municipal Assembly covers issues on physical and natural environment, culture, settlement systems, economy, food security, governance, social services, vulnerability analysis, information and communication technology, HIV and AIDS, gender, environmental, climate change and green economy, population, science, technology and innovation, security, disaster, water security and migration.
1.3.1 Establishment The Asokore Municipal Assembly was carved out of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly and was thus created as a result of the implementation of the Decentralization Programme on June 29th, 2012. The Municipality was established by Legislative Instrument, (L.I) 2112.
1.3.2 Physical and Natural Environment The physical and natural environment looks at the description of interaction between human and the physical environment and its development implication considering the location and size, climate and vegetation of Asokore Mampong Municipal Assembly.
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1.3.2.1 Location and Size
The Municipality covers a total land area of 23.91 km2 and it is located to the North- Eastern part of the Kumasi Metropolis. The assembly shares boundaries with Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) to the East, South and West, Kwabre East Municipal to the North-West and Ejisu-Juabeng Municipal Assembly to the South-East. Although a small land size, the Municipality has a population of 304,815 (PHC, 2010) with 10 electoral areas namely; Aboabo No.1, Aboabo No.2, Adukrom, Akurem, Asokore Mampong, Sawaba, Asawasi, New Zongo, Sepe-Tinpom and Akwatialine Electoral Areas. Figure 1.2 Map of Asokore Mampong in National Context
Source: Asokore Mampong Physical Planning Department, 2014
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Figure 1.3 Map of Asokore Mampong in Regional Context
Source: Asokore Mampong Physical Planning Department, 2014
Figure 1.4 Map of Asokore Mampong Municipality
Source: Asokore Mampong Physical Planning Department, 2014
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1.3.3 Condition of the Natural Environment The natural environment comprises of elements in the Municipality that are endowed by nature. These elements include the geology, minerals, climate, soil, vegetation, relief and drainage. These natural elements have significant role in the development of the Municipal.
1.3.3.1 Geology
The Asokore Mampong Municipality is falls within the Middle Precambrian Rock. The existence of this geological structure has led to the development of the construction industry which has impacted positively on the local economy. However, this activity is on a small scale and declining as a result of rapid urbanization.
Figure 1.5 Geological Map of Asokore Mampong Municipality
Source: Asokore Mampong Physical Planning Department, 2014
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1.3.3.2 Climate
The climate of the municipality falls within the wet sub-equatorial type. The average minimum temperature is about 21.50C and the maximum average temperature is 30.7 0C. The average humidity is about 84.16 percent at 0900 GMT and 60 percent at 1500 GMT. The moderate temperature, humidity and the double maxima rainfall regime (214.3 mm in June and 165.2mm in September) have a direct effect on population growth and the environment. This has precipitated the influx of people from beyond the municipality and other parts of the country, chiefly because the climatic conditions are not harsh.
1.3.3.3 Relief and Drainage
The municipality lies within the plateau of the South–West physical region which ranges from 250-300 meters above sea level. The topography of the area is undulating, and is characterized by lowlands and highlands. The Aboabo River, Parko and Wewe streams are the main water bodies weaving through the municipality. However, biotic activities in terms of estate development, encroachments and indiscriminate waste disposal have impacted negatively on the drainage system in the Municipality.
1.3.3.4 Soil and Vegetation
The Municipal falls within the moist Semi-deciduous Ecological Zone. The major soil type is the Forest Ochrosol which is rich in nutrients that support tropical foodstuff cultivation. The high demand for residential properties however has displaced most agricultural lands.
Predominant species of trees found are Ceiba, Triplochlon, Celtis with Exotic Species. There are other patches of vegetative cover scattered over the peri-urban areas of the municipality.
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Figure 1.6 Soil Type in Asokore Mampong Municipality
Source: Asokore Mampong Physical Planning Department, 2014
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Figure 1.7 Vegetation Cover in Asokore Mampong Municipality
Source: Asokore Mampong Physical Planning Department, 2014
1.3.4 Conditions of the Built Environment The built environment also comprises the activities and infrastructure facilities that have been introduced by man to the natural environment. The built up area map of Asokore Mampong Municipality is shown below:
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Figure 1.8 Map Showing Built up Area of Asokore Mampong Municipality
Source: Asokore Mampong Physical Planning Department, 2014
Recognizing and analyzing issues related to this component of the environment produces relevant information crucial to planning and development exercises. The elements of the built environment are discussed below.
1.3.4.1 Disaster
The most frequent occurring disasters in the municipality include flooding and rainstorms. Flooding however is the major disaster faced in the Municipality and the area prone to this disaster is Aboabo and its environs, areas close to the river. A total of 1.4 percent of the population lives in disaster prone areas.
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1.3.4.2 Land Ownership and Management in the Municipal
Asantehene is the overlord of lands in the region including Asokore Mampong. Asokore Mampong hene and other other sub-chiefs in various communities take care of the land‘s in their areas but pay royalties to the overlord of the lands (Asantehene).
Due to the high disparity in ethnicity in the Municipality land ownership and management are in diverse possession. Lands found in areas like Aboabo No. 1 &2, Sawaba are owned and managed by the chiefs in those areas whereas lands found in areas such as Asokore Mampong, Akurem, Adukrom and Sepe-Tinpom are owned and managed by the local traditional authorities of the area. Lands in Asawase were acquired by the Government and given to the State Housing Company for the housing estate. Hence Asawase lands are controlled by that institution.
Figure 1.9 Broad Landuse Map of Asokore Mampong Municipality
Source: Asokore Mampong Physical Planning Department, 2014
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1.3.5 Culture The diversity in ethnicity does not erode popular participation in decision-making, the chiefs being the rallying points. The chief of Asokore Mampong, Nana Boakye Ansah Debrah is the head of tradition in Asokore Mampong, the municipal capital. He is also the custodian of the land and traditional head of the people. The major festival in the municipality is Akwasidae and is celebrated every forty days. Other festivals are the Muslim religious festivals like the Ramadan and Maulidi celebrated mainly by the majority Muslim community.
The last Akwasidae in the year is called Akwasidae Kese where it is celebrated on a high note to climax the years’ activity. The Zongo communities are also governed by their traditional/religious leaders named the Imams and tribal chiefs. Despite the diversity of cultures, co-existence has prevailed in the municipality. Islamic religion is predominant among the zongos in the municipality with 55.4percent representation. The Christian community follows with 41.8 percent and is prevalent among the indigenous population. Other religious groups constitute 2.8 percent. The presence of these religious groups in the municipality highlights a development potential that can be harnessed to organize sensitization campaigns, disseminate information and fight moral decadence.
The Asokore Mampong Township can be described as a society with heterogeneous ethnicity. Akans dominate (40.9%), followed by people from Northern Ghana (36.7%), the Guans (10.7%), Ewes (3.0%) and Ga-Adangbe less than one percent (0.9). However, the likely problems of a heterogeneous society like this Municipality could be political destabilization, social disintegration and territorial fragmentation. Fortunately these problems hardly arise.
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1.3.6 Settlements Systems Settlement systems comprise locations of settlements in the Municipality and linkages among them considering distribution of services and infrastructure, hierarchy of the settlements and surface accessibility to services by the people in the settlements.
The Municipality has ten electoral areas, named Aboabo No. 1 & 2, Asawase, Sawaba, Adukrom, Akurem, Asokore Mampong, Sepe-Tinpom, New Zongo and Akwatialine and all these communities have certain levels of facilities/infrastructure services. It is noteworthy to state that all these settlements constitute a contiguous compact development with very little breaks in the contiguity at certain places in between them.
Figure 1.10 Settlements in Asokore Mampong Municipality
Source: Asokore Mampong Physical Planning Department, 2014
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1.3.6.1 Hierarchy of Settlements in Terms of Functions
A scalogram was produced identifying the services available in each of the major communities within the Municipality. To determine if there were gaps in provision, these facilities were weighted based on the frequency that they were found within the Municipality (weighted centrality). For example, day cares were given a low weighted centrality due to the high number that are found within the Municipality. On the other hand, Senior High Schools received a high weighted centrality due to the few that are found within the Municipality. In turn, the population of each community was compared to their total centrality score (sum of weighted centrality of each facility that exists within the community). It should be noted that the scalogram has limitations as it does not consider the total number of each type of facility within the community.
Using a scalogram to establish a ranking of settlements according to services offered, the hierarchy of main settlements is as shown in the Table below:
Table 1.7: The Hierarchy of Main Settlements
Total COMMUNITY Hierarchy by Centrality Hierarchy Population Number of NAME Population Index by Services Functions ASAWASI 80,258 1 ABOABO 60,136 2 ADUKROM 28,617 3 ASOKORE MAMPONG 26,320 4 AKOREM 25,795 5 SAWABA 23,741 6 SEPE-TINPOM 20,708 7 Source: Scalogram and Field Survey, 2010
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There appears to be a relationship between the two variables; as population rises so does the centrality score. This suggests that facilities are being spread relatively equitably through the Municipality. The one exception appears to be in the case of Asokore Mampong as its total centrality score is much higher than other communities, considering its population. This could be because of its status as the Municipal capital it has many facilities that other communities would not normally have.
1.3.6.2 Surface Accessibility to Services
This section dilates on the accessibility of a number of facilities and services in the Municipality. Even though accessibility could entail economic accessibility and surface accessibility, major emphasis is placed on the surface accessibility in drafting of the following maps.
Figure 1.11 Infrastructure Map of Asokore Mampong Municipality
Source: Asokore Mampong Physical Planning Department, 2014
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Figure 1.12 Locations of Health Centres in Asokore Mampong Municipality
Source: Asokore Mampong Physical Planning Department, 2014
Figure 1.13 Map Showing Market Centres in Asokore Mampong Municipality
Source: Asokore Mampong Physical Planning Department, 2014
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Figure 1.14. Location of School in Asokore Mampong Municipality
Source: Asokore Mampong Physical Planning Department, 2014
Figure 1.15 Locations of Senior High Schools in Asokore Mampong Municipality
Source: Asokore Mampong Physical Planning Department, 2014
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1.4 ECONOMY OF THE MUNICIPALITY This section looks at analysis relating to the structure of the local economy, household income and expenditure, major economic activities, revenue and expenditure status, revenue base, economic resources, inter/intra-trade, economically active population local economic development issues, economic infrastructure such as roads, traffic management, potential growth rate, commodity export and their development implication.
1.4.1 Demographic Characteristics According to the 2010 Population and Housing Census Report, Asokore Mampong accommodates a total of 304,815 people, reflecting an inter-censal growth of 8.68 between 2000 and 2010.
The females (159,036) are more than the males (145,779) by 4.4 percent. The population density of the Municipality stands at 12,746.3 persons per sq. km (304,815/23.91490). This is due largely to fast population growth exerting pressure on the fixed land area.
Asokore Mampong has a current projected population of 431,355 as at 2014 with growth rate of 8.68%. Due to the urban location of the assembly the municipality has a high population density, hence the reason for the high growth rate. The closeness of the Municipality to Kumasi Metropolitan has aided the people of the Municipality to access higher services and infrastructures. The growth of the population in Asokore Mampong has influenced the population density in the Municipality. Asokore Mampong has a population density of 12,746.3 persons per sq. km (304,815/23.91490). Due to the closeness of the Municipality to Kumasi, interior roads in the Municipality provide alternative routes for the high traffic congestion in the Metropolitan area.
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1.4.2 Age and Sex Composition Population is a determinant and consequence of development. As a result, analysis of age and sex structure of a given population is of immense importance in the development planning process. This is because development problems and needs of a population vary from one age group to the other and as a result, knowledge of the age sex composition of a given population facilitates informed decision making which will ensure efficient and optimum use of scarce resources.
Table 1.8 Broad Age – Sex Structure of Asokore-Mampong Municipal Age Group Total population Male Female Absolute Percentage Absolute Percentage Absolute Percentage 0-14 106,763 35.0 53259 36.5 53,504 33.6 15-64 185,522 60.9 87,032 59.7 98,490 61.9 65+ 12,530 4.1 5,488 3.8 7,042 4.4 Source: Compiled from Ghana Statistical Service, 2010 Population and Housing Census
Table 1.9: Specific Age – Sex Structure of Asokore-Mampong Municipal Age Total population Male Female Absolute Percentage Absolute Percentage Absolute Percentage Group 0-4 38,411 19,505 18,906 5-9 34,700 17,562 17,138 10-14 33,652 16,192 17,460 15-19 34,079 15,630 18,449 20-24 34,854 16,070 18,784 25-29 29,491 13,630 15,861 30-34 23,296 11,155 12,141 35-39 18,755 9,053 9,702 40-44 14,645 7,138 7,507 45-49 10,613 5,031 5,582 50-54 9,115 4,112 5,003 55-59 5,759 2,778 2,981 60-64 4,915 2,435 2,480 65-69 3,171 1,553 1,618 70-74 3,871 1,713 2,158 75 + 5,488 2222 3266 TOTAL Source: Compiled from Ghana Statistical Service, 2010 Population and Housing Census
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The population pyramid for the Municipality depicts a typical scenario in developing countries, with broad base denoting a youthful population with its attendant high fertility.
The age-sex structure of the municipality depicting high fertility means that there are a lot of children in the population, and so the base of the pyramid is wide. By comparison, its top is very narrow (or conical), which implies that mortality is high and many people do not frequently reach the most advanced ages, but especially due to high fertility, children systematically outnumber adults and the aged.
The age pyramid shows that the Municipality has a lot of potential for future population growth, if the death rate declines, more and more of the numerous children in the population will survive to the age of childbearing. As a result, more and more women will bear children every year, and the births will further widen the base. As a result, the population will grow fast in the long run.
Figure 1.16 Age –sex structure of Asokore Mampong Municipal Assembly
95 - 99 90 - 94 85 - 89 80 - 84 75 - 79 70 - 74 65 - 69 60 - 64 55 - 59
50 - 54 Female 45 - 49
Age 40 - 44 Male 35 - 39 30 - 34 25 - 29 20 - 24 15 - 19 10 - 14 5 - 9 0 - 4 20,000 10,000 0 10,000 20,000 Population
Source: Compiled from Ghana Statistical Service, 2010 Population and Housing Census
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1.4.3 Dependency Ratio and Occupation Distribution The dependency ratio is the number of dependants per 100 of the workers population. Dependants are persons aged below 15 years and above 65 years. The working age group is those in the 16-64 years category. The total dependency ratio for the Municipal is 64.3, meaning that for every 100 working population, there are approximately 64 dependants. This shows high dependency in the Municipality. The proportion of dependants who are males is 67.5 and 61.5 for females. The Table below shows the age dependency of the Municipal population.
Table 1.10 Dependency Ratio Gender Age Group Both Sex Male Female Absolute Absolute Percent Absolute Percent All Ages 304,815 145,779 47.8 159,036 52.2 0-4 106,763 53,259 49.9 53,504 50.1 15-64 185,522 87,032 46.9 98,490 53.1 65+ 12,530 5,488 43.8 7,042 56.2 Dependency Ratio 64.3 67.5 61.5 Source: Compiled from Ghana Statistical Service, 2010 Population and Housing Census
An occupation is an activity that serves as one’s regular source of livelihood. People in the Municipality are basically involved in service and sales industry managerial works; craft/related trades, elementary occupation, plant/machine operators, professionals, skilled agricultural forestry/fishery workers and clerical supports. The figure below shows the percentage distribution of the respective occupations identified above.
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Figure 1.17 Occupation Distribution of Asokore Mampong
clerical skilled supports professionals agricultural 2% 6% forestry/fisher y 2% Managers plant/machine 3% operators 7% elementary occupation service and sales 15% workers 37%
craft/related traders 28%
Source: Compiled from Ghana Statistical Service, 2010 Population and Housing Census
From the figure, the highest proportion (36.0%) is service and sales workers, followed by craft/related trades workers (27.1%) and elementary occupations (14.2%). Plant/machine operators constitute 7.2 percent and Professionals (5.7%). The least are skilled agricultural/ forestry/fishery workers and clerical support workers which tie at 1.9 percent respectively.
The proportion of female service and sales workers (51.5%) is higher than their male counterparts (20.7%). However, for craft and related trades workers, males dominate their female counterparts (17.1%) by 20 percentage points. Females are in the majority (19.2%) in elementary occupation as against males (9.2%). Also, the proportion of females in managerial occupation is slightly higher (3.5%) than males (3.3%). Meanwhile, males are the majority in professional occupation (7.1%) as against females (4.3%). Males dominate highly in technicians/associate professional occupation (4.1%) and Plant/machine operators and assemblers (13.9%).
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1.4.4 Migration Trends Migration is one of the three factors that influence population increase. Birth and death are the other factors that affect population changes. Migration is determined by identifying the place of person’s birth, place of his/her enumeration and the population born elsewhere (in or out of Ghana).
Regarding Migration in the Municipality, 40.5 percent of migrants in Asokore-Mampong were born in a different locality but within the region and those born in another region constitute 56.3 percent and the remaining 3.2 percent are born outside Ghana. The highest duration of residence by migrants born elsewhere in the region is 1-4 years. Among the migrants from other regions into the Municipal, Northern region recorded the highest proportion of 16 percent, followed by Upper East (10.2%) and Central region 6.7 percent. Also, migrants from the Eastern region (24.2%) have stayed in the Municipal for more than twenty years. The table below shows that 3.2 percent of migrants who are born outside the country, 30.6 percent have stayed in the Municipal within the period of 1-4 years.
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Table 1.11 Birthplace by Duration of residence of migrants
Duration of residence (%) Birthplace Number Percent Less than 1-4 5-9 10-19 20+ 1 year years years years years Total 110,768 100 13.6 29.9 19.3 19.9 17.3 Born elsewhere in 44,,887 40.5 12.5 31.9 21.9 21.2 12.6 the region Born elsewhere in another region Western 4,248 3.8 13.4 27.4 20.7 19.3 19.2 Central 7,373 6.7 10.9 27.7 18.4 19.7 23.3 Greater Accra 3,628 3.3 16.8 28.9 17.4 16.9 20.0 Volta 3,075 2.8 11.5 24.2 19.6 21.7 23.0 Eastern 4,099 3.7 12.2 26.9 18.3 18.4 24.2 Brong Ahafo 7,352 6.6 13.5 26.8 17.6 21.2 203.9 Northern 17,856 16.1 17.0 30.6 15.1 16.8 20.5 Upper East 11,327 10.2 14.7 29.2 18.3 19.8 17.9 Upper West 3,404 3.1 13.5 26.3 16.2 21.4 22.6 Outside Ghana 3,519 3.2 12.8 30.6 20.7 18.5 17.4 Source: Compiled from Ghana Statistical Service, 2010 Population and Housing Census
1.4.5 Household size and Characteristics There are 72,478 numbers of households in the municipal as to the regional figure of 1,126,205. The municipal is having an average household size of 4.2 as per the 2010 population and housing census which is equivalent to the regional figure. This shows that on the average there are four people in a household.
Household composition looks at the people who make up the household and this include the gender of the head of household, total children, among others. Male headed
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1.4.6 Main Economic Activities The economy looks at economic activities engaged in by the people, industries in the municipality, revenue and expenditure status of the municipality and other economic development infrastructure.
1.4.6.1 Economic Activities
Commerce sector employs the highest proportion of the working population. It consists of an integrated system of markets, financial institutions, wholesalers/retailers, airlines and transportation businesses, hotels/restaurants among others.
Manufacturing industry ranks second highest employer and is mainly pharmaceutical companies. Among them are Trade Winds Chemist Limited, Kojach Pharmaceutical Limited and Shalom Pharmaceutical Limited.
Agricultural/forestry and fishing employ the least of the labour force. Agricultural activities in the Municipality are mainly crop farming, backyard farming and livestock/poultry farming. The main locations consigned to crop farming are the Peri- Urban communities like Parkosso, Mesuom and Asokore Mampong. Cultivation is
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Markets: There are basically four main markets in the Municipality. These are the Asawase market, Aboabo Market, the timber market at Akwatialine and the Yam market near Kontoponiafere. Asawase market is a very busy market and the hub of kola nut and maize in the region. It serves the municipality as well as other neighboring Municipals in the region and the Municipality is keen in developing this market since much revenue which is used to maintain the affairs of the Municipality is from the market. The yam market which was established two years ago covers about 4 acres of land and it is one of the biggest yam markets in the region that supplies quality yam to restaurants, hotels as well as individual consumers.
Tourism: The Kumasi Airport is the outstanding tourist site in the municipality. This sight attracts lots of people both young and old and has remained the popular excursion site for students. Patronage of airline services has improved with the emergence of new airlines like Star bow, Flight 540 among others.
1.4.7 Food Security in the Municipality Food security in the Municipality is to an extent moderate. Access to agricultural lands, land acquisition, land use, major crops grown on the lands among others were considered in accessing food security in the Municipality.
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1.4.7.1 Access to Agricultural lands
Farmers acquire land from land owners by annual cash renting or its equivalent in kind after harvesting in the cropping year. Majority of the farmers feel comfortable with the tenancy agreement with their land owners. The farm holdings of farmers are generally small as a result of the small land holdings of the several family heads from whom they access the land.
1.4.7.2 Land acquisition procedures for Agriculture
Farmers identify lands they are interested in, followed by cordial negotiation and agreement with land owners either verbally or documented.
1.4.7.3 Land Use
Lands for agricultural purposes have now been converted for residential accommodation due to urbanization and population increase. Land available for agricultural use is less than 1% of the total land area. Farmers now cultivate on building plots which have not yet been developed..
1.4.7.4 Major Crops Grown
The crops grown include vegetables; cassava and maize. The vegetable farmers concentrate on spring onion, Ayoyo, Alleefu (Amaranthos), suuley, lettuce, cabbages, carrots and sweet pepper.
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1.4.7.5 Farming System:
Vegetable farmers practice the intensive system of production due to limited land. Backyard farming is a common practice within the municipality.
1.4.7.6 Livestock production:
This is another major activity which generates income for the farmers. The farmers rear cattle, pigs, sheep and goats. Most of them concentrate on fattening of cattle for the Kumasi cattle market and the Kumasi abattoir. Sheep and goats are reared as backyard activity. It is estimated that about 1200 livestock farmers operate within the municipality. Poultry production is very low in the municipality but there are few farms in the municipality including Alhaji Anarfo Sakpare farms, with a stock population of 15,000 birds and 23 cattle located at Sawaba and Akologo Prosper Tambire farms-31 pigs located at Kontonpo.
Fish Farming is however, not a key activity within the municipality. Only 1 fish farm or fish pond is located within the municipality.
1.4.7.7 Tree Planting:
Tree planting is not a major activity in the municipality but however there are few teak plantations which were established by forest research institute in collaboration with some farmers at Parkoso. These plantations serve as forest reserve within the municipality.
Agricultural Extension Services are provided by the MOFA department of Agriculture within the municipality. The municipality has total staff strength of eight with two Agricultural extension agents (AEAS), 4 Municipal Agricultural officers including a veterinary officer, Municipal Director and one Administrative staff
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The municipality is divided into 4 operational areas, each comprising four communities. Each Operational Area is to be manned by an Agricultural Extension agent.
The two Agricultural Extension agents operating within the municipality are working with one thousand, five hundred and forty (1540) farmers. These are supported by four municipal agricultural and veterinary officers who offer technical backstopping to the agricultural Extension agents and farmers. The current Agricultural Extension farmer ratio in the municipality is 1:770.
The municipality employs two main methods of extension delivery in disseminating improved technological information to farmers. These are farm and home visits, farmer to farmer extension; and, group methods like demonstrations and campaigns.
1.5 GOVERNANCE AND DECENTRALIZATION Governance in the jurisdiction of the assembly is entrusted with the Municipal Assembly whereas the custody of the land is held by the traditional authorities.
1.5.1 Traditional Authority The original inhabitants of Asokore Mampong, led by their Leader Nana Oti Akomaa, his brothers ,Nana Anane Agyei and Nana Gyapong Kodie and their sister Adwoa Dakwaa, arrived at the present day Kumasi from Mensase near Kokofu during the time of Nana Oti Akenten (1640-1660).They first settled at a place called Adumasa, near Adanyase. They built their abode at a location under three oak trees and therefore became known as ‘Adum Miensa ase fuo’ or ‘Adumasafuo’ ( meaning ‘the people living under the three oak trees’). During the time of Opemsuo Osei Tutu 1(1680-1717), the people were compelled to move to present day Asokore Mampong when a trading route passing through the area to Salaga was constructed. Quite a number of families moved in to settle with the Adumasa Ekuona people. There are presently 14 groups of families in
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Asokore Mampong. Almost all these families’ have representatives who sit as councilors at the chief’s palace. After the second Dormaa war, Okomfo Anokye ordered that a place of worship be built in Asokore Mampong, which was called Osei Tutu Nyame kesie. Since then, the Nyame Kesie shrine has been the last port of call for all Asante kings during the celebration of Odwira festival.
1.5.2 Administration and Management of the Municipal The Legislative Instrument (LI 2112) of 2012 established the Asokore Mampong Municipal to manage the Assembly. This legal framework empowers the Assembly to become a planning Authority in formulation of policies, programmes, projects, as well as mobilization of resources, within the jurisdiction of the Assembly to undertake development projects. In ensuring effective and efficient operation in the Assembly, communication structure is developed for the Assembly as illustrated below.
Figure 1.18: Organisational Structure of the Asokore Mampong Municipal Assembly
Municipal Assembly
Executive Committee
Sub Committees Sub Committees
Central Administration
Decentralized Departments Specialized Departments
Zonal Council Councils
Unit Committees
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1.5.2.1 Composition of the Assembly
The Assembly, the highest decision making body, has a membership of seventeen (17) comprising the Municipal Chief Executive nominated by the president and must be confirmed by not less than two-thirds of the General Assembly. Two-thirds (10) of the members are elected and one-third (5) appointed by the president. The Member of Parliament (1) whose constituency falls within the Municipality is a non-voting member of the Assembly. The general Assembly is by law to meet at least three times a year.
1) Sub–Municipal Structures
These are subordinate bodies of the Municipal Assembly. They perform functions delegated to them by the Assembly. The Sub – Municipal Structures in the Asokore Mampong municipal are the Zonal Councils and the Unit Committees.
2) Zonal Council
The Sub Municipal Zonal Councils constitute the second level of Asokore Mampong Municipal Assembly’s political and administrative structure. Asokore Mampong Municipal is sub divided into three zonal councils. These are Asawase, Adukrom and Aboabo zonal council.
Each Zonal council is made up of 20 members including a chairman and a secretary. Each zonal council is supported by established administrative machinery, which is headed by the administrator who serves as the secretary. The main functions of the Zonal councils are; administrative, revenue collection and enforcement of sanitation policies and bye-laws. .
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According to Local Government Act 462, Zonal Council does not have the power to levy rates, taxes, fees and licenses. The Zonal councils are by law to retain 50 per cent of revenue collected on behalf of the Assembly in their area.
3) Unit Committees
One of the instructions of the Municipal’s administration that is supposed to be very relevant to the development of the Municipality and where the under-represented/poor could be adequately involved are the Unit Committee which are the lowest level of political institutions in the Assembly. The Asokore Mampong Municipal Assembly is divided into 10 Unit Committees. The Unit Committees are supposed to enhance effective and efficient participation. They are expected to mobilize the community for development and also ensure that the development concerns and aspirations of the local communities are adequately addressed by the Municipal Assembly. The Unit Committees and the Zonal councils are however, not planning authorities.
4) Public Sector Agencies
These are the Ministries’, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) through which government policies and programs are implemented. At the Municipal level, the ones that are of direct importance to the citizens are the providers of public utilities including water, electricity, sanitation and telecommunications among others. Many of these utility providers have been privatized in order to ensure that they operate efficiently and deliver services required by urban residents. The relationship between Asokore Mampong Municipal Assembly and the utility organizations is essentially collaborative.
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1.6 SOCIAL SERVICES Social services include accessibility to services including education, health care, water and sanitation.
1.6.1 Education Education is seen as a lifelong process, which empowers people for socio-economic development. It is in recognition of this fact that the Municipal Assembly places emphasis on education as one of the critical key sectors in its human resource development. Realizing the inadequate supply of educational facilities throughout the Municipality, the Municipal Assembly has directly and indirectly facilitated the construction of several schools, particularly at the basic level, and the provision of other facilities, with a view to providing quality education to the people, and as it were, bring education to the doorstep of the ordinary citizen of the Municipality.
The municipality has 277 different educational facilities; 137 of which are private and 140 public. Pre-schools number up to 93, Primary schools are 101, Junior High schools are 76, Senior High schools (2), one Tertiary school and one Special school called the Garden city special school. However, there are no Vocational/Technical Institutions.
The municipality has two (2) community ICT Centres located at Asawase and Adukrom. That notwithstanding, almost all the primary to tertiary educational institutions have ICT laboratories.
Though the municipality provides basic and secondary services, Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) which is a neighboring metropolitan area, provides tertiary educational services to the Municipality which enables most of the residents in the Municipality to attain tertiary education. Institutions such as Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi Poly Technic and Komfo Anokye Nursing Training school are some of the institutions the municipality is benefiting from the metropolis. The metropolis also enjoys the secondary services the Municipality provides. People from
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1.6.2. Health Health care is accessible by residents in the Municipality. The Assembly has one Public health facility (Sepe Dote Health Centre) located at Sepe Timpom and ten (10) private hospital/clinics. Also, there are six (6) Community Health Based Planning and Services (CHBS) zones and twenty-nine (29) outreach sites. Reported top ten OPD cases range from Malaria, Acute respiratory tract infection, Diarrhoea, Skin diseases & Ulcers, Hypertension, Vaginal discharge, Rheumatism and other joint pains, Home accidents and injuries, and Intestinal worms. The Municipality still enjoys health facilities from the Kumasi metropolis. Most referral cases are directed to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital which is a main referral health facility in the region.
1.6.3 Water and Sanitation In Ghana, the water and sanitation sector faces a lot of challenges partly due to neglect since the 1990s. Good health, survival, growth and development cannot be achieved without access to potable drinking water, improved sanitation and good hygiene. Delivery of these basic services of life has not been without challenges. Asokore Mampong with a population of about 304,815 has five mechanized boreholes. All of these five are operating on commercial basis with average bucket (24cm3) being 10 pesewas. Twenty percent of houses found in newly developed areas have their private boreholes in their homes.
Public stand pipes are the principal sources of potable water in Aboabo. The town council has ten (10) of these facilities scattered in the community. Potable water to these facilities is supplied by Ghana Water Company. Compared to the number of residents without potable water and hence have to depend on this source of supply,
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Generally, the main source of water is stand pipe, mechanized boreholes, hand dug wells especially where the water table is high; and streams. The stream though, not really in use, but serves as contingency mostly for the washing of clothing in an event where the regular water supply system fails.
However, areas such as Akorem, Adukrom and Sawaba have very poor public toilets which serve as themajor mode of liquid waste collection. The coverage of these facilities is calculated to cover only 28 percent of the total population which has led to various environmental problems. More than half of the household population in these areas rely on only eight public facilities and the resultant pressure on these facilities leading to most children defecating in the open spaces and some adults adopting the ‘wrap and throw’ approach, posing so much health risk to the people in these communities. Generally, indiscriminate refuse dumping into gutters and drains, open refuse dump sites, open defecation and the use of pit and pan latrines are the major sanitation problems in the Municipality.
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1.7 VULNERABILITY OF THE MUNICIPAL The vulnerability profile points out the groups in the Municipality who are susceptible to physical and/or emotional injury as well as other disaster attack. This may also include persons who may be liable to succumb, as to persuasion or temptation.
The social segment of the municipality faces various degrees of social concern ranging from child trafficking abuses, labour and prostitution to theft and murder, not forgetting streetism. The vulnerability profile so developed among other factors point out to the de-functioning of society and institutions. The commitment by governments to put a stop to this through various constitutional social protection programmes and functionality of its institutions needs to be revived to address the problems of its institutions. Inadequate resources and inability of right implementation commitment to solve social concerns also contributes to the vulnerability of people.
The Municipality has been challenged with Vulnerability issues. From comprehensive study, about 10 percent of the population is vulnerable. Some of the issues that prone an individual to been vulnerable include disability, child labour, child prostitution, child trafficking, the aged, widows, orphans and people with HIV/AIDS.
The vulnerability segment of the population of the municipality has resulted in the following;
(i) Truancy and school dropouts (ii) Child abuse (iii) Child labour (iv) High crime rate (v) Drug abuse (vi) Various social vices (vii) Broken homes (viii) Single parenting (ix) Teenage pregnancy (x) Child prostitution
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(xi) Domestic violence
The vulnerability profile is also designed to measure a large number of factors ranging from risk of incarceration to society risk of extinction. It takes into consideration negative outcomes for both the vulnerable groups and the society as a whole.
1.7.1 Children in Difficult Situations This municipality harbours a lot of children in difficult situations, among which include those in child poverty, child abuse, children in conflict with the law, children in contact with the law, child trafficking, child labour, and orphans among others. The figures and table below represent an estimation of the people who fall within the kind of vulnerability regarding difficult situations encountered by children.
Table 1.12 Proportions of Children in Difficult Situations
Kind of Difficult Age Group of Child Total
Situation 0-4 Years 5-10 Years 11-18 Years Freq. % Child Poverty 100 300 400 800 21.3 Child Abuse 100 300 300 700 18.6 Children In - - 60 60 1.6 Conflict With The Law Child Trafficking 40 40 120 200 5.3 Child Labour 100 200 400 700 18.6 Orphans 300 500 500 1300 34.6 Total 640 1340 1780 3760 100 Source: Asokore Mampong Municipal Assembly Field Survey, 2014
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Figure 1.19 Proportions of Children in a Particular Difficult Situation
Orphans Child Poverty 35% 21%
Child Abuse 19%
Child Labour 19%
Children In Conflict With Child The Law Trafficking 1% 5%
Source: Asokore Mampong Municipal Assembly Field Survey, 2014
From the above figure and table, the 34.6 percent of the children are orphan; this notwithstanding the assembly has an orphanage home catering for children in such category. Child poverty is also an increasing development issue in the Municipal and this is as a result of the increasing birth rate in the Municipality. Also, child abuse, child labour and child trafficking is an issue in the Municipal because, parent use children in generating income to finance the household. The children are thus engaged in economic activities such as sale of water, toffees and other groceries in the Municipality.
1.7.2 Vulnerability of Disaster and HIV The vulnerability profile also takes people living in disaster prone areas into consideration as well persons living with HIV, persons living with disabilities as well as victims of abuse. The figure and table below show an estimated number of people living in disaster prone areas, people living with HIV, persons with disability and victims of abuse.
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Table 1.13 Distribution of Vulnerability effect by Gender
Vulnerability Male Female Total People Living In 2000 (84.6%) 2300 (90.8%) 4300 (87.8%) Disaster Prone Areas People Living With 30 (1.3%) 41 (1.6%) 71 (1.4%) HIV Persons With 300 (12.7%) 150 (5.9%) 450 (9.2%) Disability Victims of Abuse 34 (1.4%) 43 (1.7%) 77 (1.6%) Total 2364 (100%) 2534 (100%) 4898 (100%) Source: Asokore Mampong Municipal Assembly Field Survey, 2014
1.7.3 Disability Disability is the consequence of an impairment that may be physical, cognitive, mental, sensory, and emotional, among others. The total proportions of the population who are without disability are 97.0 percent and those with disability constitute 3.0 percent of the population (PHC, 2010). Also, the male population with disability is 2.8 percent and females 3.1%. However, the proportion of males without disability is 97.2 percent as against females (96.9%).
All disabled persons have impairments. Impairments take various forms such as sight, hearing, and speech among others. The total proportion of disabled persons as shown in Figure 6.1 with sight/visual impairment is 31.0 percent, followed by physical impairment (19.0%) and Emotional impairment (13.0%). Hearing and speech disability accounts for 10.0 percent of the types of disability in the Municipality, with intellectual disability being the least (8.0%).
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Figure 1.20 Types of Disability by Gender
Figure 1.5 Type of Disability by Gender 50.0 45.0 40.0 35.0 30.0
25.0 Male 20.0 Female 15.0 10.0 5.0 0.0 Sight Hearing Speech Physical Emotional Other Intellectual
Source: Compiled from Ghana Statistical Service, 2010 Population and Housing Census
1.7.4 Cross Cutting Issues 1.7.4.1 Information and Communication Technology
Information and communication technologies have become an increasingly important part of today’s global economy. The fixed telephone line was the main telecommunications facility until about two decades ago when the mobile phone and the internet appeared on the scene. Currently, mobile phones are fast replacing the fixed telephone. The use of the internet is also increasing rapidly in the country. The Municipal Assembly is keen in training the upcoming youth in ICT and so an ICT centre has been built at Adukrom to facilitate ICT learning.
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1) Ownership of mobile phones;
The table shows population 12 years and older by mobile phone ownership, internet facility usage by sex. In total, there are 217,928 people aged 12 years and older; males constitute 46.8 percent and females 53.2 percent. The total proportion of persons 12 years and older who own mobile phones is 68.0 percent. Out of this, more males (73.4%) own mobile phones than females (63.4%).
Table 1.14 Population 12 years and older by mobile phone ownership, Internet facility usage and Gender
ICT Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Indicatores Population 12 years Population having Population Using and older mobile phone Internet facility Total 928217, 928217, 148,286 68.0 21,387 9.8 Male 101,910 101,910 74,762 73.4 14,203 13.9 Female 116,018 116,018 73,524 63.4 7,184 6.2 Source: Compiled from Ghana Statistical Service, 2010 Population and Housing Census
For household possession of desktop or laptop computers, more males (10 percent) who have these device as compared to females (7.1 percent).
1.7.4.2 HIV and AIDS
Profile of HIV and AIDS of Asokore Mampong Municipal covers issues of HIV prevalence and incidence of HIV and AIDS, opportunistic infections and STI among other relevant HIV and AIDS related issues in the Municipal.
The Assembly conducted a free HIV screening exercise in Asawase with two hundred and eighty people of the Municipality populace participating. After the screening exercise, four people tested positive after which they were referred to a Medical facility for further screening and confirmation.
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Infection of this disease is high among the Female Sexual Workers (FSW), MSM, Transgender (TG) and Injection Drugs Users (IDUs).
1.7.5 Gender Profile The population size of the Municipal is 304,815 (Ghana Statistical Services, 2010 Population and Housing Census) comprising of 145,779 males (47.8%) and 159,036 females (52.2%), with 100 percent of its residents living in urban localities. This indicates the Municipality is female dominated however, the population rate declined steadily from age 30 to 65+. Males within the age cohort (0-4) recorded the highest population rate (13.4%) and females within the age cohort (5-9) recorded the highest proportion of 11.9 percent. The figure below illustrates the gender distribution of the Municipality
Figure 1.21 Gender Distribution in the Municipality
Male 48% Female 52%
Source: Compiled from Ghana Statistical Service, 2010 Population and Housing Census
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Table 1.15 Population by Age Sex and Locality Distribution
Age SEX Type of Group Locality Both Male Percent Female Percent Sex Urban Sex Ratio All Ages 304,815 145,779 47.8 159,036 52.2 91.7 304,815 0 – 4 38,411 19,505 13.4 18,906 11.9 103.2 38,411 5 – 9 34,700 17,562 12.0 17,138 10.8 102.5 34,700 10 – 14 33,652 16,192 11.1 17,460 11.0 92.7 33,652 15 – 19 34,079 15,630 10.7 18,449 11.6 84.7 34,079 20 – 24 34,854 16,070 11.0 18,784 11.8 85.6 34,854 25 – 29 29,491 13,630 9.3 15,861 10.0 85.9 29,491 30 – 34 23,296 11,155 7.7 12,141 7.6 91.9 23,296 35 – 39 18,755 9,053 6.2 9,702 6.1 93.3 18,755 40 – 44 14,645 7,138 4.9 7,507 4.7 95.1 14,645 45 – 49 10,613 5,031 3.5 5,582 3.5 90.1 10,613 50 – 54 9,115 4,112 2.8 5,003 3.1 82.2 9,115 55 – 59 5,759 2,778 1.9 2,981 1.9 93.2 5,759 60 – 64 4,915 2,435 1.7 2,480 1.6 98.2 4,915 65 – 69 3,171 1,553 1.1 1,618 1.0 96.0 3,171 70 – 74 3,871 1,713 1.2 2,158 1.4 79.4 3,871 75 – 79 2,291 978 0.7 1,313 0.8 74.5 2,291 80 – 84 1,543 634 0.4 909 0.6 69.7 1,543 85 – 89 876 350 0.2 526 0.3 66.5 876 90 – 94 521 172 0.1 349 0.2 49.3 521 95 – 99 257 88 0.1 169 0.1 52.1 257 Source: Compiled from Ghana Statistical Service, 2010 Population and Housing Census
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1.7.5.1 Gender Segregation of Asokore Mampong Municipal Assembly Staff
The Assembly has one hundred and fifty five people working in five departments and thirteen people working as Auxiliary staff for the Assembly. These departments include the Central Administration, Works, Environmental Health and NADMO. The table below shows the gender distribution in the departments in the Municipal Assembly.
Table 1.16 Gender Distributions in the Assembly
Workers in the Assembly Departments No. Auxiliary Staff
Name Of No. Of No. No. Of Total Males Females Department Working Males Females(Working staff (Working Staff) Staff) Central 91 34 57 (61.9%) 8 6 (75%) 2 (40%) Administration (58.7%) (53.9%) (61.5%) Works 19 18 1 (1.1%) 2 1 1 (20%) (12.3%) (28.6%) (15.4%) (12.5%) Environmental 13 6(9.5%) 7 (7.6%) 1 - 1 (20%) Health (8.4%) (7.6%) NADMO 32 5 (7.9%) 27 (29.3%) 2 1 1 (20%) (20.6%) (15.4%) (12.5%) TOTAL 155 63 92 13 8 5 (100%) (100%) (100%) (100%) (100%) (100%) Source: Compiled from Ghana Statistical Service, 2010 Population and Housing Census
From the above table, Central Administration possesses high number of workers; this is as a result of the series of departments in the Central Administration.
Agricultural department also constitute a total number of ten workers with eight and two males and females respectively. The Department has three extension officers (all
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The health department also has a total of forty five with seven males and thirty eight females. The ratio of pregnant women to midwife is 1:3045.
Considering economic issues in the Municipality considering gender, majority of persons aged 15 years and older are self-employed without employee(s). There are more females (64.2%) than there are males (42.5%) in this category. Those who are employees follow with more males (31.2%) than females (13.9%). The self-employed with employee(s) are male dominated (12.1%). Also, there are more females (4.5%) in the category of contributing family worker than males (2.0%).
From data gathered in the Municipality it shows that, the total proportion of persons 15 years and older who are self-employed without employee(s) is 53.3 percent. Those who are employees follow with 22.7 percent and self-employed with employee(s) (10.1%). Apprentices however constitute 7.1 percent. The proportion of persons who are domestic employees (E.g. house helps) is 0.6 percent and other categories are 0.2 percent.
1.7.5.2 Gender and Education
Asokore Mampong in ensuring effective and efficient functioning of education in the Municipal operates with the Asawase circuit, Aboabo circuit, Adukrom circuit and Asokore Mampong circuit of education. The table below shows the gender distribution in the educational circuits.
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Table 1.17 Gender Distribution in the various Educational Circuits
NO. MALE FEMALENO.OF MALE FEMALE NO. MALE FEMALE STAFF PUPILS PUPILS (PRIVATE (PUBLIC) SCHOOLS) ASAWASI CIRCUIT 307 980 512 468 5,777 2,821 2,956 ABOABU CIRCUIT 326 161 165 425 213 212 5,240 2,508 2,735 ADUKROM CIRCUIT 339 177 162 1340 632 708 5,423 2,773 2,650 ASOKORE MAMPONG 267 1438 748 690 4,945 2,493 2,452 CIRCUIT Source: Compiled from Ghana Statistical Service, 2010 Population and Housing Census
From the above table, the public schools records majority of pupil, it is therefore relevant to ensure effective and efficient intervention to help public educational institutions in the Municipality.
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1.8 KEY DEVELOPMENT ISSUES The key development issues identified after the municipal profiling are illustrated in the table below under the various sectors.
Table 1.18 Sectorial Key Development Issue
SECTOR KEY DEVELOPMENT ISSUE -Develop festivals to attract tourists. Culture -Periodic sensitization on peace. -Vibrant heterogeneous society with potential for development. -Overcrowded communities Settlement System -Inadequate financial Institutions in communities. -Poor housing -Inadequate ICT centres -Inadequate Senior High Schools. -Inadequate health facilities - Lack modern public toilet facilities Social Services -Limited number of in-house toilet facilities -Inadequate refuse dump sites -Irregular water supply -Poor environmental sanitation -Poor environmental aesthetics -Less support from NGOs -Poor farm sanitation Agriculture -Poor general husbandry practices -Reluctant attitude towards vaccination of animals -High level of economic active age group Economic -Few markets -Low tax paying rate -Lack of tourist sites
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-Low productivity rate -Inadequate community markets Vulnerability -High vulnerable population -High unemployment rate -Inadequate funds for the vulnerable -Less support for dominant vulnerable group(orphans) Health -HIV/AIDS and other STIs sensitization -Sensitize pregnant women on Anti Natal Care -Sensitization on the use of contraceptives -More community health centres needed Security -More security men needed in the Municipality. -More job creation for the youth to help reduce crime rate. -More security check points needed. Water and Sanitation -Provision of refuse containers -Sensitization on causes of flood -Construction of culverts -Proper supervision during construction -Improved environmental services Energy -Improvement in reliability of utility services
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1.8.1 Summary of Key Development Gaps/Problems from Performance Review and Profile under GSGDA1 Thematic Area The development gaps identified from the performance review are summarised under the Ghana Shared Growth Development Agenda I:
Infrastructure and Human Settlements Development
(i) Indiscriminate parking of heavy duty trucks (ii) Indiscriminate parking by commercial drivers (iii) Deplorable condition of access roads (iv) Frequent power cuts (v) Fluctuation in electricity supply (vi) Encroachment on lanes by uncontrolled housing extension (vii) Indiscriminate sitting of make-shift wooden and metal kiosk and containers (viii) Disposal of waste water on the streets and open spaces (ix) Stagnant water (x) Indiscriminate disposal of refuse into water bodies e.g. Aboabo River (xi) Inadequate public water supply facilities (xii)Irregular supply of water (xiii) Lack of well – constructed communal refuse sites (xiv) Poor environmental condition (xv) Inadequate public toilet facilities (xvi) Most of the houses lack toilet facilities (xvii) Pressure on the public toilet facilities (xviii) Inadequate drainage system (xix) Inadequate speed rams (xx) Culverts
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Accelerated Agricultural Modernization and Natural Resource Management
(i) Inadequate land for agricultural activities (ii) Poor housing (iii) Poor farm sanitation (iv) over crowding (v) Poor general husbandry practices (vi) Reluctant attitude towards vaccination of animals
Enhanced Competitiveness of Ghana’s Private Sector
(i) Inability to access credit facilities (ii) Inadequate community markets (iii) Inappropriate location of Market facilities
Human Development, Employment and Productivity
(i) Inability to save enough to take care of children (ii) Inadequate sustainable and productive jobs (iii) Some of the mothers are not sustainably employed (iv) Large population size (v) Unproductive use of youthful resources (vi) High unemployment rate especially among the youth (vii) Poor academic performance in public schools (viii) Inadequate educational facilities (ix) Incidence of school dropouts
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Transparent and Accountable Governance
(i) Unit committee members have not been inaugurated (ii) Organizing community stakeholders for development purposes is difficult (iii) Zonal Council Offices non-functional (iv) Lack of motivational package for unit committee members (v) Inadequate office logistics (vi) Lack of permanent technical personnel (vii) Marginalization of smaller ethnic groups in development process (viii) Incidence of criminal activities (ix) Incidence of criminal activities especially stealing (x) Inadequate logistics for the police services (xi) High female – headed households
Energy Oil and Gas development
(i) Inadequate supply of LPG
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CHAPTER TWO
PRIORITIZATION OF DEVELOPMENT ISSUES
2.1 INTRODUCTION This chapter dilates on the Municipal development priorities adopted from the National Medium Term Development Plan Framework for the period 2014 to 2017. It also encapsulates the community perspective on current needs and aspirations which was compiled through consultation with the people in the sub-Municipal level.
2.2 NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS OF COMMUNITIES Community participation in assessing the needs and aspirations of the people for who this plans was intended to benefit was very essential during the plan preparation stage. The electoral areas in the Municipality were carefully taken through a participatory approach, where all stakeholders of the various communities were invited to help bring out all key development issues in their respective communities.
2.2.1 Needs and Aspiration of Aboabo No. 1 and 2 The table below shows the needs expressed by community members and stakeholders during the community participatory planning process.
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Table 2.1 Developments Needs and Aspirations of Aboabo No. 1 and 2
SECTOR COMMUNITY NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS Education -Formal and informal education to enlighten community members -Improve quality of education. -Good performance in BECE results. -Provision of teaching and learning materials. -Non-formal education programs and public lightening Water and Sanitation -Refuse transfer station (well designed), -Regular refuse collection -Mechanized boreholes -Environmental police -Modern public toilets. Health -Public health centre -Good quality health care delivery Security -Police station , -Motivation of night volunteers -Improve street lightening system -Construction of court. -Fire service station Energy -Fenced or protected electricity transformers. -Lack of service station Roads -Complete the Royal cinema Aboabo No1 bridge
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2.2.2 Needs and Aspirations of Sawaba, Adukrom and Akurem The community members and stakeholders of Sawaba, Adukrom and Akurem articulated the following needs and aspirations during the community participatory planning process.
Table 2.2 Development Needs of Sawaba, Adukrom and Akurem
SECTOR COMMUNITY NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS Road -Community access roads(Sawaba-sisala line-Nima-Ansarisuna road),roadside drains at Sawaba-Asikofo line -Lorry park for big trucks, -Speed rams on the main Asokore Mampong Roads Sanitation -Community toilet facilities -Household toilets
2.2.3 Needs and Aspiration of Asokore Mampong, Adukrom and Sepe-Tinpom The table below shows the needs and aspirations expressed by community members and stakeholders of Asokore Mampong, Adukrom and Sepe-Tinpom during a community participatory planning process.
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Table 2.3 Development Needs of Asokore Mampong, Adukrom and Sepe-Tinpom
SECTOR COMMUNITY NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS Road -Engineered roads -Roadside drains and culverts Water and Sanitation -Public place of convenience -Potable water -Public health facility -Improved refuse system Education -Improvement in Primary school -School furniture Private Sector -Community market Participation -Financial institutions Energy -Electricity Municipal lines and electricity office in the Municipality
2.2.4 Summary of Adopted Community Needs and Aspirations The following were identified as the summary of the current community needs and aspirations from the stakeholder fora that were held in the sub-Municipal levels along the length and breadth of the Municipality.
(i) Improvement of Revenue Generation (ii) Construction of office accommodations and bungalows for the Central Administration and other Decentralised Departments (iii) Provision and Extension of Electricity Supply (iv) Provision of Potable Water and Sanitation Infrastructure (v) Provision of adequate Human Resource for the Decentralised Departments (vi) Construction and Rehabilitation of road Infrastructure
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(vii) Rehabilitation and Construction of Education Infrastructure (viii) Enhancing the process of Food Security (ix) Improvement of Health Delivery (x) Creation of Employment Opportunities (xi) Provision of ICT for Service Delivery (xii)Catering for the Vulnerable and the Socially Disadvantaged
2.3 HARMONIZED DEVELOPMENT ISSUES WITH IDENTIFIED KEY DEVELOPMENT GAPS/ISSUES The above profiling and community participation has provided an in depth study of the Municipality. The study considered the spatial and aspatial dimensions of the Municipality and that given a detail understanding of development issue in the Municipal.
Each community need or aspiration is scored against the key gaps/problems or issues identified under the review of performances in a scale as shown below.
2: Indicates a strong relationship 1: Indicates a weak relationship 0: Indicates no relationship
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Table 2.4: Harmonized Community Needs and Aspirations with Identified Key Development Gaps/Problems/Issues
Harmonised Key GSGDA1 THEMATIC AREA 2010-2013 Average Development issues Ensuring and Infrastructure Accelerated Enhanced Human Transparent Energy, Oil Score under 2010-2013 Sustaining and Human Agricultural Competitiveness Development, and and Gas Macroeconomic Settlements Modernisation of Ghana’s Employment Accountable Development Stability Development and Natural Private Sector and Governance Resource Productivity Management Improvement of 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 1.7 Revenue Generation Construction of 2 2 1 0 2 2 1 1.4 office accommodations and bungalows for the Central Administration and other Decentralised Departments Provision and 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1.9
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Extension of Electricity Supply Provision of 1 2 2 2 2 1 0 1.4 Potable Water and Sanitation Infrastructure Provision of 1 1 2 1 2 2 0 1.3 adequate Human Resource for the Decentralised Departments Construction and 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1.9 Rehabilitation of road Infrastructure Rehabilitation 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 1.7 and Construction of Education Infrastructure Enhancing the 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 1.4 process of Food
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Security Improvement of 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1.4 Health Delivery Creation of 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 1.6 Employment Opportunities Provision of ICT 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1.9 for Service Delivery Catering for the 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 1.9 Vulnerable and the Socially Disadvantaged
Source: Author’s construct from Survey, 2014
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Table 2.5: Harmonized Community Needs with Thematic Areas of the National Medium Term Development Framework
Harmonised Key GSGDA11 THEMATIC AREA 2014-2017 Average Development Ensuring and Enhanced Accelerated Oil and Gas Infrastructure Human Transparent Score issues under Sustaining Competitiveness Agricultural Development and Human Development, and 2014-2017 Macroeconomic of Ghana’s Modernisation Settlements Productivity Accountable Stability Private Sector and Development and Governance Sustainable Employment Natural Resource Management Improvement of 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 1.7 Revenue Generation Construction of 2 0 1 1 2 2 2 1.4 office accommodations and bungalows for the Central Administration and other Decentralised
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Departments Provision and 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1.9 Extension of Electricity Supply Provision of 1 2 2 0 2 2 1 1.4 Potable Water and Sanitation Infrastructure Provision of 1 1 2 0 1 2 2 1.3 adequate Human Resource for the Decentralised Departments Construction and 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1.9 Rehabilitation of road Infrastructure Rehabilitation 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 1.7 and Construction of Education
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Infrastructure Enhancing the 2 2 2 0 2 1 1 1.4 process of Food Security Improvement of 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1.4 Health Delivery Creation of 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1.6 Employment Opportunities Provision of ICT 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1.9 for Service Delivery Catering for the 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 1.9 Vulnerable and the Socially Disadvantaged
Source: Author’s construct from Survey, 2014
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The identified community needs and aspirations are harmonized to the Ghana Shared Growth Development Agenda II to ensure that the development issues of the Municipality don’t stay in isolation but falls in the national development framework for harmony and coherence.
The scores are put together and divided by the number of harmonized identified development issues/problems and the average scores obtained. High scores indicate that the harmonized identified development problems are in tandem with MTDPF 2014- 2017 issue.
2.4 PRIORITIZATION Prioritization was done with due regards to:
(i) Impact on a large proportion of the citizens especially, the poor and vulnerable (ii) Significant linkage effect on meeting basic human needs/rights (for example immunization of children and quality basic schooling linked to productive citizens in future, reduction of gender discrimination linked to sustainable development, etc.) (iii) Significant multiplier effect on the local economy – attraction of enterprises, job creation, increases in incomes and growth. Special attention is also given to: (iv) Issues relating to spatial location of investment/activities with the aim of either reducing or bridging the rural-urban disparities/gaps in accessing public goods and services or with respect to ecological zones in pursuance of growth and poverty reduction objectives (v) Cross-cutting issues- HIV and AIDS (vi) Gender equality, environmental concerns (vii) Climatic change issues, population and other emerging issues.
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Accordingly, the Priority Areas for the Municipal are as follows:
(i) Construction of office accommodations and bungalows for the Central Administration and other Decentralised Departments (ii) Improvement of Revenue Generation (iii) Provision and Extension of Electricity Supply (iv) Provision of Potable Water and Sanitation Infrastructure (v) Construction and Rehabilitation of road Infrastructure (vi) Rehabilitation and Construction of Education Infrastructure (vii) Improvement of Health Delivery (viii) Creation of Employment Opportunities (ix) Provision of ICT for Service Delivery (x) Catering for the Vulnerable and the Socially Disadvantaged (xi) Enhancing the process of Food Security (xii)Provision of adequate Human Resource for the Decentralised Departments
2.5 APPLICATION OF POTENTIALS, OPPORTUNITIES, CONSTRAINTS AND CHALLENGES After the identification of development issues, potentials and opportunities are necessary to aid enhance the Municipal in addressing the constraints and challenges that may arise in the cause of addressing the identified development issue and hence setting up strategies to solve the development issues.
In conducting the POCC analysis, the identified priority issues were outlined with respect to each of the Thematic Areas of the MTDPF 2014-2017. This enhanced the formulation of the appropriate strategies for implementation of the oriented plans. By so doing, due consideration was given to HIV/AIDS and other cross-cutting issues
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Table 2.7 Application of POCC to the Prioritise Development Issues under GSGDA11 Thematic Area (2014-2017)
Issue to be Potentials Opportunities Constraints Challenges addressed Theme 1: Ensuring and Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability Low Existence of Potential Inadequate data Political revenue fiscal bye-laws untapped on informal sector interference in mobilization and fee fixing revenue Unwillingness to the constitution by the IGF resolutions sources pay taxes of mobilisation by the Available Presence of Poor incentive team. Assembly potential development package for Lack of political revenue partners (SIF) revenue will to intensify sources mobilisation team internal Ineffective mobilisation of revenue fund. monitoring system Summary and conclusion: The IGF could be increased by widening the revenue base and improve collection supervision in the Metropolis Poor Presence of External Weak monitoring Lack of expenditure Internal Audit, auditors system commitment. control Planning and Large number of Budgets Units staff on Presence of Assembly’s payroll qualified staff Too much Sub – committee meetings per month Summary and conclusion: Expenditure control of the Assembly could be improved by
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Issue to be Potentials Opportunities Constraints Challenges addressed Theme 2: Enhancing Competitiveness of Ghana’s Private Sector Inability to - Existence of -Availability of -Unwillingness to Lack of political access women groups. financial pay taxes backing to help credit - Existence institutions -Poor incentive improve IGF facilities Rural banks. -Willingness of package for -Savings and financial revenue collectors loans institutions to -Lack of revenue institution give out monitoring system -Micro – credit financial aids institutions Summary and Conclusion: Presence of women groups, rural banks and other financial institutions services can be harnessed to alleviate the development issue of access to credit facility. Inadequate -Availability of Government -Inability of Lack of community potential and private market women to commitment markets business men persons willing access financial and women to help in assistance -Readiness to construction of -Poor condition of release land for markets roads ,drains and market deplorable state of construction few available markets Summary and Conclusion: Increasing community Markets increase the market base of potential business people products and as such serves as IGF generation point to the
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Assembly.
Issue to be Potentials Opportunities Constraints Challenges addressed Theme 3: Accelerated Agriculture Modernisation and Sustainable Natural Resource Management Depletion of EPA MOFNR Desertification Lack of political vegetative Forestry Farming activities will to enforce cover commission along water bye – laws Traditional bodies Authorities Construction of buildings in waterways Summary and Conclusion: The extension officers can be used to provide services to farmers. Lack of Co-operative Government Lack of collaterals High interest financial societies policies rates support for Miro credit farmers institutions Summary and Conclusion: Cooperative societies and Government policies services can be utilized to provide financial support to farmers. Conversion Committed Availability of High illiteracy Inability to of traditional agricultural among farmers acquire lands agricultural rulers lands and water for agricultural lands into bodies purposes residential areas Summary and conclusion: Protecting Agricultural lands and providing financial assistance to farmers to help increase agricultural output so as to increase food security.
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Issue to be Potentials Opportunities Constraints Challenges addressed Theme 4: Oil and Gas Development Acute Private Other forms of High demand of High cost of shortage of investors Energy LPG by vehicles purchasing LPG supply Availability of available in the Hoarding of LPG refined oil by Gas Filling Municipality High cost of Gas TOR Station and equipment Closure of crude Effective processor at demand for TOR. LPG Summary and conclusion: Attracting private investors to invest in this sector could augment the current capacity of existing suppliers. Constraints and challenges can be offset by developing synergies towards the development and promotion of other sources of energy, other than gas
Issue to be Potentials Opportunities Constraints Challenges addressed Theme 5: Infrastructure and Human Settlements Inadequate Affordable Housing policy Abandonment of Weak political residential housing Land affordable housing commitment to accommoda projects Administration project affordable tion Availability of Projects High cost of land housing land Inability to match construction housing supply with population growth Summary and conclusion: Strengthening the capacity of relevant institutions in rental
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Summary and conclusion: Presence of waste collectors can be used to generate revenue in instituting waste collection points in the municipal.
Issue to be Potentials Opportunities Constraints Challenges addressed
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Theme 6: Human Development, Productivity and Employment Lack of Availability of GET Fund Unwillingness or Limited informal teachers and GES delay in the start budgetary education educational of the program. allocation facilities Summary and Conclusion: Presence of educational facilities and teachers can be used in enhancing informal education in the municipality. Poor -Health -Ghana Health -Long distance to -Limited infrastructu facilities Service accredited NHIS budgetary ral facilities -Health -Ministry of service providers allocation for personnel Health -High cost of healthcare medical services delivery by private clinics -Unsatisfactory treatment of NHIS card holders Summary and conclusion: Public health centre should be provided in areas such as Aboabu, Akurem and to help reduce the high cost of health care delivery. High Increasing Inadequate Lack of youth HIV/AIDS awareness of coordination of friendly centers infection the virus stakeholders in Low level of Rate among Availability of HIV/AIDS behavioral change the youth fund from activities Low level of DACF Increased condom use Existence of sexual especially female DRIMT promiscuity and condom poverty Summary and conclusion: To stem down the spread of HIV&AIDS, stigmatization and behavioral change should be should be given priority attention
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Unemploym Willingness of -National Youth Inadequate Lack of political ent among youth to work Policy Program. sustainable and will to the youth Local Artisans -Ministry of productive jobs implement Youth and Inadequate youth policy Sports. employable skills Unproductive use of useful resources skills
Summary and conclusion: Government policy and the willingness of the youth can be harnessed on to address unemployment in the municipal.
Issue to be Potentials Opportunities Constraints Challenges addressed Theme 7: Transparent and Accountable Governance Weak Assembly Government Inadequate office Inadequate functioning members policy on logistics financial of the lower Existence of decentralizatio Marginalization of resources structures Zonal Council n smaller ethnic groups in development process Summary and Conclusion: The Assembly can utilize the services of the Assembly members in improving the functionality of the zonal councils. Weak Sub – Decentralisatio Poor publicity of Weak coordinatio committee n policy the Assembly’s enforcement of n and meetings MLGRD achievements decentralisation collaboratio MPCU Weak policy n in Executive collaboration
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CHAPTER THREE
DEVELOPMENT GOAL, OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES
3.1 INTRODUCTION This section considers the policy framework which gives guidance and direction for implementation of the plan. In the context of the Medium-Term National Development Policy Framework (2014-2017), the vision of the Municipality shall be;
“To become one of the most vibrant Assemblies in the country offering businesses and investment opportunities for private capital, and developing the human resource targeted at poverty reduction, social harmony and economic prosperity.”
Therefore, it can be said that all kinds of people will have access to fundamental services and also have the opportunity to take part in the decision making process.
To get this vision materialised, the following development focus, goals and objectives have been formulated.
3.2 MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT FOCUS The national development theme for GSGDA II is socio-economic transformation. In realizing this, the Asokore Mampong Municipal Assembly will focus on 12 Strategic development areas for the year 2014 to 2017:
(i) Improvement of Revenue Generation (ii) Construction of office accommodations and bungalows for the Central Administration and other Decentralised Departments. (iii) Provision and Extension of Electricity Supply (iv) Provision of Potable Water and Sanitation Infrastructure (v) Provision of adequate Human Resource for the Decentralised Departments (vi) Construction and Rehabilitation of road Infrastructure
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(vii) Rehabilitation and Construction of Education Infrastructure (viii) Enhancing the process of Food Security (ix) Improvement of Health Delivery (x) Creation of Employment Opportunities (xi) Provision of ICT for Service Delivery (xii)Catering for the Vulnerable and the Socially Disadvantaged
These twelve (12) focus areas relate to the strategic direction of the GSGDA II which includes;
(i) Power generation, roads and railways, large scale housing development, water, healthcare and sanitation and public safety. (ii) Enhancing education through science, mathematics, and technology to meet the demands of a new innovation-driven age will be a key pre-requisite. (iii) In line with the sustainable development goals (SDGs), and to address climate change concerns.
3.3 MUNICIPAL GOAL Goals are long term aspirations of a group or an organization, is therefore essential to embark on goal formulation as an integral unit of the plan preparation because it gives a picture of the anticipated desired state, which reflects a general improvement from a weak or poor state to a better one after the planning period. The Municipal goal therefore is:
To enhance the socio-economic conditions of residents without compromising the welfare of the future generation in meeting their development need, whilst increasing access to critical infrastructure such as road, education and health etc in the Municipality.
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3.4 LINKING MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT ISSUES TO GSGDA II OBJECTIVES ADOPTED AND GSGDA STRATEGIES In achieving the focus of the GSGDA II and eventually alleviate the development problem identified; the development issues identified from the situational analysis were linked to the objectives and strategies of the GSGDA II. This is presented below.
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Table 3.1 Thematic Area 1: Ensuring and Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability.
FOCUS AREAS MUNICIPAL ADOPTED OBJECTIVES ADOPTED STRATEGIES DEVELOPMENT ISSUES
Fiscal Policy Low revenue mobilization Improve fiscal revenue Eliminate revenue collection leakages Managemen by the IGF by the mobilization and Strengthen revenue institutions and Assembly management administration
Strengthen mobilisation and management of non-tax revenue
Diversify sources of external resource mobilisation including the Diaspora
Poor expenditure control Improve public Accelerate the implementation of the Ghana expenditure management Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS) for effective budget management
Review the administrative framework for earmarked funds to ensure efficiency in the management of public funds
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Improve the legislative and institutional framework for budget formulation and implementation
Review and strengthen public sector wage bill management system
Ensure effective financial management and oversight over SOEs
Table 3.2 Thematic Area 2 Enhanced Competiveness of Ghana’s Private Sector
FOCUS AREAS MUNICIPAL ADOPTED OBJECTIVES ADOPTED STRATEGIES DEVELOPMENT ISSUES
Develop Micro, -Inability to access credit To improve efficiency and Facilitate the provision of training and business Small and facilities competitiveness of development services Medium MSMEs -Inadequate community Support the promotion of cost effective Enterprise markets technology to remove value chain constraints
-Inappropriate location of Provide opportunities for MSMEs to participate
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market facilities in all Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) and local content arrangements
Promote made in Ghana goods and services
Promote MSME business sub-contracting and partnership exchange
Promote the establishment of business incubators, technology parks and land banks
Mobilize resources from existing financial and technical sources to support MSMEs
Private Sector Inadequate job creation Expand opportunities for Promote labour intensive industries Development job creation Support the creation of business opportunities
Promote deeper and wider application of local content and participation laws
Enhance competitiveness of local companies
Deepen efforts for demand, access and use of labour market information
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Table 3.3 Thematic Area 3 Accelerated Agricultural Modernization and Natural Resources Management
FOCUS AREAS MUNICIPAL ADOPTED OBJECTIVES ADOPTED STRATEGIES DEVELOPMENT ISSUES
Accelerated -Inadequate land for Promote sustainable Resolve land acquisition and security of title Modernization agricultural activities. environment, land and problems through the establishment of a system of Agriculture water management of land Banks
Promote the development of community land use plans and enforce their use, particularly in urban and peri-urban agriculture
Facilitate land tenure arrangements that yield win-win outcomes for both tenants and land holders
-Reluctant attitude Intensive education of Educating farmers on the need to vaccinate towards vaccination of farmers their animals animals
NATURAL Depletion of reserves into Ensure sustainable Introduce and enforce economic instruments for RESOURCE agricultural lands and management of natural environmental management.
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MANAGEMENT palm wine tapping resources
Table 3.4 Thematic Area 4: Oil and Gas development
FOCUS AREAS MUNICIPAL ADOPTED OBJECTIVES ADOPTED STRATEGIES DEVELOPMENT ISSUES
Oil and gas Acute shortage of LPG Ensure accelerated and Expand the national oil and gas upstream, industry supply integrated development midstream and downstream infrastructure in development, of the oil and gas industry collaboration with the private sector within the and its effective PPP framework linkage to the Ensure that natural gas finds are prioritised for rest of the electricity generation and domestic industrial economy value creation
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Table 3.5 Thematic Area 5 Infrastructure and Human Settlements Development
FOCUS AREAS MUNICIPAL ADOPTED OBJECTIVES ADOPTED STRATEGIES DEVELOPMENT ISSUES
Transport Indiscriminate parking of Create and sustain an Improve and develop the physical Infrastructure heavy duty trucks efficient and effective infrastructure across all modes for transport . transport system that Indiscriminate parking by meets user needs commercial drivers Ensure that Ghana complies with and sustains Deplorable conditions of international safety and security standards at roads all ports
Inadequate speed rams
Introduce an integrated truck staging and management systems
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Energy Supply to -Fluctuation in electricity Provide adequate, reliable Accelerate and sustain the implementation of Support supply and affordable energy to the power sector reforms Industries and meet the national needs -mprove efficiency in power generation, Households and for export transmission and distribution
-Ensure universal access to electricity by 2016
Housing/Shelter Encroaching on lanes by -Promote a sustainable, -Formulate a Human Settlements Policy uncontrolled housing spatially integrated and (including Land Development) to guide extension orderly development of settlements development human settlements Indiscriminate sitting of - Ensure a spatially integrated hierarchy of make-shift wooden and settlements in support of rapid metal kiosk and transformation of the country containers
Water, -Disposal of waste water -Accelerate the provision -Promote the construction and use of modern Environmental on the streets and open of improved household and institutional toilet facilities Sanitation and space in communities environmental sanitation Expand disability-friendly sanitation facilities Hygiene facilities -Indiscriminate disposal of Promote recycling, re-use, reduction and
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Table 3.6 Thematic Area 6 Human Developments, Productivity and Employment
FOCUS AREAS MUNICIPAL ADOPTED OBJECTIVES ADOPTED STRATEGIES DEVELOPMENT ISSUES
Education -Poor academic - Increase inclusive and -Remove the physical, financial and social performance in public equitable access to, and barriers and constraints to access to education schools participation in education at all levels at all levels -Inadequate educational Expand delivery modes including distance facilities education, open schooling, transition education and competency-based training for Technical -High incidence of school and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) drop out Mainstream education of children with special needs
Productivity and -Inadequate sustainable -Ensure integration of -Mainstream youth development issues into Employment and productive jobs youth concerns into National Development Policy frameworks, plans national development and programmes in all sectors and at all levels -Mothers are not planning processes and sustainably employed Enhance capacity and provide resources for the programmes. implementation of the New National Youth -Unproductive use of Policy
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youthful resources
-High unemployment rate among youth
Population -Large population size -Integrate family planning (FP) into policy Management formulation, planning programming, monitoring -Increase household size Reinforce family and evaluation planning as a Expand coverage, availability and accessibility of priority in national reproductive health and Family Planning services including adolescents /youth development
Child -Inability to save enough -Advance the Ensure the implementation of the compulsory Development to cater for children implementation of the component of the Free Compulsory Universal and Protection compulsory component of Basic Education (FCUBE) -Shirking of responsibility FCUBE by fathers -Expand the School Feeding Programme
-Review the capitation grant as and when appropriate
-Intensify the implementation of the policy of attaching Kindergartens to all primary schools
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-Scale up and sustain quality HIV & AIDS treatment, care and support activities, including HIV & AIDS -Gaps in treatment and Improve HIV and increasing ART and PMTCT Sites sustainable services for AIDS/STIs case
HIV & AIDS and STIs management Support the local production of Antiretroviral and STIs Therapy (ART) -Periodic shortages of HIV& AIDS commodities (ARV’s, Test Kits, Condoms)
Popularise the lesser known sports with the support of all relevant stakeholders Sports Inadequate promotion of Support the development Development lesser known sports of lesser known sports - Facilitate investment in unearthing and training of potential talents for long-term gain
Consolidate and harmonise the existing fragmented social intervention programmes -Absence of a Develop a comprehensive under a national social protection agency to comprehensive social social development policy Social Policy and enhance delivery, effectiveness and targeting development policy framework Social Protection framework Strengthen inter-sectoral coordination of social .
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policies and programmes
-Weak coordination of Mainstream social protection into sector and social policies, district planning processes programmes and projects Establish a national social protection floor
expedite effective implementation of the ageing policy The Aged Inadequate knowledge, Mainstream issues on dissemination and ageing in the Improve funding of programmes for older
implementation of the development planning persons National Policy on the process Develop a programme to create awareness on Aged the National Policy on the Aged
High vulnerable Mainstream issues of disability into population(disabled) development planning processes at all levels Disability Ensure effective -High disability appreciation of and Ensure the passage and implementation of
unemployment rate inclusion of disability Legislative Instrument under the Disability Act, issues 2006, Act 715 and UN Convention on the Rights -Inadequate funds for the of Persons with Disability (UNCRPD) vulnerable
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-irregular flow of disability -Improve funding for disability programmes fund
Table 3.7 Thematic Area 7Transparent and Accountable Governance
FOCUS AREAS MUNICIPAL ADOPTED OBJECTIVES ADOPTED STRATEGIES DEVELOPMENT ISSUES
Deepening the -Inadequate office -Provide needed logistics -Capacity building training of personnel Demography and logistics and technical support to -Acquisition of required logistics to Institutional decentralized -Lack of permanent decentralized departments. Reform departments. technical personnel
-Marginalization of smaller ethnic groups in development process
Local -Inauguration of unit -Ensure effective -Implement the National Decentralization Action Governance and implementation of the
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Decentralization committee members decentralisation policy Plan and programmes -Nonfunctioning of zonal Review and consolidate legislation on local council offices governance
-Lack of motivation for Formalize performance appraisal of MMDCEs unit committee members
Development -Difficult organizing -Improve transparency -Ensure the passage of the Right to Information Communication community stakeholder and access to public Bill and its accompanying legislative instrument meetings information into law
. Modernise information management systems of MDAs
Facilitate the publicizing of District Assembly proceedings
National Culture -Lack of festivals to Harness culture for Strengthen the existing regulatory and for Development attract tourists. national development institutional framework on culture
The need for Periodic Mainstream culture in the nation’s social and
sensitization on peace. economic development agenda
Assist less endowed traditional authorities to
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document their culture and history
Public Safety and inadequate security men Improve internal security Enhance institutional capacity of the security Security for protection of life and agencies Youth unemployment property -Improve border management technology, -inadequate security infrastructure and institutional inspection check points. -Review existing laws to streamline and effectively regulate and monitor private sector involvement in the provision of internal security
Gender Equity -Inadequate funds for Promote gender equity in integrate gender into government policy and and Women gender activities in the political, social and planning systems and financial frameworks, and Empowerment Municipality economic development their implementation at all levels systems and outcomes -less women participation Target the attainment of gender balance on all in decision making government-appointed committees, boards and other official bodies including the amendment of the Local Government Act 1993, (Act 462), to reserve 40% of government appointees of MMDAs for women
Institutionalise gender responsive budgeting
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Corruption and High perception of Promote transparency Review and enforce the Internal Audit Agency Economic Crimes corruption in the public and accountability Act and other Public financial management laws sector and regulations to combat corruption and
wastage
-Expedite the amendment of the Public Procurement Act to make it more user friendly
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3.5 DEVELOPMENT PROJECTIONS FOR 2014-2017 As plans are prepared within a particular time frame, it is essential to project the population to whom prepared plans are affected. However, the future itself is uncertain and hence unpredictable. Therefore, the projections the future state of the Municipality in terms of population, production, environmental conditions and social needs was based on a number of assumptions seeks as they fall under the seven thematic areas, namely;
(i) Ensuring and Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability; (ii) Enhancing Competitiveness of Ghana’s Private Sector; (iii) Accelerated Agriculture Modernisation and Sustainable Natural Resource Management; (iv) Oil and Gas Development; (v) Infrastructure and Human Settlements; (vi) Human Development, Productivity and Employment; (vii) Transparent and Accountable Governance
The projections have been made for total population, population density, population structure, staffing and enrolment levels in schools, housing stock, Internally Generated Funds and many others. A careful consideration is given to social development with the basic aim of improving the quality of life and the welfare of people during the planned period. These are issues such as population, health, water and sanitation, education and agricultural needs.
3.5.1 Population Projections Population projection is a very imperative forecasting exercise in development planning. This is because population is at the centre of all planning exercises; it is the basis of all other planning projections and proposals.
Fortunately for this plan period, the 2010 Population and Housing Census figures served as the authoritative source of the population projections as shown below.
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According to the 2010 Population and Housing Census, the Municipality had a total population of 304,815 and population growth rate of 8.68%. Based on this data, the following projections were made using the Exponential Method. This has been preferred in view of the length of the period of the projection (2014-2017), and the nature of the variables that constitute the population dynamics, namely; (i) The Birth Rate (ii) The Death Rate (iii) The Rate of Migration
The choice of this method is also premised on the assumption that variation in fertility in Ghana is very minimal because it is attached to social attitude and perceptions, which are very slow to change. It is, therefore, assumed that changes in fertility in the Municipality will be insignificant during the plan period.
(i) The growth rate will remain the same during the planning period. (ii) The population growth rate is held constant (iii) The change in migration shall remain minimal, and (iv) The sex composition remains unchanged over the planning period (v) National growth rate 2.5% , Regional growth rate 2.7% (2010 Population Census)
Table 3.8: Population Projection for Asokore Mampong Municipal
YEAR 2000 2010 *2014 *2017 AREA Asokore Mampong 127,950 304,815 431,355 559,672 Municipal Ashanti 3,612,950 4,780,380 5,325,572 5,774,895 Nation 18,912,079 24,658,823 27,252,214 29,374,730 Source: Author’s construct based on 2010 Population and Housing Census. Ghana Statistical Service
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Table 3.9: Age - Sex Structure of the Municipal Population 2010
Age in 5 years group Sex Male Female Total 0-4 years 19,505 18,906 38,411 5-9 years 17,562 17,138 34,700 10-14 years 16,192 17,460 33,652 15-19 years 15,630 18,449 34,079 20-24 years 16,070 18,784 34,854 25-29 years 13,630 15,861 29,491 30-34 years 11,155 12,141 23,296 35-39 years 9,053 9,702 18,755 40-44 years 7,138 7,507 14,645 45-49 years 5,031 5,582 10,613 50-54 years 4,112 5,003 9,115 55-59 years 2,778 2,981 5,759 60-64 years 2,435 2,480 4,915 65-69 years 1,553 1,618 3,171 70-74 years 1,713 2,158 3,871 75-79 years 978 1,313 2,291 80-84 years 634 909 1,543 85-89 years 350 526 876 90-94 years 172 349 521 95+ years 88 169 257 Total 145,779 159,036 304,815 Source: Author’s construct based on 2010 Population and Housing Census. Ghana Statistical Service
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Table 3.10: Broad Age - Sex Structure of the Municipal Population
Population Projection Age 2010 2014* 2017* Cohorts M F Total M F Total M F Total 0-14 53,259 53,504 106,763 75,367 75,713 151,080 97,785 98,234 196,019 15-64 87,032 98,490 185,522 123,159 139,373 262,532 159,792 180,830 340,622 65+ 5,488 7,042 12,530 7,766 9,965 17,731 10,076 12,929 23,005 Total 145,779 159,036 304,815 206,292 225,063 431,355 267,653 292,019 559,672 Source: Author’s construct based on 2010 Population and Housing Census. Ghana Statistical Service
3.5.2 Projection for the Housing Sector The increase in population over the planning period will require the provision of additional houses (rooms). Accordingly, the expected housing needs required for 2014-2017 has been estimated using the following assumptions.
(i) There will be a favourable environment for housing development in the municipality. (ii) Household and families can afford housing facilities. (iii) The growth rate of the household population will be the same as the growth rate of the Municipal population as recorded in 2010 Population and Housing Census (iv) The number of household per house has remained the same. (v) The average number of rooms per house will be the same as in 2010.
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Table 3.11: Projected Municipal Housing Stock
Years Municipal Households No. of No. of Household Average Population Population Population Houses Households per House Household per House Size 2010 304,815 297,338 19,163 72,478 3.8 4.1 15.5 *2014 431,355 420,763 27,146 103,155 3.8 4.1 15.5 *2017 559,672 545,918 35,221 133,840 3.8 4.1 15.5 Source: Author’s construct based on 2010 Population and Housing Census. Ghana Statistical Service
3.5.3 Projections for the Health Sector That with the National Development Theme of Developing Human Resource, the healthcare delivery system will be willing to post workers to the municipality during the planned period.
The national standard for number of nurse / patient and doctor / patient will remain constant over the planned period.
That, basic services such as potable water, electricity, health, accommodation and incentive packages would be put in place to attract and retain healthcare workers in the rural areas.
Table 3.12: Demand for Nurses
Year Population No. of Ghana Existing Required Backlog Nurses Nurse/ ratio No. of population Nurses ratio 2014 431,355 56 1: 2000 1: 7,703 216 160 2017 559,672 56 1: 2000 1: 9,994 280 224 Source: Projection based on Asokore Mampong Municipal Health Directorate Action Plan, 2013
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Table 3.13: Demand for Doctors
Population No. of Ghana Existing Required Backlog Doctors Doctor/ ratio No. of YEAR population Doctors ratio 2014 431,355 0 1: 5000 0: 86 86 431,355 2017 559,672 0 1: 5000 0: 112 112 559,672 Source: Projection based on Asokore Mampong Municipal Health Directorate Action Plan, 2013
During the plan period, issues of human resource shortages, poor working environment, inadequate residential accommodation and incentives in the health sector need to be tackled seriously.
3.3.4 Projections for the Education Sector The human resource base of the Municipality needs tremendous improvement so that people can take up the current challenge of obtaining skilful employment. Since it is the policy of the Government to increase school participation rate to 100% under the FCUBE Programme, there is therefore the need for the Municipality to assess its educational needs and make objective projections for the future. To achieve quality basic education in the Municipality, the number of schools and teachers that would be needed was projected. These projections are based on the following assumptions:-
That with the National Policy of Free and Compulsory Basic Education (FCUBE) supported by the Capitation Grant and the NEPAD School Feeding Programme, the school participation rate will increase by the end of the planned period.
The National Standard for number of pupils per classroom over the nursery, primary and JSS will remain constant over the planned period.
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The school going age population of 3 – 15 shall be used for the planning period.
All teachers are teaching a maximum of thirty hours per week.
Basic services such as potable water, electricity, health facilities, accommodation and incentive package would be put in place to attract and retain teachers in the rural areas.
Table 3.14: Education facilities for public and private, 2014
CATEGORY ENROLMENT FURNITURE AVAILABLE FURNITURE REQUIRED MONO DUAL MONO DUAL Nursery 6,534 673 1,286 488 457 Primary 18,880 364 4,400 27 1,606 JSS 7,368 1,630 1,548 564 557
Considering the spatial distribution of population within the Municipality the following standards have a wider effect. Primary school standard; 1:1500 people, and JSS standard 1:2500; with this number of schools needed to meet the expected enrolment from 2014-2017, as well as the demand for teachers with the national norm of PTR of 1: 27 Nursery, 1:35 for Primary and 1:35 for JSS, the number of classrooms and teachers needed to support the Municipal educational demand is projected below:
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Table 3.15: Education Needs 2014
SCHOOLS LEVEL TOTAL Required No. of Pupil Existing Existing Existing No. of Classrooms ENROLMENT Number of / Number of No. of Pupil Trained Teachers Backlog / Classrooms Classroom Classrooms / Surplus Public Private Standards Classroom Trained Untrained
Public/ Nursery 3,861 2,673 242 27 177 116 Private Primary 11,901 6,979 359 35 354 53 443 74 5 Backlog School JSS 5,754 1,614 210 35 153 48 413 35 162 Backlog
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Table 3.16: Education Needs by the end of Plan Period (2017)
SCHOOLS LEVEL TOTAL Required No. of Pupil Existing Existing No. Existing No. of Number of ENROLMENT Number of / Classroom Number of of Pupil / Trained Teachers Classrooms Classrooms Standards Classrooms Classroom to be By 2017 Trained Untrained Provided by 2017
Public/ Nursery 8,478 314 27 177 116 Private Primary 24,496 700 35 354 69 443 74 346 School JSS 9,560 273 35 153 62 413 35 120
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Basic services such as potable water, electricity, health facilities, and accommodation and incentive packages would be put in place to attract and retain teachers in the rural areas.
3.3.5 Projections for Water and Sanitation Sector 3.3.5.1 Water Projections
There is high demand for potable water facilities in the Municipality. Using the standard established by Community Water and Sanitation Agency and Ghana Water Company, the demand for potable water for the 2014-2017 period is projected in the Table below with a standard of 300 people to one (1) for standpipe and borehole. The assumptions on which the water needs were projected are as follows:
(i) All defective water infrastructure will be repaired (ii) Standard consumption per head shall remain 20 litres per day (iii) The maximum walking distance is 500m.
Table 3.17: Water facility estimation
FACILITIES Bore hole LMS GWCL Number 21 2 9 ACTUAL POPULATION 116,094 SERVED POPULATION TO BE SERVED, 431,355 2014 POPULATION TO BE SERVED, 559,672 2017
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Under sanitation, projections were made for toilet facilities, toilet facilities demand and refuse disposal.
Table 3.18: Toilet Facility Needs Estimation
EXISTING TOILET FACILITIES FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE Aqua Privy 3 5.77% Enviro Loo 2 3.85% KVIP 20 38.46% STL 15 28.85% W.C 12 23.08% TOTAL 52 100
3.3.5.2 Refuse Disposal Demand
The projection for refuse disposal based on the following assumptions
Average refuse generated per person per day = 0.6kg
Table 3.19: Annual Waste Generation and Facility Needs Estimation
Year Population Daily Waste Annual Annual Waste Collection Budget Generated Waste Collection Disposal Generated &Treatment 2014 431,355 258,813kg 259*365 = GH¢15.00/ GH¢14.00/ or 259 94,535 tonnes= tonnes= tonnes tonnes GH¢ 1,418,025 GH¢ 1,323,490 2017 559,672 335,803.2kg 336*365 = GH¢15.00/ GH¢14.00/ or 336 122,640 tonnes= tonnes= tonnes tonnes GH¢1,839,600 GH¢1,716,960 Source: Author’s construct based on Population Census Reports, 2010 *Projected and Ashanti Region Environmental Health Office Report.
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The Municipality is in charge of waste management from the point of generation to its final disposal and treatments. The Municipal Assembly mostly engaged Zoomlion Ghana Limited and J. Stanley Owusu Company Limited for handling and transportation of solid waste in the Municipality. The tipping fee is GH¢15 or GH¢14 depending on the size of the truck.
Considering the high quantum of waste generation and the attitude of the population toward solid waste disposal in the municipality, these issues will be seriously addressed through the provision of bins and a vigorous sanitation capacity building project through the planning process.
3.3.6 Projection for Agriculture Asokore Mampong Municipal cannot be regarded as an agrarian economy because agriculture employed only 6 percent of municipal labour force population. The agricultural activities include peri-urban crop production, livestock rearing and aqua culture. The crops grown include leafy vegetables; cassava, maize, plantain and cowpea. The vegetable farmers concentrate on spring onion, Ayoyo, Alleefu (Amaranthos), suuley, lettuce and sweet pepper. Vegetable farmers practice the intensive system of production due to limited land. Backyard farming is a common practice within the municipality.
A projection was therefore made for 4 major cash crops cultivated in the Municipal for the period 2014-2014. These projections took cognisance of a number of assumptions. They are as follows:
The national average Extension Officer to farmer of 1:2500 will remain constant over the planned period.
That the basic services such as potable water, electricity, health facilities, accommodation and incentive package would be put in place to attract and retain Agricultural workers in the Municipal.
There will be an increase in the average calorific intake in Ghana from 1700 cal per day per household to 2000 cal. against 2500 cal. internationally; the requirement of a household per year is therefore 730,000 cal. (2000 cal. X 365).
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The 2014-2014 crops yield per ha was projected using the 2013 and 2014 crops yield per ha growth rate.
Table 3.20: Major crops cultivated in the area
Commodity Cultivated area Yield (MT/Ha) Estimated Crop Production 2013 2014 Annual Annual Annual Annual 2013 2014 2013 2014 Maize 20.0 21.0 2.0 2.0 40.0 42.0 Rice (milled) 1.0 2.0 3.5 4.0 3.5 8.0 Cassava 20.0 20.0 15.0 15.0 300.0 300.0 Plantain 5.0 5.0 10.9 10.9 54.4 54.4 Source: Author’s construct based on Department of Agriculture Asokore Mampong Municipal Annual Report (2013-2014)
Table 3.21: Food Security Projection 2014
Household Crops Calorific Yield per Amount Food
Calorific Value/ Ha in Required By Requireme (Kg) nt Requirement Kg Total Population/ year Met in %
730,000 Maize 20 42,000 19,410,975 0.22
730,000 Plantain 54,400 36,665,175 0.19
730,000 Rice 31 8000 13,803,360 0.06
730,000 Cassava 2 300,000 69,189,342 0.43
3.3.7 Projection for Revenue The total projected revenue has been earmarked in the plan to cater for the various Annual Action Programmes within the planned period. Various sources of funds including the following have been identified to support the various programmes:-
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The projected revenue for rate will necessitate a general revaluation exercise to be carried out on all rateable properties within the jurisdiction of the Municipal. Adjustments in the rates for the various property classifications would be made annually to maintain the levels.
The various charges on development permit fees or building permits should be reviewed upwards.
The Municipal Assembly Common Fund (DACF) of 7% of the total national non-tax revenue as a constitutional provision will continue to be disbursed on time.
Sustain community contribution to project cost in the form of labour, local building materials and cash.
Establishment of lucrative joint ventures with other Development Partners/Private Sector.-
The Revenue projections were based on the following assumptions:
(i) Sub-structures would be strengthened to enable them to mobilize adequate resources for development. (ii) There would not be over reliance on grants in general, but to ensure a shift to the effective utilization of local resources by widening the tax net and intensifying revenue collection in Internally Generated Fund (IGF). (iii) Periodic revaluation and upward review of rates/fees to be effected to rationalize revenue levels. (iv) A revenue mobilization plan would be formulated and implemented in time.
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Table 3.22: Municipal Internally Generated Revenue Structure
Revenue 2014 budget 2015 2016 2017 Item Rates 268,200.00 366,100.00 384,405.00 403,625.25 Fees 290,300.00 70,400.00 73,920.00 77,616.00 Fines 4,000.00 4,200.00 4,410.00 Licenses 200,880.00 266,700.00 280,035.00 294,036.75 Land 86,100.00 165,400.00 173,670.00 182,353.50 Rent 2,400.00 8,100.00 8,505.00 8,930.25 Investment 0 0 0 0 Miscellaneous 10,000.00 30,500.00 32,025.00 33,626.25 Total 857,880.00 911,200.00 956,760.00 1,004,598.00 Source: Author’s construct based on Asokore Mampong Municipal Trial Balance Sheet, 2012-2013
The following measures would be adopted during the planning period to ensure an efficient and effective method of mobilizing revenue from the IGF.
(i) Establish a comprehensive data base on all revenue sources and ratepayers (ii) Ensure frequent update of data base (iii) Initiate frequent education and sensitization programmes for tax payers on the need to respond positively to their civil responsibilities and obligations (iv) Capacity Building/Human Resource Development (v) Design a Revenue Mobilization Policy for the Assembly.
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Table 3.23: All Revenue Sources
Revenue 2014 budget 2015 2016 2017 Sources Internally 911,200.00 956,760.00 1,004,598.00 Generated Revenue 857,880.00 Compensation 1,735,750.13 2,025,041.89 2,362,547.52 transfers 1,130,755.28 Goods and services 83,967.22 88,165.58 92,573.86 transfers 194,078.64 Assets transfers 36,967.36 14,655.74 15,388.53 16,157.95 DACF 2,817,961.00 3,729,013.67 3,564,303.81 3,599,946.84 DDF 676,637.00 252,475.00 254,999.75 257,549.75 School Feeding 683,403.37 690,237.40 697,139.78 Programme 252,475.00 UDG 0 - - - Other funds 32,597.00 34,226.85 35,938.19 (Specify) 32,597.00 TOTAL 5,999,351.28 7,443,062.13 7,629,123.81 8,066,451.90
3.3.8 Projection for Recurrent Expenditure The projection of the recurrent expenditure is based on the following assumptions:
Sub-structures would be strengthened to enable them manage adequate resources for development.
Due to capacity building and stronger management, there will be a better control over expenditure at the Municipal Assembly.
Government Policy of transparency and accountability in governance will be upheld.
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Inflation will be controlled.
Personal Emolument will represent 71% of the recurrent expenditure
Table 3.24: Recurrent Municipal Expenditure Projection 2014-2017 (GH¢)
Actual Expenditure 2014 budget As at June 2015 2016 2017 items 2014
COMPENSATION 1,130,755.28 743,893.79 1,735,750.13 2,025,041.89 2,362,547.52 GOODS AND 2,042,988.74 960,755.26 SERVICES 3,804,874.67 3,736,054.61 3,802,602.92 ASSETS 2,825,607.26 415,491.12 1,902,437.33 1,868,027.31 1,901,301.46 TOTAL 5,999,351.28 2,120,140.16 7,443,062.13 7,629,123.81 8,066,451.90
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CHAPTER FOUR
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES
4.1 INTRODUCTION Linking development issues, objectives and strategies of the Municipal to GSGDA II, there was the need to develop programmes and projects to be implemented to address the development issues in the Municipal. This chapter therefore reveals the programmes and projects which are relevant in addressing the needs and aspirations of the people in the Municipality.
4.2 BROAD MUNICIPAL PROGRAMMES AND PROJECTS The broad composite Programmes of Action (POA) under this section covers the 4-year planning period (2014-2017) disaggregated by sectors. The composite PoA of the MMTDP under the NMTDPF, 2014-2017 consists of a prioritised set of activities for the achievement of the goal and objectives as well as the location, indicators, time schedule, indicative budgets, and implementing agencies. This information is necessary for monitoring and evaluation of these programmes. These programmes and projects are shown below;
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Table 4.1: Ensuring and Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability Ensuring and Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability Activities Location Time Schedule Indicative Indicators Source of funding Implementing Budget (GH¢)
2014 2015 2016 2017 IGF GOG/ Lead Collaborating Others Increase IGF Zonal Data on revenue IGF Revenue unit AMMA Of the councils √ √ √ generated Municipality annually
Capacity Zonal Data on revenue IGF Revenue unit AMMA building on councils √ √ √ generated expenditure annually control Update Municipal Revenue date IGF Revenue unit AMMA Revenue Wide √ 6,000.00 updated Data of the Municipality Organize 4 Municipal Payment of levy IGF Revenue unit AMMA pay-your- Wide √ 1,500.00 collection achieve levy campaigns in the municipality Organize Municipal 5,000.00 Training for IGF Revenue unit AMMA training for Wide √ revenue Revenue collectors Collectors by oranized 2013
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Organize Municipal 1,200.00 Quarterly IGF Revenue unit AMMA quarterly Wide √ interactions with interaction revenue with collectors Revenue organized Collectors Purchase Municipal 20,000.00 Value books IGF Revenue unit AMMA value books Wide √ purchased for revenue collectors Gazette Fee Municipal 2,500.00 Fee fixing DACF/DDF Revenue unit AMMA Fixing Wide √ gazetted Resolution. Build Municipal 10,000.00 Capacity building DDF/DACF Revenue unit AMMA capacity for Wide √ training organized Controller and Accountant General Staff in GIFIMS Procure Municipal 70,000.00 1No 4x4 pick-up DACF Procurement AMMA 1No.4x4 Wide √ procured unit double cabin pick up vehicle for revenue mobilization. Conduct Municipal 1,000.00 Periodic audit to IGF/DDF/DACF CENTRAL AMMA periodic Wide √ bank conducted Adminstration audit in
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Bank to ensure judicious and effective use resources
Table 4.2: Enhancing Competitiveness of Ghana’s Private Sector Enhancing Competitiveness of Ghana’s Private Sector Activities Location Time Schedule Indicative Indicators Source of Implementing Budget funding 2014 2015 2016 2017 (GH¢) IGF GOG/ Lead Collaborating Others Objectives: Improve efficiency and competitiveness of private sector as well as improve revenue generation of the Municipality Strategies: Capacity building of SMEs and improve revenue collection strategies. Increase Asokore 20,000.00 Information IGF DACF BAC AMMA business centres Mampong From in the and √ √ √ business Municipality Asawase men
Organize stake Municipal 5,00000 No. of Trade IGF Revenue unit AMMA holders meeting wide √ √ √ √ association on new rates Formed
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Organize Municipal 5,000.00 Training IGF DACF AMMA NBSSI/BAC training wide √ √ √ √ organized workshop for SME’s on Business and financial management as well as importance of rate paying Hold meetings Municipal 2,000.00 Meetings IGF DACF Central AMMA with financial wide √ √ √ √ organized admin. institutions in the Municipality
Organize pay Municipal 2,000.00 Pay your IGF DACF AMMA NCCE your levy wide √ √ √ √ levy campaigns campaigns organized
Gazette fee- Town 5,000.00 Fee-fixing IGF GACF Budget unit AMMA fixing resolution Council – √ √ √ gazetted before 30th Nov. wide every year Organize Municipal 2,000.00 Meeting IGF DACF AMMA NBSSI/BAC meetings with Wide √ √ √ √ with yam yam sellers sellers organized Procure 1No. Zonal 100,000.00 1No. vehicle IGF DACF Procurement AMMA Vehicle for councils √ √ √ √ procured unit revenue
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Mobilization team.
Table 4.3: Accelerated Agriculture Modernisation and Sustainable Natural Resource Management Accelerated Agriculture Modernisation and Sustainable Natural Resource Management Activities Location Time Schedule Indicative Indicators Source of Implementing Budget funding 2014 2015 2016 2017 (GH¢) IGF GOG/ Lead Collaborating Others Objective: Improve food security by encouraging farmers to take agriculture as a business through improved agricultural policies Strategies: Building capacity of farmers on improved farming practices as well as land custodians to protect agricultural lands. Train farmers on Municipal 2,000.00 Farmers trained IGF GOG MOFA improved wide √ √ √ √ methods of farm practices
Organize farmers Municipal 15,000.00 Farmers day IGF GOG AMMA MOFA day celebration Wide √ √ √ √ celebration each year organized
Train livestock Municipal 2,000.00 Farmers trained IGF DDF AMMA MOFA farmers on wide √ √ √ √ proper house keeping
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Carry out mas Municipal 2,000.00 Vaccination of GOG AMMA MOFA/IFAD vaccination of wide √ √ √ small ruminants small ruminants and cattle against and cattle against PPR AND CBPP PPR and CBPP ORGANIZED
Carry out mass Municipal 3,000.00 Vaccination DDF AMMA MOFA/IFAD vaccination on Wide √ organized dogs, cats, monkeys against rabies. Train cattle Municipal 3,000.00 Cattle farmers GOG AMMA MOFA/IFAD farmers on zero wide √ √ √ √ trained grazing and paddock establishment Link farmers to Municipal 1,000.00 Farmers linked to GOG AMMA MOFA/IFAD financial wide √ √ √ √ financial institutions to institutions help them access financial assistance. Provision of Municipal 5,000.00 Extension GOG AMMA MOFA/IFAD extension Wide √ √ √ √ services provided services
On-farm Municipal 5,00.00 On farm GOG AMMA MOFA/IFAD demonstrations wide √ √ √ √ demonstrations conducted
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Establishment of Municipal 2,000.00 Block farm GOG AMMA MOFA/IFAD block farm for the wide established youth
Organize 15 field Municipal 2,000.00 Field monitoring GOG AMMA MOFA/IFAD days monitoring Wide √ organized of block farm
Train 25 Municipal 2,000.00 25 vegetable GOG AMMA MOFA/IFAD vegetable farmers Wide √ farmers trained on proper records keeping Train vegetable Municipal 2,000.00 Farmers trained GOG AMMA MOFA/IFAD farmers on the Wide √ on proper proper handling, handling, storage storage and and application application of of manure poultry manure Organize 1 Municipal 2,000.00 Research GOG AMMA MOFA/IFAD Research Wide √ extension linkage Extension Linkage organized Meeting Train 30 farmers Municipal 10,800.00 30 farmers GOG AMMA MOFA/IFAD on the safe and Wide √ trained on safe correct use of and correct use Agrochemicals. of agro chemicals Organize 500 Municipal 2,000.00 500 home and GOG AMMA MOFA/IFAD Home and farm Wide √ farm visits visits organized
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Facilitate the Municipal 2,000.00 Development of GOG AMMA MOFA/IFAD Development of 5 Wide √ 5 FBOs organized FBOs and farmer groups Train 50 small Municipal 2,000.00 50 RUMINANT GOG AMMA MOFA/IFAD ruminants’ Wide √ farmers trained farmers in appropriate housing under zero grazing Train 5 farmers Municipal 2,000.00 5 farmers trained GOG AMMA MOFA/IFAD on improved Wide √ on improved poultry practices poultry practices
Support Municipal 68,130.00 Agricultural GOG AMMA MOFA/IFAD Agricultural Wide √ activities Activities within supported the municipality
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Table 4.5: Infrastructure and Human Settlements Infrastructure and Human Settlements Activities Location Time Schedule Indicative Indicators Source of Implementing Budget funding 201 201 201 201 (GH¢) IG GOG/ Lead Collaborati 4 5 6 7 F Others ng Objectives; Improve lives of people by providing available and easy access to social amenities and modern facilities. Strategies; Improve accessibility by determining key centres of population and identifying strategic areas of development and necessary expansion. Construction of Municipal 100,000 4no. lorry GOG/DA AMMA AMMA 4no. lorry parks wide √ √ √ √ parks CF constructed construction of Municipal 100,000 Access roads GOG AMMA AMMA, access roads in wide √ √ √ √ constructed Beneficiary communiti es Construction of Adukrom,Saw 50,000.00 Speed rams GOG AMMA, speed rams aba and √ √ √ √ constructed beneficiari Akurem es Construction of Municipal 20,000.00 Length of GOG AMMA, drains wide √ √ √ √ drains Beneficiary constructed communiti es Construction of Municipal 40,000.00 Well- IG GOG/DA AMMA AMMA, well-structured Wide √ √ √ √ structured F CF Beneficiary refuse damp refuse dam communiti constructed es Construction of Municipal 15,000.00 Culverts DACF AMMA Beneficiary culverts. wide √ √ √ √ constructed communiti es
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Construction of Aboabo, 200,000.0 Health GOG/DA AMMA Beneficiary health centres Sawabaa and √ √ √ √ 0 centres CF communiti Akurem constructed es Provide fence or Municipal 20,00.00 Exposed VRA AMMA ECG protection to wide √ √ √ √ transformers exposed protected transformers Construction of Municipal 40,000.00 Modern DACF AMMA AMMA, modern public wide √ √ √ √ public toilets beneficiari toilets constructed es Construction of Municipal 200,000.0 Boreholes DACF AMMA CWSA boreholes wide √ √ √ √ 0 constructed Disilt major drains Municipal 100,000.0 10,000.00 DACF WORKS AMMA Wide √ 0 Procure 15 refuse Municipal 90,000.00 15,000.00 containers Wide √ Construct roads at Municipal 400,000.0 Roads DDF Works AMMA Buobai,Royalroad, Wide √ 0 constructed Airport roundabout to Aboabo extension,Zongo chief road and drains on Asokore Mampong roads Procure 300 pieces Municipal 120,000.0 Electric bulbs DACF Works AMMA electric bulbs and Wide √ 0 provided Dept. accessories for communities to enhance security by Dec 2017
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Complete 1No. 2- Asokore 90,000.00 1No. 2-semi- DDF WORKS AMMA bedroom semi- Mampong √ detached detached bungalow for bungalow for health health Personnel personnel provided Complete 1No. 2- Asokore 90,000.00 1No. 2- DDF/DA Works AMMA bedroom semi- Mampong √ bedroom CF Dept. detached semi- bungalow for detached Assembly staff bungalow for Assembly staff completed Conduct street Municipal 52,000.00 street naming DACF TCP AMMA naming and Wide √ and property property address address project project conducted Construct 1no. 6- Asokore 20,000.00 1no. 6-unit DACF/D Works AMMA unit classroom Mampong √ classroom DF Dept. block at Asokore block at Mampong Asokore Mampong constructed Construct wall Aboabo 80,000.00 wall around DDF/DA Works AMMA around school at √ school at CF Dept. Aboabo No. 1 Aboabo No. 1 constructed Monitor and Municipal 1,000.00 state of Works AMMA evaluate the state Wide √ infrastructural Dept.
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building for the municipality by Dec 2017 Construction of Asokore 100,000.0 Administratio DDF/DA Central AMMA Administration Mampong √ 0 n block CF admin block constructed Construction of Asokore 80,000.00 MCE’S Central AMMA MCE Bungalow Mampong √ bungalow admin constructed Construction of Asokore 80,000.00 MCD DDF/DA Central AMMA MCD Bungalow Mampong √ bungalow CF admin constructed Constituency 2,000,000 Central AMMA Projects/Program √ .00 admin mes Construction of Sepe Timpom 210,000.0 Classroom Works AMMA 1No. 6-unit √ 0 constructed classroom blk at Sepe Timpom Construction of Asokore 90,000.00 Bungalow DDF/IGF GES AMMA 1No. Ground floor, Mampong √ constructed 2No. bedroom for education semi-deatched personnel bungalow for education personnel Construction of Akurem 240,000.0 1No. 6-unit DDF/IGF Works AMMA 1No. 6-unit √ 0 classroom classroom block at block at Akurem Akurem constructed
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Rehabilitation of 1 Parkoso 54,200.96 of 1 No. 4- DDF Central AMMA No. 4-unit and 5- √ unit and 5- admin unit classroom unit block with office classroom and store at block with Parkoso office and store at Parkoso Rehabilitated Renovation of 1No. Aboabo No. 2 46,065.28 1No. 3- DDF/DA Works AMMA 3-storeys unit √ storeys unit CF classroom block at classroom Aboabo No. 2 block at Aboabo No. 2 renovared Reconstruction of Adukrom 50,000.00 1No. 6-unit DDF/DA Works AMMA 1No. 6-unit √ classroom CF classroom block at block at Adukrom Adukrom constructed Renovation of 2No. Asawase/Adu 41,754.70 2No. 4-unit DACF/D Works AMMA 4-unit classroom krom √ classroom ACF block with office block with and store at office and Asawase/Adukrom store at Asawase/Adu krom renovated Construction of Aboabo No.2 240,000.0 1No. CHPS DACF/D GHS AMMA 1No. CHPS √ 0 Compound at DF Compound at Aboabo No.2
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Aboabo No.2 constructed
Construction of Sawaba 240,000.0 1No. CHPS DDF/DA GHS AMMA 1No. CHPS √ 0 Compound at CF Compound at Aboabo No.2 Sawaba constructed Construct 1No. Asokore 90,000.00 1No. ground DDF/DA Works AMMA ground floor, 2No. Mampong √ floor, 2No. CF bedroom semi- bedroom detached semi- bungalow for detached health personnel bungalow for health personnel constructed Rehabilitation of Adukrom 10,000.00 Zonal council IG Central AMMA Zonal council √ Office at F admin Office at Adukrom Adukrom rehabilitated Support Municipal 150,000.0 Community DDF/DA Central AMMA Community wide √ 0 initiated CF Admin initiated Programmes Programmes and and projects projects supported Land Acquisition at Sawaba 500,000.0 Land at DACF Central AMMA Sawaba √ 0 Sawaba Admin. acquired Renovation of 4No. Municipal 25,000.00 4No. DACF/D Central AMMA Institutional wide √ Institutional DF admin Latrines Latrines renovated
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Construction of Municipal 75,000.00 8No. bore DDF/DA Central AMMA 8No. bore holes wide √ holes CF admin. with hand-pump constructed Extension of municipal 15,000.00 Electricity in DDF ECG AMMA Electricity wide √ the municipality expanded Street Municipal 131,990.0 Street DACF TCP AMMA Naming/House wide √ 0 Naming/Hous Naming Exercise e Naming Exercise conducted Purchase and Municipal 120,000.0 street lighting DACF Works AMMA supply of street wide √ 0 and security lighting and bulbs and security bulbs and accessories accessories purchased Support HIV/AIDS Municipal 20,000.00 HIV/AIDS DDF/DA GHS AMMA programs wide √ Programs CF supported
Support Municipal 10,000.00 Immunization DDF/DA GHS AMMA Immunization wide √ Programmes CF Programmes Supported Conduct Malaria Municipal 14,015.20 Malaria DACF GHS AMMA Control wide √ Control Programmes Programmes conducted Evacuation of Solid Municipal 140,000.0 Solid waste DACF Environmen AMMA waste wide √ 0 evacuated tal sanitation
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Fumigation Municipal 96,162.00 Drains DACF Environmen AMMA wide √ fumigated tal sanitation unit Sanitation Municipal 150,000.0 Sanitation Environmen AMMA Improvement wide √ 0 improved tal (Drain/Stream sanitation desiliting) unit Repair of Drain at Asawase √ 10,000.00 Drain at DDF works AMMA Apagyahene Apagyahene Behind the Hauge Behind the Hauge repaired Mechanized Asawase √ 15,000.00 Borehole at DDF Works AMMA Borehole at Railway Railway Quarters Quarters mechanized Construction of Asawase √ AMMA Works Bigger Drain behind the Dogo Moro Park Replacement of Asawase AMMA Environme Modern Toilet ntal facility for Asawase sanitation M/A School unit Construction of 6 Asokore AMMA GES unit classroom Mampong block for Asokore Mampong Primary
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Construction of 5 Parkoso AMMA GES unit classroom block for Parkoso Junior High School Construction of 5 Buoban AMMA GES Unit classroom for Buoban Junior High School Construction of Asokore AMMA GES drains within Mampong Asokore Mampong Town Provision of Parkoso AMMA CWSA mechanized borehole within Parkoso Town Construction of Sepe-Tinpom AMMA Urban drains and culverts Roads Dept Construction of Sepe-Tinpom AMMA Urban roads Roads Dept Provision of Sepe-Tinpom AMMA CWSA mechanized boreholes Construction of Sepe-Tinpom AMMA Urban steel bridge on Roads River Sussa Dept
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Construction of Sepe-Tinpom Market Provision of Two Akwatia-Line AMMA CWSA No. mechanized boreholes Provision of drains Akwatia-Line AMMA Urban Roads Dept Construction of 6 Aboabo No. 2 AMMA GES Unit Classroom block for Aboabo No. 2 Provision of three Aboabo No. 2 AMMA CWSA No. mechanized boreholes Construction of Aboabo No. 2 AMMA Urban two Drains within Roads Aboabo No. 2 Dept Grading of Akurem Aboabo No. 2 AMMA Urban Park Roads Dept
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Thematic Area 4.6: Human Development, Productivity and Employment Human Development, Productivity and Employment Activities Location Time Schedule Indicative Indicators Source of Implementing Budget funding 2014 2015 2016 2017 (GH¢) IGF GOG/ Lead Collaborating Others Objectives: Increase equitable access to and participation in education at all levels Strategies: increase enrolment in schools and reduce the rate of drop out by providing teaching and learning materials Provide infrastructure facilities for schools at all levels across the country particularly in deprived areas Provision of furniture to Municipal Furniture DDF/ AMMA GES schools without enough wide √ √ √ √ provided DACF furniture Construction primary Parkoso Primary GOG AMMA Beneficiary schools. and √ √ √ √ schools communities Buobai constructed Job creation by Training Municipal Jobs DACF/ AMMA NBSSI/BAC of youth in soap making wide √ √ √ √ created DDF and other job creation projects Construct Asokore Semi- DACF AMMA GES 1No.semidetached Mampong √ √ √ √ detached bungalow for education bungalow staff. constructed Improve logistics supply Municipal IGF DACF AMMA GHS, and management in all wide √ √ √ √ beneficiary health institutions in the institutions municipality Organize INSET for Basic Municipal 2,500.00 AMMA GES Heads on quality data Wide √ presentation
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Organize compound Municipal 1,000.00 competition for Basic Wide √ schools on good environment practices Conduct Municipal 1,500.00 GES AMMA payroll/personal audit in Wide √ Basic/SHS school. MEO
Distribute logistics TLMS Municipal 1,500.00 AMMA GES to school Wide √
Provide logistics support Municipal 1,500.00 AMMA GES to C/S to strengthen Wide √ supervision & disseminate report timely Strengthen SMC’s /PTAs Municipal 1,500.00 AMMA GES in management & Wide √ supervision of schools
Organize whole on Municipal 1,500.00 AMMA GES Annual school census Wide √ for Heads of Basic schools Enroll data collection & Municipal 1,500.00 GES AMMA analysis Wide √
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Familiarize, visit & check Municipal 1,500.00 GES AMMA the re-opening activities Wide √ on my first day at school & various connecting goods Identify children with Municipal 1,500.00 AMMA GES special needs (Eye & Wide √ Ear)
Organize orientation for Municipal 2,500.00 AMMA GES newly trained teachers Wide √
Monitor & evaluate Municipal 2,500.00 AMMA GES programmes and Wide √ projects in schools
Organise a day Municipal 1,500.00 AMMA GES workshop for both JHS Wide √ & SHS final year students on strategies employed in remembering learned materials Conduct guidance & Municipal 1,500.00 AMMA GES counseling services for Wide √ students and parents on the selection of schools and career development
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Identify and prepare Municipal 1,500.00 GES AMMA inputs for processing Wide √ salaries of teachers and staff Organize INSET for the Municipal 2,500.00 GES AMMA Heads of Basic schools Wide √ on the keeping of capitation records Conduct health Municipal 1,600.00 GES AMMA projection and award Wide √ certificate in schools
Organize meetings and Municipal 2,400.00 GES AMMA sensitization workshop Wide √ with school based Co- ordinators & parents of girls with special needs Organise and celebrate Municipal 1,400.00 GES AMMA girls education week Wide √ (Role model)
Organize and facilitate Municipal 1,200.00 GES AMMA inter-zonal (municipal Wide √ camping) and inter district cultural festival Monitor private schools Municipal 800.00 GES AMMA activities/programmes Wide √ to ensure compliance with current education reforms
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Ensure the provision of Municipal 4,500.00 GES AMMA adequate Wide √ stationary/logistics to the Directorate Organize training for Municipal 2,000.00 GES AMMA zonal sports teams at Wide √ various zonal centers
Organize inter zonal U- Municipal 2,000.00 GES AMMA 12 boys table tennis and Wide √ U-15 girls soccer
Organize inter-District Municipal 1,750.00 GES AMMA sports festival (Primary Wide √ U-12 boys & U-15 girls soccer) Ensuring effective Municipal 1,600.00 GES AMMA preparation of basic Wide √ schools (Boys) U-15 competition (Athletics, soccer (boys) volley ball and IT Organize U-15 Inter Municipal 2,300.00 GES AMMA zonal competition and Wide √ camping
Organize inter-schools Municipal 1,400.00 GES AMMA art & craft exhibition Wide √
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Supervise HV alert Municipal 2,200.00 GES AMMA school model in JHS & Wide √ hygiene inspection
Organise 3 days Municipal 1,400.00 AMMA GYEEDA refresher course for Wide √ youth employees
Track the performance Municipal 1,200.00 GES AMMA and placement of girls Wide √
Visit teenage girls/boys Municipal 1,200.00 GES AMMA truancy absenteeism Wide √ and meet with parents
Visit to Municipal 1,850.00 GES AMMA schools/Communities Wide √
Organize STME Municipal 2,000.00 GES AMMA dissemination Wide √ programme jointly with STIME coordinator Organize municipal Municipal 1,700.00 GES AMMA welfare in the Wide √ municipality
Follow-up to all circuits Municipal 1,800.00 GES AMMA to inform teachers Wide √ about those who have been captured
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Organize WEAC online Municipal 1,200.00 GES AMMA registration and CPSS Wide √ workshop for Heads of Basic schools Organize a day Municipal 1,100.00 GES AMMA workshop for Wide √ supervisors/invigilation for BECE Facilitate the Municipal 1,100.00 GES AMMA organization of mock Wide √ Exams for schools
Monitor effective Municipal 3,600.00 GES AMMA teaching and learning in Wide √ all basic schools
Inspect the availability Municipal 2,500.00 GES AMMA of teaching & learning Wide √ materials of maximum utilization of them Train Municipal Health Municipal 1,566.00 GHS/ AMMA Directorate officers in Wide √ MHD basic computer application Organize clinical Municipal 1,682.00 GHS/ AMMA conference twice Wide √ MHD
Consultancy Services 7,174.00 AMMA √
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Provide logistics for 38,111.00 AMMA Zonal Council Offices √
Renting of office 25,000.00 AMMA accommodation for all √ decentralized departments General Cleaning 2,000.00 AMMA √
Table 4.7: Transparent and Accountable Governance Transparent and Accountable Governance Activities Location Time Schedule Indicative Indicators Source of Implementing Budget (GH¢) funding 201 201 201 201 IGF GOG Lead Collaborati 4 5 6 7 / ng Othe rs Construction of a fire Asokore Fire service DAC AMM GNFS service station Mampong √ √ √ √ station F A constructed
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Provide logistics for Aboabo,Ad Logistics IGF DAC AMM zonal councils ukrom and √ √ √ √ provided F A Asawase Construct residential Asokore MCE IGF DAC AMM accommodation for Mampong √ √ √ √ bungalow F A MCE constructed . Construct a Construct Office block IGF DAC AMM permanent office 1No.semi - √ √ √ √ constructed F A block for AMMA detached . bungalow for AMMA staff Build the capacity of Town 2,000.00 Capacity of IGF DAC AMM Zonal women in local Council- √ √ √ √ women F A Councils governance wide improved in local governance Build the capacity of Town 5,000 Capacity of DDF/ HRM AMMA women in lobbying Council- √ √ women in DAC and advocacy skills wide lobbying F and advocacy skills improved Organize Assembly Asokore 12,000.00 Assembly IGF Cen.A AMMA meetings Mampong √ meetings dmin organized
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Organized 4 Asokore 24,000.00 Executive IGF Centra AMMA Executive committee Mampong √ committee l meetings 31st Dec, meetings Admin 2017 organized Organized 3 meetings Asokore 10,000.00 3 meetings IGF Centra AMMA for all sub-committee Mampong √ for all sub- l 31st Dec, 2017 committee admin by 31st Dec, 2017 organized Organise quarterly Asokore 1,000.00 quarterly IGF Centra AMMA heads of department Mampong √ heads of ladmin meetings 31st Dec, department . 2017 meetings 31st Dec, 2017 organized Conduct stakeholders Municipal 10,000.00 stakeholder IGF BUDG AMMA participation in fee- Wide √ s ET fixing resolution participatio unit n in fee- fixing resolution participated Organized quarterly Asokore 5,000.00 quarterly IGF MPCU AMMA MPCU and District Mampong √ MPCU and Budget committee District meetings 31st Dec, Budget 2017 committee meetings 31st Dec,
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2017 organized
Organized annual Asokore 5,000.00 annual IGF Centra AMMA review meeting with Mampong √ review l major stakeholders in meeting admin the municipality with major stakeholder s in the municipality organized Involve major Municipal 5,000.00 major IGF Centra AMMA stakeholders in Wide √ stakeholder l monitoring of all s in admin Assembly monitoring programmes and of all projects quarterly Assembly programme s and projects quarterly involved. Ceed some revenue Municipal 10,000.00 revenue IGF Reven AMMA items to the zonal Wide √ items to ue councils by March the zonal unit 2017 councils by March 2017 ceeded
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Provide logistics to Municipal 52,000.00 Logistics IGF AMCO AMMA the Ghana Police Wide √ provide PT service to fight crime in the municipality annually Provide 600 street Municipal 120,000.00 600 street DDF/ Works AMMA light bulbs to Wide √ light bulbs DAC dept enhance security in to enhance F the municipality security in annually the municipality annually provided Conduct disaster Municipal 10,000.00 disaster DDF NADM AMMA management Wide √ manageme O education monthly nt education conducted monthly Support police to Municipal 8,000.00 Police in the IGF AMCO AMMA organize night patrols Wide √ Municipalit PT y supported
Strengthen Municipal 5,000.00 neighborho IGF AMCO AMMA neighborhood Wide √ od PT watchdog committee watchdog committee Strengthen Assistance to BAC 10,000.00 BAC BAC/N AMMA √ assisted BSSI
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CHAPTER FIVE
IMPLEMENTATION OF MUNICIPAL ANNUAL ACTION PLANS
5.1 INTRODUCTION This chapter dilates on the implementation of the Municipal Composite Programme of Action for the years 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017. The Annual Action Plans specifies what action is to be taken each year, by whom, at what specific time and at what cost.
5.2 ANNUAL ACTION PLANS The Annual Action Plans phases out the Municipal Composite Programme of Action into realistic time frame to be implemented by the Departments and agencies of the Municipal Assembly; as well as NGOs, Private sector and communities.
The projects under each Annual Action Plans cover various aspects of development in the Municipality and are in accordance with the seven (7) recommended Thematic Areas of the MTDPF, and development activities under the jurisdiction of the Municipal Assembly.
The criteria used in the selection of programmes and projects for the Annual Action Plans includes the following: (i) Critical projects that require immediate implementation. (ii) On-going projects. (iii) Unimplemented projects, however, not all projects are included in this category (iv) Projects with short growth periods. (v) Projects with low costs which could conveniently be accommodated by the Municipal Assembly in the first year’s budget. (vi) Donor, NGO, CBO funded projects which must be implemented.
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The following have been selected for the first year of plan implementation, because they are urgently needed to fulfill the Municipal development, whilst rolled over projects have been included as on-going projects and funds have already been allocated for implementation.
Table 5.1 Annual Action Plan for the First Planning Year (2014).
Output Time Schedule Annual Implementing Agencies Budget GHȻ Activities Indicators 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Lead Collaborating Location Update Revenue Data of the Municipal X X 6,000.00 AMMA Revenue Municipality Wide department Organize 4 pay-your-levy Municipal X X X X 1,500.00 AMMA Revenue campaigns in the municipality Wide department Organize training for Revenue Municipal X X X X 5,000.00 AMMA Revenue Collectors by 2013 Wide department Organize quarterly interaction Municipal X X X X 1,200.00 AMMA Revenue with Revenue Collectors Wide department Organize 2 stakeholders meeting Municipal X X X X 7,000.00 AMMA MPCU for rate payers. Wide Purchase value books for revenue Municipal X X X X 20,000.00 AMMA Revenue
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collectors Wide department Gazette Fee Fixing Resolution. Municipal X 2,500.00 AMMA MPCU Wide Build capacity for Controller and Municipal X X X X 10,000.00 AMMA Finance Accountant General Staff in Wide Department GIFIMS Procure 1No.4x4 double cabin Municipal X X X X 70,000.00 AMMA pick up vehicle for revenue Wide mobilization. Establish 10ha Block farm Municipal X X X X 2,000.00 AMMA MOFA Wide Organize 15 field days monitoring Municipal X X X X 2,000.00 AMMA MOFA of block farm Wide Train 25 vegetable farmers on Municipal X X 2,000.00 AMMA MOFA proper records keeping Wide Train vegetable farmers on the Municipal X X X X 2,000.00 MOFA AMMA proper handling, storage and Wide application of poultry manure Organize district farmers day Municipal X 15,000.00 MOFA AMMA
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celebration Wide Organize 1 Research Extension Municipal X 2,000.00 MOFA AMMA Linkage Meeting Wide Train 30 farmers on the safe and Municipal X X X X 10,800. MOFA AMMA correct use of Agrochemicals. Wide 00 Organize 500 Home and farm Municipal X X X X 2,000.00 MOFA AMMA visits Wide Facilitate the Development of 5 Municipal X X X X 2,000.00 MOFA AMMA FBOs and farmer groups Wide Train 50 small ruminants’ farmers Municipal X X X X 2,000.00 MOFA AMMA in appropriate housing under zero Wide grazing Train 5 farmers on improved Municipal X X X X 2,000.00 MOFA AMMA poultry practices Wide Train 30cattlefarmers on zero Municipal X X 2,000.00 MOFA AMMA grazing and paddock Wide establishment and usage Carryout mass vaccination of Municipal X 2,000.00 MOFA AMMA dogs, cats and monkeys against Wide
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rabies Carryout mass vaccination of Municipal X X 2,000.00 MOFA AMMA small ruminants and cattle against Wide PPR and CBPP. -Small ruminants -Cattle Construct 10no. boreholes Municipal X X X 90,000.00 AMMA WORKS Wide Disilt major drains Municipal X X X 100,000.00 AMMA WORKS Wide Procure 15 refuse containers Municipal X X X 90,000.00 AMMA WORKS Wide Construct roads at Buobai, Municipal X X X 400,000.00 AMMA WORKS Royalroad, Airport roundabout to Wide Aboabo extension,Zongo chief road and drains on Asokore Mampong roads Procure 300 pieces electric bulbs Municipal X X X 120,000.00 AMMA WORKS and accessories for communities Wide
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to enhance security by Dec 2014 Complete 1No. 2-bedroom semi- Asokore X X X X 90,000.00 AMMA WORKS detached bungalow for health Mampong Personnel Complete 1No. 2-bedroom semi- Asokore X X X X 90,000.00 AMMA WORKS detached bungalow for Assembly Mampong staff Complete 1No. 2-bedroom semi- Asokore X X X X 90,000.00 AMMA WORKS detached bungalow for Education Mampong Staff Conduct street naming and Municipal X X X 52,000.00 AMMA WORKS property address project Wide Construct 1no. 6-unit classroom Asokore X X X X 20,000.00 AMMA WORKS block at Asokore Mampong Mampong Construct wall around school at Aboabo X X X X 80,000.00 GETFUND AMMA Aboabo No. 1 No. 1 Organize INSET for Basic Heads on Municipal X X 2,500.00 GES AMMA quality data presentation Wide Organize compound competition Municipal X X 1,000.00 GES AMMA
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for Basic schools on good Wide environment practices Conduct payroll/personal audit in Municipal X X 1,500.00 GES AMMA Basic/SHS school. MEO Wide Conduct periodic audit in Bank to Municipal X X X X 1,000.00 AMMA ensure judicious and effective use Wide resources Draw up and implement SPIP Municipal X X X X 1,000.00 GES AMMA effectively Wide Conduct financial management Municipal X X 2,000.00 GES AMMA training for Basic Schools Wide Distribute logistics TLMS to school Municipal X X X X 1,500.00 GES AMMA Wide Provide logistics support to C/S to Municipal X X X X 1,500.00 GES AMMA strengthen supervision & Wide disseminate report timely Strengthen SMC’s /PTAs in Municipal X X 1,500.00 GES AMMA management & supervision of Wide schools
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Organize whole on Annual school Municipal X X 1,500.00 GES AMMA census for Heads of Basic schools Wide Enroll data collection & analysis Municipal X X 1,500.00 GES AMMA Wide Familiarize n visit & check the re- Municipal X X 1,500.00 GES AMMA opening activities on my first day Wide at school & various connecting goods Monitor and evaluate the state of Municipal X X X X 1,000.00 GES AMMA infrastructural facilities in schools Wide Identify children with special Municipal X X X X 1,500.00 GES AMMA needs (Eye & Ear) Wide Organize orientation for newly Municipal X X 2,500.00 GES AMMA trained teachers Wide Monitor & evaluate programmes Municipal X X X X 2,500.00 GES AMMA and projects in schools Wide Organise a day workshop for both Municipal X 1,500.00 GES AMMA JHS & SHS final year students on Wide strategies employed in
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remembering learned materials Conduct guidance & counseling Municipal X 1,500.00 GES AMMA services for students and parents Wide on the selection of schools and career development Identify and prepare inputs for Municipal X X X X 1,200.00 GES AMMA processing salaries of teachers Wide and staff Organize INSET for the Heads of Municipal X 2,500.00 GES AMMA Basic schools on the keeping of Wide capitation records Conduct health projection and Municipal X X X X 1,600.00 GES AMMA award certificate in schools Wide Organize meetings and Municipal X X 2,400.00 GES AMMA sensitization workshop with Wide school based Co-ordinators & parents of girls with special needs Organise and celebrate girls Municipal X X X X 1,400.00 GES AMMA education week (Role model) Wide
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Organize and facilitate inter-zonal Municipal X X X 1,200.00 GES AMMA (municipal camping) and inter Wide district cultural festival Monitor private schools Municipal X X X X 800.00 GES AMMA activities/programmes to ensure Wide compliance with current education reforms Ensure the provision of adequate Municipal X X X X 4,500.00 GES AMMA stationary/logistics to the Wide Directorate Organize training for zonal sports Municipal X 1,800.00 GES AMMA teams at various zonal centers Wide Organize inter zonal U-12 boys Municipal X X 2,000.00 GES AMMA table tennis and U-15 girls soccer Wide Organize inter-District sports Municipal X X 1,750.00 GES AMMA festival (Primary U-12 boys & U- Wide 15 girls soccer) Ensuring effective preparation of Municipal X X 1,600.00 GES AMMA basic schools (Boys) U-15 Wide
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competition (Athletics, soccer (boys) volley ball and IT Organize U-15 Inter zonal Munizipal X X X 2,300.00 GES AMMA competition and camping wide Organize inter-schools art & craft Municipal X X X 1,400.00 GES AMMA exhibition Wide Supervise HV alert school model Municipal X X X 2,200.00 AMMA GHS in JHS & hygiene inspection Wide Organise 3 days refresher course Municipal X X 1,400.00 AMMA for youth employees Wide Track the performance and Municipal X X X X 1,200.00 GES AMMA placement of girls Wide Visit teenage girls/boys truancy Municipal X X X X 1,200.00 GES AMMA absenteeism and meet with Wide parents Visit to schools/Communities Municipal X X X X 1,850.00 GES AMMA Wide Organize STME dissemination Municipal X X X X 2,000.00 GES AMMA programme jointly with STIME Wide
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coordinator Organize municipal welfare in the Municipal X X X X 1,700.00 Community AMMA municipality Wide Dve’t/social welfare Follow-up to all circuits to inform Municipal X X X X 1,800.00 GES AMMA teachers about those who have Wide been captured Organize WEAC online Municipal X X 1,200.00 GES AMMA registration and CPSS workshop Wide for Heads of Basic schools Organize a day workshop for Municipal X 1,100.00 GES AMMA supervisors/invigilation for BECE Wide Facilitate the organization of Municipal X X X 1,100.00 GES AMMA mock Exams for schools Wide Monitor effective teaching and Municipal X X X X 3,600.00 GES AMMA learning in all basic schools Wide Inspect the availability of teaching Municipal X X X X 2,500.00 GES AMMA & learning materials of maximum Wide utilization of them
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Train Municipal Health X X 1,566.00 GHS AMMA Directorate officers in basic computer application Organize clinical conference twice X X 1,682.00 GHS AMMA Provide residential X 6,000.00 AMMA GHS accommodation for the Municipal Health Director of Health Services Provide Office accommodation for X X X X 18,200.00 AMMA GHS Municipal Health Directors Construction and completion of Asokore X X X X 316,805.62 AMMA residential house for the Mampong municipal chief Executive at Asokore Mampong Organize 4 Assembly meetings by Asokore X X X X 12,000.00 AMMA 31st Dec, 2014. Mampong Organized 4 Executive committee Asokore X X X X 24,000.00 AMMA meetings 31st Dec, 2014 Mampong Organized 3 meetings for all sub- Asokore X X X X 10,000.00 AMMA committee 31st Dec, 2014 Mampong
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Organise quarterly heads of Asokore X X X X 1,000.00 AMMA department meetings 31st Dec, Mampong 2014 Conduct stakeholders Municipal X X X X 10,000.00 AMMA participation in fee-fixing Wide resolution Organized quarterly MPCU and Asokore X X X X 5,000.00 AMMA District Budget committee Mampong meetings 31st Dec, 2014 Organized annual review meeting Municipal X X X X 5,000.00 AMMA with major stakeholders in the Wide municipality Involve major stakeholders in Municipal X X X X 5,000.00 MPCU AMMA monitoring of all Assembly Wide programmes and projects quarterly Ceed some revenue items to the Municipal X 10,000.00 AMMA zonal councils by March 2014 Wide Provide logistics to the zonal Municipal X X 5,000.00 AMMA MPCU
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councils to enable them perform Wide their mandated functions by June 2014 Construct 1no. zonal council office Aboabo X X X X 100,000.00 AMMA for Aboabo zonal council by 31st Dec 2014 Construct 1no. municipal court Municipal X X X X 300,000.00 building for the municipality by Wide Dec 2014 Provide logistics to the Ghana Municipal X X X X 52,000.00 Police service to fight crime in the Wide municipality annually Provide 600 street light bulbs to Municipal X X X X 120,000.00 AMMA enhance security in the Wide municipality annually Conduct disaster management Municipal X X X X 10,000.00 NADMO AMMA education monthly Wide Support police to organize night Municipal X X X X 8,000.00 AMMA patrols Wide
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Strengthen neighborhood Municipal X X X X 5,000.00 AMMA AMMA watchdog committee Wide Total 2,499,053.62
Table 5.2: Annual Action Plan for the Second Planning Year (2015).
Objective Activities/Strate Location Time Frame Expect Estimated Cost Funding Implementation Agency gies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th ed Source QT QT QT QT Output Lead Collaborators R R R R 1.ENSURING AND SUSTAINING MACROECONOMIC STABILITY Ensure Consultancy Municipa 100,000.0 IGF Central Planning unit efficient Services l 0 Administr internal wide ation revenue Procurement of Central 140.00 IGF/DACF Cen. Procurement generation and 1 N0. Pick Up administr Admin unit transparency vehicle by ation in local Dec.2015 resources Procurement of Revenue 15,000.00 IGF/DACF Cen. Procurement management 2No. motor unit Admin by 2015 bikes
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Municipa 2,000.00 DACF Central Planning unit General l Administr monthly wide ation Cleaning Training/Semina Central 62,000.00 DACF Central AMMA rs/Conferences admin Administr ation Special Services Central 119,000.0 DACF Central AMMA admin. 0 Administr ation Gazette fee- Central 5000.00 DACF Central Budget unit fixing resolution Admin. Administr before 30th Nov. ation every year Contingency. Central Central Admin Admin
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Objective Activities/Strategi Locatio TIME FRAME Estimate Funding Implementation Agency es n 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Expected d Cost Source QT QT QT QT Output lead collaborators R R R R
Thematic Area 2 : Enhanced Competiveness of Ghana’s Private Sector Improve 1. Assistance to Business BAC assisted 10,000.0 DACF BAC AMMA BAC advisory 0 efficiency and centre competitive- 2. works Street/proper 131,990. DACF TCP AMMA Street/property ty Naming 0 ness of private Naming Exercise Exercise sector as well conducted 3. Organize stake Revenue stake holders 5,000.00 DACF BUDGET AMMA as improve holders meeting unit meeting on Unit revenue on new rates new rates organized generation of 4. Organize revenue Training 10,000.0 IGF/DACF Budget Amma the training conducted 0 unit Municipality workshop for SME’s on Business and financial management as well as importance of rate paying
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5. Organise Training for 10,000.0 IGF/DACF REVENUE AMMA training for 6. revenue 0 UNIT Revenue collectors Collectors by conducted Dec. 2015 7. Organize Revenue Meeting with 5,000.00 IGF Revenue AMMA meetings with unit yam collectors unit yam sellers organized
8. Organise quarterly 2,000.00 IGF Revenue AMMA quarterly interaction unit interaction with with Revenue Revenue Collectors Collectors organized Objective Activities/Strate Location TIME FRAME Expected Estimat Funding Implementation Agency gies 1st 2ND 3RD 4TH Output ed Cost Source QTR QTR QT QTR lead collaborators R
Thematic area 3: Accelerated Agriculture Modernization and Sustainable Natural Resource Management
Improve food Establish 10 Agric 10 2,000.00 AMMA/ MAO- MOFA demonstrations departme demonstratio CROPS security by nt ns established encouraging Train 50 Agric 50 farmers 3,000.00 MOFA MAO- AMMA vegetable departme trained CROPS farmers to take farmers on nt agriculture as a proper Agronomic
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business practices through Facilitate the Agric 2 FBOs 3,000.00 MOFA MAO- AMMA improved development departme trained CROPS agricultural the nt development of policies 2 FBOs And Farmer groups Agric 1 farmers day 15,000.00 District MOFA AMMA Organize departme celebration Assemb District Framers nt organized ly day celebration
Organize 1 3,000.00 MOFA MAO-EXT AMMA/ research Farmers CRI extension session linkage 1 organized meeting Collect weekly Agric Food prices MOFA MIS market departme available information on nt food price Provision of Agric 500 farmers 12,600.00 MOFA MAO-EXT AMMA extension departme visited services – nt organize 500
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home and farm visits Organize two Agric 50 farmers 2,000.00 MOFA MOFA/M AMMA day training for departme trained in AO 50 farmers in nt grass cutter livestock grass cutter rearing rearing Educate youth Agric 50 youth 1,000.00 MOFA MOFA/WI AMMA groups on soap departme trained AD and pastries nt making
Objective Activities/ Location TIME FRAME Expected Estimated Funding Implementation Agency Strategies 1st 2N 3RD 4TH Output Cost Source QTR DQ QT QTR LEAD Collaborator TR R s Thematic Area 5: Infrastructure and Human Settlements
Improve lives Construction of Municipal 4 no. lorry 400,000.00 DACF AMMA AMMA of people by 4no. lorry parks wide parks providing constructed
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available and construction of Municipal 5roads 100,000.00 DDF/DA AMMA AMMA easy access to access roads in wide constructed CF social amenities and modern Construction of Municipal 20 speed ram 10,000.00 IGF AMMA AMMA speed rams wide constructed facilities. Construction of Municipal 5 drains 10,000 DACF/D AMMA AMMA drains wide constructed DF by the end of 2015 Construction of Municipal 5 well- 10,000.00 DACF AMMA AMMA well-structured wide structured refuse refuse dams constructed by the end of 2015 Construction of Municipal 4 new health 150,000.O DDF/DA GHS AMMA health centers wide centers O CF constructed BY the end of 2015 Construct 1no. Municipal I No. 300,000.00 IGF Assembly AMMA municipal court wide Municipal building for the court building Constructed
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AMMA Renovation of Nhyiaeso No.2 29,800.00 No.2 peltophorom IGF Assembly Peltophorum bungalows Bungalow renovated AMMA AMMA Land Acquisition Sawaba Land acquired 367,000.00 DACF/D by the end of DF 2015 Construction of Municipal 8 BOREHOLES 75,000.00 IDACF/ AMMA AMMA 8No. bore holes wide constructed DDF with hand- pump
Purchase and Municipal 100 street 120,000.00 IGF AMMA AMMA supply of street wide lighting bulbs lighting and acquired security bulbs and accessories Revision of Buobai Buobai and 14,000.00 Assemb TCP Land Buobai and and Parkoso ly owners/ Parkoso parkoso planning Chiefs planning scheme scheme revised. Tracking of Municipal Roads 70.00 Assemb TCP Land roads wide tracked ly owners/ Chiefs
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Digitizing Municipal Asokore 600.00 /Assem TCP Assembly Asokore wide Mampong bly Mampong and and Aboabo Aboabo scheme schemes digitized Revision of Sepe Sepe Sepe Timpom 7,000.00 IGF TCP Assembly Tinpom layout Timpom layout revised
Public Municipal Public 2,000.00 IGF/DA T C P Assembly education on wide educated on CF permitting permit procedures procedures
Public Municipal Public 2,000.00 IGF/DA TCP Assembly education on wide educated on CF street naming street naming and property and property addressing addressing system system Complete street New Street naming 2000.00 DACF TCP Assembly naming and Zongo and addressing addressing system in new system zongo by completed in installing new zongo number plates. end of 2015
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Street naming Municipal Street naming 2000.00 DACF TCP Assembly and property wide and property naming in other naming in communities other communities carried out Conduct at least Assembly At least 4 2000.00 IGF AMMA AMMA 4 statutory statutory Planning Planning committee committee meeting meeting conducted by the end of 2015 Initiate Municipal IGF AMMA AMMA preparation of wide development control records
Objective Activities/Strategie Location TIME FRAME Expected Output Estimated Funding Implementation Agency s 1st 2ND 3RD 4TH Cost Source QTR QTR QT QTR LEAD Collaborat R ors Thematic Area 6: Human Development, Productivity and Employment
Increase Conduct mock Municipal 24,800.00 GOG GES AMMA equitable access examination for wide Capitatio
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to and B. E. C. E n grant participation in Candidates education at all Award both Municipal 13,120.00 DACF GES AMMA levels teaching and non- wide
teaching staff
Sensitize the girl Municipal 2,000.00 GOG GES AMMA Child education for wide Capitatio school based n grant coordinators Monitoring of Municipal Teaching and 6,000.00 DACF/IGF GES AMMA teaching and wide learning learning in schools monitored in all schools by the end of 2015 Training of school Municipal 2,000.00 IGF GES AMMA based health wide coordinators on sanitation and hygiene Organize STME in Municipal STME Conducted 6,000.00 IGF GES AMMA schools wide Inter schools Circuit base Inter schools 5,000.00 IGF GES AMMA football and football and athletics athletics competition competition organized
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Poetry recital Circuit base Poetry recital 3,000.00 IGF GES AMMA competition competition organized Conduct monitoring Municipal Monitoring and 3,060.00 IGF DSW NGOs, and registration of wide registration of 10 Philanthro 10 NGOs NGOs conducted pists
Conduct 20 social Municipal Social and public 2,170.00 IGF DSW NGOs, Make social and public wide education Philanthro protection more education programs conducted pists effective in for 10 selected targeting the schools and 10 poor and the organized groups vulnerable targeting 2000 beneficiaries Develop undertake LEAP Municipal 103 LEAP 2,170.00 IGF DSW NGOs, targeted programs wide BENEFICIARIES Philanthro economic and PAID pists social interventions for vulnerable and marginalized groups
Ensure Organize programs Municipal Programs 1,950.00 IGF DSW NGOs, effective for 300 for persons wide organized for Philanthro appreciatio living with PLWD pists
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n of and disabilities and link inclusion of them to NHIS disability issues
Provide hospital Municipal 500 patients 2,396.00 DDF DSW NGOs, welfare services for wide receive welfare Philanthro 500 patients services pists. Render personal Municipal Welfare services 2,212.00 IGF DSW NGOs, welfare services to wide rendered to 100 Philanthro 100 indigents and indigents pists. link them up to NHIS Identify, monitor Municipal 300 orphans and 1,972.00 DDF DSW NGOs, and support the wide vulnerable Philanthro growth and children pists. development of supported 300orphans and vulnerable children Monitor, register Municipal 30 day care 2,324.00 DDF DSW NGOs, and renew cert. of wide centers Philanthro 30 day care centers registered and pists. cert. renewed Provide training for Municipal 50 Day care 2,200.00 DDF DSW NGOs, 50 Day care givers wide givers Philanthro pists. Resolve 50 cases Municipal Resolved 50 1,910.00 DDF DSW NGOs, received at offices wide cases received Philanthro through casework through case pists. work
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Identify, monitor Municipal Monitored and 1,842.00 DDF DSW NGOs, Protect and regulate wide regulated child Philanthro chillaren against activities at child care institutions pists. violence, abuse care institutions activities and exploitation Conduct 20 social Municipal 20 social 1,842.00 DSW NGOs, enquiry/investigatio wide investigqation Philanthro n into child custody into child custody DDF pists. and juveniles in in conflict with conflict with the law the law conducted. Handle 40 children Municipal 40 children 1,688.00 DDF DSW NGOs, in contract with the wide handled in Philanthro law contract with the pists. law Conduct Municipal 10 10 adoption 2,200.00 DDF DSW NGOs, investigation into wide related issues Philanthro 10 adoption related investigated with pists. issues and write written report report Ensure Conduct Aboabo, Community 3,000.00 DDF BAC Rep & provision of Community Based Mampong Based Training in Assembly adequate Training in leather leather work training and work conducted skills Conduct Sepe Dote Community 3,000.00 DACF BAC Rep & development in Community Based Based Training in Assembly Training in soap soap conducted line with global Business counseling Akwatialine Business 1,800.00 DACF BAC Rep & trends counseling Assembly conducted
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Conduct Adukrom Community 3,000.00 DACF BAC Rep & Community Based Based Training in Assembly Training in Batik Batik conducted Start Grass cutter Pakoso Grass cutter 3,000.00 DACF BAC Rep & rearing rearing started Assembly Conduct Aboabo Community 3,000.00 DACF BAC Rep & Community Based Based Training in Assembly Training in Beads Beads making making conducted Start Mushroom Pakoso Mushroom 3,000.00 DACF BAC Rep & Ensure Cultivation Cultivation Assembly provision of started adequate Conduct training on Soap training on 3,000.00 DACF BAC Rep & training and Business Makers Business Assembly skills management management development in conducted line with global Conduct Technical Aboabo Technical skills in 3,000.00 DACF BAC Rep & trends skills in auto No. 2 auto mechanic Assembly mechanic conducted Conduct Field Adukrom, Field 3,000.00 DACF BAC Rep & Demonstration Aboabo Demonstration Assembly NVTI Graduate Aboabo 2,000.00 DACF BAC Rep & Certification No. Assembly 1 & 2 Start- up Kits for Aboabo 37,500.00 DACF BAC Rep & Graduates No. Assembly 1 & 2
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Matching grant Asokore 1,200.00 DACF BAC Rep & fund to MSE;’s Mampong Assembly Organize MSEs’s Municipal MSEs’s Sub 1,440.00 DACF BAC Rep & Sub Committee Assembly Committee Assembly Meeting Meeting conducted Improve Support HIV/AIDS Municipal HIV/AIDS victims 20,000.00 DDF GHS GHS/Asse institutional victims Assembly supported mbly capacity for Construction of Aboabo 1No.HHPS 240,000.00 DDF MOH AMMA efficient and 1No. CHPS No.2 compound effective Compound constructed delivery of HIV and AIDS/STIs Construction of Sawaba 1No.HHPS 240,000.00 DDF MOH AMMA services 1No. CHPS compound Compound at constructed Support Immunization 10,000.00 DACF MOH AMMA Immunization programm Programmes supported Conduct Malaria Malaria Control 10,000.00 DDF MOH AMMA Control Programmes Programmes conducted
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Objective Activities/Strategie Location TIME FRAME Expected Output Estimated Fundi Implementation Agency s 1st 2ND 3RD 4TH Cost ng QTR QTR QT QTR Sourc LEAD Collabora- R e tors Thematic Area: 7 Transparent and Accountable Governance
Ensure Construction of Asokore Administration 100,000.00 DDF AMMA AMMA effective Administration Mampong block constructed implementat block ion of the decentralisa tion policy and programmes Construction of Asokore M C E Bungalow 80,000.00 DDF AMMA AMMA MCE Bungalow Mampong constructed
Construction of Asokore M C D Bungalow 80,000.00 DDF AMMA MCD Bungalow Mampong constructed AMMA
Provide logistics for Asawase, Zonal council 38,111.00 DDF AMMA Zonal Council Adukrom logistics provided AMMA and Aboabo
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Renting of office Office 25,000.00 DDF AMMA AMMA accommodation for accommodation all decentralized rented departments
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CHAPTER SIX
MONITORING AND EVALUATION ARRANGEMENT
6.1 INTRODUCTION Monitoring and Evaluation are processes that keep an eye on the progress made in the implementation of programmes, projects or activities, as well as, ensure the optimum use of resources for the realization of the project activities, and to identify any issues as early as possible, and make the necessary changes as required.
The main purpose of monitoring is to support the day-to-day management of a project, but there are additional reasons for monitoring:
(i) To continuously track progress during implementation and to ensure that each task is implemented as planned to achieve the assumed outputs (ii) To facilitate wider stakeholder awareness and participation (iii) To account for the use of resources against the activities (iv) To provide basic data for more periodic evaluative processes
Evaluation is the analysis or assessment of the impact of a project and comparison of actual progress vis-a-vis prior plans, oriented toward improving plans for future implementation. It is part of a continuing management process, ideally with each following the other in a continuous cycle until successful completion of the activity. So, Monitoring and Evaluation should be carried out on regular basis at different levels.
Regular monitoring of the projects encourages the community to actively participate in the projects and create a feeling of ownership which is important for sustainability.
The systematic collection of data on specified indicators of Asokore Mampong Municipal helps the M&E team to assess the results and to compare with the objectives proposed. Hence, the M&E report enables the incorporation of lessons learnt into the decision making process.
A key element driving a successful monitoring and evaluation is Assembly’s readiness. The Assembly has to ensure availability of financial resources to provide the needed logistics,
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6.2 INDICATORS FOR MONITORING THE PLAN The following indicators have been developed to monitor and evaluate the implementation of the various thematic areas of the medium term development plan.
Thematic Area 1: Ensuring and Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability Indicators:
(i) Percentage (%) increase in IGF mobilization (ii) Percentage (%) increase in the use of IGF on capital projects (iii) Percentage of DA expenditure within Budget
Thematic Area 2: Enhancing Competitiveness of Ghana’s Private Sector Indicators:
(i) No. of SSEs registered and trained by the Assembly (ii) Percentage of SMEs registered with Registrar General (iii) Percentage (%) increase of SMEs access to favorable medium and long term credit from financial institutions (iv) Percentage (%) increase of SMEs into savings (v) No. of new markets constructed (vi) No. of on-going market projects completed
Thematic Area 3: Accelerated Agriculture Modernisation and Sustainable Natural Resource Management Indicators:
(i) Percentage (%) increase in the production of: (ii) Poultry – (iii) Livestock - (iv) Percentage (%) increase in non-traditional agriculture production (grasscutter, snail, mushroom)
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(v) Vegetable production (spring onions, lettuce, cabbage, sweet pepper) (vi) No. of Agricultural Commodity Markets established (vii) Tonnage of Cereals produced (maize and rice)
Thematic Area 4: Oil and Gas Development Indicators
(i) No. of Fuel Filing stations established (ii) No. of L.P Gas stations established
Thematic Area 5: Infrastructure and Human Settlements Indicators:
Roads
(i) Length of asphaltic Road constructed (ii) Length of surface dressed Roads (iii) Length earth Road (iv) Length of gravel road
Water:
(i) Percentage % increase in access to safe drinking water
Sanitation:
(ii) Tonnage of waste collection per day (iii) Number of public toilets. (iv) Number of communal refuse sites (v) Number of skip containers (vi) Number of household with access to refuse containers (vii) Reported cases of noise
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Thematic Area 6: Human Development, Productivity and Employment Indicators
Education:
(i) Percentage reduction of schools under trees (ii) No. of primary school in need of additional classroom (iii) No. of JHS in need of additional classroom (iv) No. of communities without public schools (v) No. of Public Schools without standard infrastructure (vi) Indicators (vii) Number of schools benefiting from school feeding programme (viii) Reduction in school schools running shift system (ix) Percentage increase in Gross Enrolment Rate: Boys- Girls- (x) Gender Parity index: Primary- JHS- (xi) Percentage of male students with aggregate 6-25 in BECE (xii)Percentage of female students with aggregate 6-25 in BECE (xiii) Percentage of trained teachers in primary school (xiv) Percentage of trained teachers in JHS Schools (xv) Number of public school with equipped computer lab
Health:
(i) A reduction in doctor patient ratio (ii) Reduction in nurse patient ratio (iii) Increase in supervise delivery (iv) Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) (v) Reduction in maternal death (vi) Increase in post natal care
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(vii) Improvement in family planning coverage (viii) Health insurance coverage (ix) Reduction in under weight (x) Reduction in stunted growth (xi) Reported cases of HIV/AIDS (xii)OPD attendance due to malaria
Thematic Area 7: Transparent and Accountable Governance Indicators:
(i) Percentage of women in the Assembly (ii) Availability of vehicle(s) procured for monitoring activities (iii) No. of Mid-year and end-year performance review of Assembly's plan organized (iv) No. of press briefing on the implementation status of Assembly's programmes and projects organized
6.3 DATA COLLECTION, VALIDATION AND COLLATION Information or data on on-going programmes and projects under the auspices of the Municipal Assembly as well as Development Partners and NGOs are necessary for the purposes of effective M & E processes. During field visits, these data will be validated and collated for further analysis.
6.5 DATA ANALYSIS AND USE OF THE RESULTS In relation to the data gathered, in-depth analysis will be done with both qualitative and quantitative methods to highlight key areas of concern and to identify interventions for development and poverty reduction in the Municipality. The data will be analysed to show the results being produced by each project. Data analysis will further show how the Municipal is performing with regard to all the indicators (core and specific) and the critical
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6.6 REPORTING AND REPORT DISSEMINATION The Monitoring and Evaluation report is the tool to communicate the progress, problems, successes and lessons learned during the implementation of projects and activities. The report is relevant for decision-makers, partners, general community, other actors or audiences. The report serves to inform about the efficiency and efficacy of the Municipal Assembly to achieve its objectives. This chapter touches lightly on dissemination which will be discussed in detail in Chapter 7 below on communication strategy.
The information from the M&E report enables the departments and local authorities to plan and design new actions, to make decisions based on the previous evaluation in order to improve the performance of the Municipal and to strengthen the openness, transparency and accountability of the Municipal development.
The assessment is based on the use of indicators, timelines, baselines and targets. The report also shows the progress achieved as well as the recommendations to improve performance. Reports assist the Municipal to adjust its resource allocations, indicators, or targets, where necessary.
Different communication tools can be used to disseminate the main results of the monitoring and evaluation. These tools include:
(i) Oral presentations to stakeholders and the community (ii) Discussion sessions (iii) Written progress reports and updates of indicators (iv) Written performance and evaluation reports (v) Press & media announcements (vi) Visual presentations
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(vii) Internet, e-mail (viii) Flyers, pamphlets and guides
The periodicity of the report can be quarterly, annually, at the middle of the plan period, or at the end, with the participation of different actors, in order to develop the final evaluation.
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CHAPTER SEVEN
COMMUNICATION STRATEGY
7.1 INTRODUCTION The rationale in formulating this communication strategy was to disseminate information, promote dialogue and generate feedback concerning the present problems and constraints that hinder the development of Asokore-Mampong Municipality, analyse the existing possibly derived potentials that can be exploited to enhance development, and identify areas/sectors for interventions. It also creates awareness on the roles and expectations of every stakeholder in assisting the Municipality to achieve its goals and objectives by monitoring and evaluating future development of the Municipality through identified development themes, strategies, as well as, priorities.
In summary the strategy intends to:
(i) Obtain support for the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the MMTDP 2014-2017, (ii) Involve other stakeholders in the Municipal development process, (iii) Create a sense of urgency about implementing the MMTDP 2014-2017, (iv) Solicit feedback about the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the MMTDP 2014-2017.
7.2 KEY STAKEHOLDERS The stakeholders who will assist in conveying the objectives and projects of the MMTDP 2014-2017 to the citizen and also attracting investment in the Municipality includes:
(i) Decentralized Departments (ii) Politicians (iii) Traditional Authorities (iv) NGOs, CBOs, CSOs (v) Donor Agencies
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(vi) Prospective Investors (vii) Religious Bodies
7.3 KEY COMMUNICATION GOALS The main communication aim of the Municipal for the next four (4) years (2014-2017) would be to:
(i) Create awareness on the roles and expectations of the stakeholders in the implementation of the MMTDP 2010-2013, to improve living standards and development of the Municipal. (ii) Promote and facilitate dialogue and receive feedback on the performance of the Municipal. This will help provide the Municipal with the necessary information required to improve on service delivery. (iii) Promote access and manage expectations of the public concerning services rendered by the Municipal.
7.4 COMMUNICATION TOOLS The Municipal Assembly will use several ways to communicate its development agenda to its stakeholders, despite the fact that it does not allocate any specific funds for communication dissemination. The Municipal mostly relies on notice boards located in all government facilities, mailing of letters, mobile van information center, radio advertisements, and information centres.
It also organizes educational campaigns, stakeholder meetings, environmental clean-up days, farmers’ day, community fora, cultural festivals, etc, to convey Municipal and government policies, guidelines and the programmes being implemented.
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Table 7.1: Communication Tools in the Municipal
STAKEHOLDER COMMUNICATION TOOLS MCE’s Address, Mailing, notice board, advertisement (radio), Decentralized campaigns, chiefs community forum, newsletters, cultural Departments festivals, flyers, health campaigns such as HIV/AIDS, TB, and other immunization programmes, posters, farmers’ day, clean-up days. Non-Governmental Mailings, newsletters, flyers, Internet Organizations Donor Agencies Mailings, newsletters, flyers, Internet The citizenry Notice boards, flyers, mailings, mobile van information centres Source: Author’s construct, Field Survey, 2014
7.5 COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES General communication strategies have been formulated to cover the Municipal development needs including programmes and projects to be implemented. The strategies include MCEs address to the Municipal Assembly, address to the community and preparation of progress reports by the Municipal Assembly and other Departmental Heads. These reports inform the Municipal Assembly and the public on progress made in implementing the MMTDP.
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Table 7.2 below shows various communication strategies to be used in the implementation of the MMTDP 2010-2013.
Person/Institution Communication Communication Purpose Audience Frequency Responsible Tools MCE Annual MCE/Community interface to All citizens, Community Community explain project progress and Development MCE Annually Meetings Meetings receive feedback Partners To inform the DA concerning MCEs Sessional Municipal development DA, Development MCE DA Assembly Quarterly Address projects and the progress Partners made within the year Reports (Twice a MCEs twice a year reports to Departmental MCE, Presiding Memo, posting on Twice a year year) the Head of departments Heads Member, PRO public notice boards informing them of the MMTDP progress and up- coming events Departmental Departmental Heads’ Departmental Staff Departmental Memo, posting on Quarterly Reports quarterly address to the DA Heads staff and public (Quarterly) and issuing of progress and notice boards monitoring reports to
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Departmental Staff Quarterly Quarterly TV documentaries General public MPCU TV and Radio Quarterly Promotional and Radio Discussions on Programmes Municipal Development Instant Distributing brochures and General public MPCU Brochures, flyers Monthly Information flyers and using the and information van Information van to pass information to the community on activities taking place or those to happen in the near future e-government Posting the Municipal focus, General Public, MCD, PRO Municipal website Weekly goal, programmes and Development events projects reports on the Partners Municipal website Weekly, monthly Engaging religious bodies, Members Presiding Group meetings, Every group meetings youth groups, women groups, Member, prayer days meetings farmers groups, NGOs, CBOs, Assembly CSOs and other community Members,
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groups in conveying Organizations Municipal development Officials, MPCU activities Monthly To sensitize the community Citizens Departmental Cultural Festivals, Monthly Campaigns on various government Heads, Assembly National Holidays, policies and projects Members Information Centres Yearly Sports To sensitize the youth on Youths GES, NCCE Municipal Sports Yearly Competition HIV/AIDS, STDs, Employment Day opportunities, Environmental conservation, security, Entrepreneurship Yearly Cultural To create awareness on the General public Traditional Cultural festival Yearly Festivals progress of MMTDP Authorities, MPCU implementation MPs Address To create awareness about National Assembly, MP Parliament Yearly his constituency, challenges, Central opportunities and the Government and projects being implemented. Development These will include lobbying Partners
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for funds from the Central Government and other Development Partners. Yearly posting Issuing the MMTDP 2010- Embassies, High MCD E-mails, Municipal Yearly 2013 to Embassies, High Commissions and website, mailing Commissions and International International Organizations Organizations for collaboration in projects implementation
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