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Budaka District Local Government Second Five Year Development Figure 1: Map of Uganda Showing the Location of Budaka District Location of Budaka District in Uganda Figure 2: Map of Budaka Showing the Location of Administrative Units and Major Road Network Budaka District Vision Empowered People in a Beautiful Conducive Environment for the Full Realization of their Development Potentials Budaka District Mission Statement To Serve Males, Females, Boys and Girls of Budaka District Through A Coordinated Service Delivery System Which Focuses on National and Local Priorities, and Promotes Sustainable Development of the District. Uganda National Vision 2040 A Transformed Ugandan Society from A Peasant to A Modern and A Prosperous Country within 30 years Table of Contents ................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 List of Tables ....................................................................................................................................................... 6 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................ 14 Broad Development Objectives/Goals .................................................................................................. 14 The District Development Strategy and Priorities ............................................................................. 15 Sector Investment Priorities ..................................................................................................................... 16 Strategies to Finance, Implement and Coordinate the Plan .......................................................... 22 1.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................... 24 1.1 Background ............................................................................................................................................ 24 District profile (Summarized information) ........................................................................................... 27 Administrative structure (lower local governments and administrative units comprising the District ..................................................................................................................................................... 29 1.2.3 Demographic Characteristics ................................................................................................................ 29 2.0 SITUATION ANALYSIS ............................................................................................................................ 35 2.1 Review of Sector Development Situations including constraints ......................................... 35 2.1.1 Administration .............................................................................................................................. 35 2.1.3 Statutory Bodies .......................................................................................................................... 36 2.1.4 Production and Marketing ....................................................................................................... 37 2.1.5 Health .............................................................................................................................................. 45 2.1.6 Education ....................................................................................................................................... 49 2.1.7 (a) Roads ....................................................................................................................................... 53 2.1.7 (b) Water ........................................................................................................................................ 59 2.1.8 Natural Resources ....................................................................................................................... 61 2.1.9 Community Based Services ...................................................................................................... 62 2.2 Analysis of the State of Crosscutting Issues ........................................................................... 66 2.2.1 Climate Change ............................................................................................................................. 6 6 2.2.2 Poverty Analysis ............................................................................................................................ 66 2.2.3 Environmental issues ..................................................................................................................... 69 2.2.4 Wetland Resources ........................................................................................................................ 69 2.2.5 The Green Economy ...................................................................................................................... 72 2.2.6 HIV/AIDS Situation and Response in Budaka District ................................................................. 73 2.2.7 Gender Analysis ............................................................................................................................ 76 2.5 Analysis of Urban Development Issues ......................................................................................... 87 2.6 Key Standard Development Indicators ..................................................................................... 88 3.0 THE LG DEVELOPMENT PLAN STRATEGIC DIRECTION AND PLAN ................................ 89 3.1 Adoption of Broad National Strategic Direction and Priorities ......................................... 89 3.2 Adoption of Sector Specific Strategic Direction and Priorities .......................................... 92 3.2.1 Sector-Specific Development Objectives .............................................................................. 92 3.3 Adoption of Relevant National Crosscutting policies/Programmes ............................... 103 3.4 Broad Local Government Development Plan Goals and Outcomes .............................. 110 3.5 Sector Specific Development Objectives, outputs, strategies and interventions ...... 111 4.0 LGDP implementation, coordination and partnership framework .................................... 111 4.1 LGDP implementation and coordination strategy ............................................................... 112 4.2 LGDP institutional arrangement .............................................................................................. 113 4.3 LGDP integration and partnership arrangement ................................................................ 114 4.4 Prerequisite for successful LGDP implementation ............................................................. 118 4.5 Overview of development resources and projections by source ..................................... 118 5.0 LGDP FINANCING FRAMEWORKS AND STRATEGY LGDP FINANCING FRAMEWORKS AND STRATEGY .............................................................................................................. 118 List of Tables Table 1: Budaka District General Information .................................................................. 13 Table 1.2.1 Total population by age group and sex, Budaka, 2014 National Population and Housing Census District Report ........................................................................................ 30 Table 1.2.2: Household Population by broad age groups and Sub-county; Budaka District, 2014National Population and Housing Census District Report ....................................... 30 Table 1.2.3 Budaka District Population Trends .............................................................. 31 Table 1.2.4 2014 Population Distributions by Administrative Units and Sex (Sub- County) 31 Table 1.2.5: Population Distribution over the Census Years ....................................... 32 Table 1.2.6: Marital and child bearing status among female children by selected age group and Sub-county; Budaka District, 2014 National Population and Housing Census District Report .................................................................................................................................................. 32 Table 2.1.1 Review of Performance of the previous Plan ............................................... 35 Table 2.3.1 Statutory Bodies Achievements for the First LGDP FY 2010/2011-2014/2015 36 Table 2.4.1: Number of households by main source of livelihood and remittances from abroad by Sub-county; Budaka District, 2014 National Population and Housing Census District report 38 Table 2.4.2: Production Investments in the District in the FY 2010/2011 to 2014/2015 Plan 39 Table 2.4.3: Distribution of Operation Wealth Creation inputs to the District in the Financial Year 2014/2015 ........................................................................................................... 40 Table 4.4.4 Current situation for the selected enterprises ................................................................ 41 Table 2.4.5 Desired Situation to Realise the Estimated income under Citrus Growing 41 Table 2.4.6 Desired Situation to Realise the Estimated income under Rice Growing ..................... 42 Table 2.4.7 Desired Situation to Realise the Estimated income under Mango Growing ................. 42 Table 2.4.8 Desired Situation to Realise the Estimated income under
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