EJURA SEKYEDUMASE DISTRICT ASSEMBLY IMPLEMENTATION OF DISTRICT MEDIUM-TERM DEVELOPMENT PLAN (2014-2017) ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT FOR 2014 PREPARED BY: DISTRICT PLANNING COORDINATING UNIT JULY, 2015 CHAPTER ONE ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT FOR 2014 1.1 Introduction The focus of the Government as enshrined in the Medium Term Development Policy Framework is to “address the economic imbalance, re-stabilizing the economy and placing it on a path of sustained accelerated growth and poverty reduction towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals in 2015 and middle income status”. In line with its introduction and subsequent adoption, MMDA’s were required to prepare four (4) year Medium Term Development Plan (2014 – 2017) by adopting strategies within the Medium Term Development Policy Framework thematic areas that are appropriate and applicable. The thematic areas of the MTDPF 2014 – 2017 are as follows; 1. Ensuring and Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability 2. Enhancing Competiveness in Ghana’s Private Sector 3. Accelerated Agricultural Modernization and Sustainable Natural Resource Management 4. Infrastructure and Human Settlements Development 5. Human Development, Productivity and Employment 6. Oil and Gas 7. Transparent and Accountable Governance The Medium Term Development Plan began in the first month of 2014 and as such, it becomes necessary to prepare progress report to show programmes and projects implemented within the 2014.This Annual Progress Report is based on the Monitoring and Evaluation exercise conducted to track progress in the implementation of the 2014 Annual Action Plan. The report presents the achievements, problems, constraints and challenges identified during the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) of programmes and projects in the Municipality. The report also presents the revenue and expenditure performance of the Assembly, critical development, poverty issues and recommendation for improvement to enhance the Assembly’s performance. 1.2 Key Monitoring and Evaluation Objectives The Monitoring and Evaluation of programmes and projects in the Assembly’s MTDP for 2014 is geared towards achieving the following; ° Assessing the progress of the implementation of programmes and projects. ° Promoting community participation and awareness in the implementation of projects. ° Providing information for effective co-ordination of activities in the Municipality ° Identifying achievements, constraints and failures in the implementation process, so that improvements can be recommended to enhance the implementation of projects and programmes. 1 ° Improving service delivery, influence resource allocation, and demonstrate results as part of accountability and transparency. 1.3 Source of Data and Problems Encountered The report relied on data from both primary and secondary sources to determine the impact of programmes and projects delivery within the Municipality in the year, 2014. While the primary data is obtained from the Monitoring and Evaluation Report, the secondary data is obtained from quarterly and annual reports of departments and agencies operating in the Municipality. However, monitoring and evaluation activities are often delayed due to inadequate logistics, and funds. Inadequate funding often compels the MPCU to curtail some of the planned M&E activities. Also, there is delay in the submission of annual reports by the departmental heads and NGOs operating in the municipality. This delays the preparation of the reports. 1.4 Overview of the MTDP of ESMA (2014-2017) The goals, objectives and strategies of the Medium Term Development Plan (MTDP, 2014-2017) of Ejura Sekyedumase Municipal Assembly under the Seven Thematic Areas of the Ghana Shared Growth Development Agenda (GSGDS, 2014-2017) is presented in Table 1.1 in the next section. This is to givea general overview of the Assembly’s effort of achieving the goals and objectives stipulated in the MTDP with support from the Central Government and other donor agencies. 2 Table 1.1: Goals, Objectives and strategies of EJMA MTDP (2014-2017) NO. THEMATIC AREAS GOALS OBJECTIVES STRATEGIES 1. Ensuring and Improvingfinancial -Improve fiscalrevenue o Eliminate revenue collection leakages resources mobilizationandmanagementan o Sustaining mobilizationand dimprove public expenditure Strengthen revenue institutions and administration Macroeconomic public expenditure management o Strengthen mobilisation and management of non- Stability management tax revenue o Review the administrative framework for -Improve public expenditure earmarked funds to ensure efficiency in the management management of public funds Ensure effective and -Ensure that at least 95% of MA o Ensure effective departmental compliance to efficient public expenditures are within the procurement law. expenditure MTDP budget. o Equip the MPCU with all necessary logistics administration. -Ensure prudent expenditure o Ensure efficient knowledge of development management and reporting by aspirations of the Assembly to management of the December 2017 Assembly -Enhance adequate access to o Build a comprehensive database for development financial information to the assessment and planning. public within the Municipality by December 2017 2. Enhancing Improving the -Improve efficiency and o Provide opportunities for MSMEs to participate in Competiveness in performance of private competitiveness of MSMEs all Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) and local Ghana’s Private Sector firms content arrangements Improving -Promote sustainable tourism to o Ensure tourism planning in Municipal infrastructure in the preserve historical, cultural and Development plans to promote tourism area of tourism natural heritage development 3. Accelerated Agriculture Promoting marketing Develop an effective domestic o Strengthen partnership between private sector and Modernization and in the Municipality market Municipal Assemblies to develop trade in local Sustainable Natural markets Resource Management o Improve market infrastructure and sanitary conditions Improving the level of Improve Agriculture Financing o Provide appropriate framework to ensure adequate 3 agricultural flow of financial resources to the agriculture and productivity aquaculture industries with particular attention to smallholder farmers o Provide selective subsidies for the procurement of improved technologies for poor peasant farmers particularly women 4. Oil and Gas Improve the operation o Collaborate with EPA to monitor the operations of of Gas and Oil Stations Regulate the activities of fuel fuel and Gas stations. and Gas stations. 5. Infrastructure, Energy Improving Create and sustain an efficient o Prioritise the maintenance of existing road and Human Settlement infrastructure in the and effective transport system infrastructure to reduce vehicle operating costs Development area of transport that meets user needs (VOC) and future rehabilitation costs o Improve accessibility to key centres of population, production and tourism o Develop, rehabilitate and modernise road access routes to ferry stations Improving Promote rapid development and o Create the enabling environment to promote the infrastructure in the deployment of the national ICT mass use of ICT area of ICT infrastructure o Facilitate the development of Community Information Centres (CICs) nationwide Improving Develop social, community and o Develop and maintain community and social infrastructure in the recreational facilities centres countrywide area of social, community and recreational facilities Improving accessibility Provide adequate, reliable and o Expand power generation capacity to utility services affordable energy to meet the o Increase access to energy by the poor and national needs and for export vulnerable o Ensure the availability of energy meters for households and industry 4 Improving the use of Increase the proportion of o Promote the use of alternative fuels (such as LPG, renewable energy for renewable energy ( solar, bio- ethanol liquid & gel, biogas etc.) and energy household fuel mass, wind, small and mini- efficient end use devices ( such as improved wood hydro and waste-to-energy) in fuel stoves, etc) the national energy supply mix Improving housing Improve and accelerate housing o Promote orderly growth of settlements through conditions delivery in the rural areas effective land use planning and management o Promote the transformation of the rural economy to encourage the growth of quality settlements o Promote improvements in housing standards, design, financing and construction o Support self-help building schemes organized along communal themes, co-operative societies, and crop and trade associations Improving supply of Accelerate the provision of o Implement measures for effective operations, potable water facilities adequate, safe and affordable maintenance and systematic upgrading of water water facilities Improving Accelerate the provision of o Promote the construction and use of modern infrastructure in the improved environmental household and institutional toilet facilities area of sanitation sanitation facilities o Expand disability-friendly sanitation facilities o Promote the construction of sewage systems in new housing communities o Scale up the Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) for the promotion of household sanitation o Review, gazette and enforce MMDAs bye-laws on sanitation o Provide modern toilet and sanitary facilities in all basic schools 6. Human Development, Improving access to Increase inclusive and equitable o Remove the physical, financial and social Productivity