i CHAPTER ONE ...................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Performance Review/ Profile/ Current Situation/ Baseline ................................................................. 1 1.2 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Vision .................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.4 Mission ................................................................................................................................................. 1 1.5 Functions .............................................................................................................................................. 1 1.6 Performance Review of the Municipality 2012- 2013 Plan ................................................................. 2 1.6.1 Status of the implementation of Programme and Projects under the GSGDA 1 MTDP .............. 2 1.7 Revenue and Expenditure Performance of the Municipality (2012-2013) ........................................ 11 1.7.1 Revenue performance ............................................................................................................... 11 1.7.2 All Revenue Sources ................................................................................................................... 13 1.7.3 Expenditure performance .......................................................................................................... 13 1.8 Municipal Profile ................................................................................................................................ 14 1.9 Physical and Natural Environment ..................................................................................................... 14 1.9.1 Location and Size........................................................................................................................ 14 1.9.2 Climate ....................................................................................................................................... 16 1.9.3 Relief and Drainage .................................................................................................................... 16 1.9.4 Cultural Structure ....................................................................................................................... 16 1.9.5 Ethnic Composition and Traditional Setting .............................................................................. 16 1.10 Settlement Systems ........................................................................................................................... 16 1.11 Spatial Organization ........................................................................................................................... 16 1.11.1 Population Distribution by Settlement ...................................................................................... 16 1.11.2 Location and Distribution of services ......................................................................................... 16 1.11.3 Hierarchy of Settlement ............................................................................................................. 17 1.11.4 Commodity Flows....................................................................................................................... 20 1.11.5 Exogenous Flows ........................................................................................................................ 20 1.11.6 Endogenous Flows ..................................................................................................................... 22 1.12 Economy of the Municipality ............................................................................................................. 24 1.12.1 Economic Activity Status ............................................................................................................ 24 1.13 Occupation ......................................................................................................................................... 26 1.14 Industry .............................................................................................................................................. 27 1.15 Employment Status ............................................................................................................................ 29 1.16 Employment Sector ............................................................................................................................ 29 1.17 Food Security ..................................................................................................................................... 29 1.18 Agriculture activities .......................................................................................................................... 29 ii 1.18.1 Households in Agriculture .......................................................................................................... 30 1.19 Type of Farming Activities .................................................................................................................. 32 1.19.1 Distribution of livestock and keepers ........................................................................................ 32 1.20 Governance ........................................................................................................................................ 33 1.20.1 Political and Administrative Structure ....................................................................................... 33 1.21 Administrative and Institutional Arrangements ................................................................................ 34 1.22 The Municipal Assembly .................................................................................................................... 34 1.23 Composition of the Municipal Assembly ........................................................................................... 34 1.23.1 Office of the Municipal Assembly .............................................................................................. 35 1.23.2 Sub Municipal Structures: .......................................................................................................... 36 1.23.3 Zonal Councils ............................................................................................................................ 36 1.23.4 Non-Governmental Organizations ............................................................................................. 37 1.24 Social Services .................................................................................................................................... 38 1.24.1 Literacy ....................................................................................................................................... 38 1.24.2 Education ................................................................................................................................... 38 1.25 Sports Development .......................................................................................................................... 42 1.26 HEALTH ............................................................................................................................................... 45 1.26.1 HEALTH CENTRE ATTENDANCE .................................................................................................. 45 1.26.2 TOP TEN DISEASES ..................................................................................................................... 47 1.26.3 HIV and AIDS .............................................................................................................................. 49 1.26.4 Major problems facing health delivery within the municipal. ................................................... 50 1.27 Information and Communication Technology (ICT) ........................................................................... 51 1.27.1 Ownership of Mobile Phones and use of internet facility ......................................................... 51 1.27.2 Household ownership of fixed telephone lines and Desktop or laptop computer ................... 51 1.28 Vulnerability Analysis ......................................................................................................................... 52 1.28.1 The flood prone areas within the Municipality. ......................................................................... 53 1.29 Environmental, Climate change and Green Economy ....................................................................... 58 1.29.1 Climate change impacts on water Bodies in the Municipality ................................................... 58 1.29.2 Climate change impacts on forests ............................................................................................ 58 1.29.3 Climate change impacts on food security .................................................................................. 58 1.29.4 Climate change impacts on agriculture ..................................................................................... 59 1.30 Public Safety and Security .................................................................................................................. 59 1.31 Baseline