Introduction.
The Department of Local Council’s Development is one of the core departments in the Ministry of Local Government. It was created under the post Constitutional Restructuring of the MoLG prepared by the Ministry of Public Service in 1998 (Restructuring Report: 1998). The Department directly contributes to all the Six Pillars of Decentralization.
Mandate.
In line with the Ministry’s mission, the department is mandated “to build and sustain the necessary capacity of the Local Councils and Administrative Units to enable them perform efficiently and effectively”. The Department builds capacity of both elected and appointed officials in Local Government Councils right from Village to District level. In addition, the Department deals with all issues relating to Local Councils in liaison with other departments within the Ministry, line Ministries, Non-Governmental Organizations and Development Partners.
Key functional areas
4.0 Achievements for the department
Motorcycles for Sub County / Town Council / Division Chairpersons
The Ministry procured Motorcycles to facilitate Sub County, Town Council and Municipal Division Chairpersons. So far, 2,127 Motorcycles have been delivered out of the required Total of 2,165 (580 Town Councils, 1,496 Sub Counties and 89 Municipal Divisions). This leaves a deficit of 38 Motorcycles. The processes to procure the balance of 38 Motorcycles is fully on course.
Bicycles for Village/Cell and Parish/Ward Chairpersons
The Ministry procured and delivered a Total of 77,831 Bicycles to all Elected Village and Parish Chairpersons in the Country. The Number of Bicycles Delivered per Region is shown in the table below: –
Region | No. of Bicycles Delivered |
Central | 11,861 |
Eastern | 27,802 |
Northern | 18,196 |
Western | 19,972 |
Total | 77,831 |
No. of Admn. Units in Uganda. Note that this is inclusive of KCCA. Source: LCD
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