Leadership
Mayor of Nansana
Regina Bakitte Musoke
AMALI Cohort
2023
Term of Office
2021-2026
Length of Term
5 Years
Mayoral Legacy Goal
Youth Employment
To reduce youth unemployment by 25% (122,000 young people) by 2026, by creating 30,000 quality and decent jobs for young people
Governance
Overview
Nansana Municipality is one of four municipalities located in Wakiso district, within the Central region of Uganda. Nansana Municipality itself comprises four divisions: Busukuma Division, Gombe Division, Nabweru Division, and Nansana Division.
Wakiso District Local Government. 2019. Concept note on proposed Wakiso City. Available: https://www.parliament.go.ug/cmis/browser?id=829b342d-5daa-41bf-828f-122e352a62d1%3B1.0
Regional, Municipal and Administrative Boundaries
Electoral methodology
Structure of departments, roles and responsibilities
Function of the municipality or equivalent
- Administration and Support services
- Finance
- Statutory bodies
- Production and marketing
- Health
- Education
- Engineering, works and technical services
- Environment and Natural resources
- Community based services
- Planning unit
- Internal audit
- Trade, Industry and local economic development
Data obtained from Nansana Municipality
Political structure for voting
Finances
Municipal budget
UGX 23,737,819,000
2020/2021 Total Approved Budget (US$ 9,495,128)
Vote: 779 Nansana Municipal Council FY 2020/21. Approved Performance Contract. Available: https://budget.finance.go.ug/sites/default/files/Indivisual%20LG%20Budgets/2020-2021_ApprovedPerformanceContract_779_Nansana.pdf
Sources of revenue
Locally raised revenue, from discretionary government transfers, conditional government transfers, other government transfers funding from external sources.
Vote: 779 Nansana Municipal Council FY 2020/21. Approved Performance Contract. Available: https://budget.finance.go.ug/sites/default/files/Indivisual%20LG%20Budgets/2020-2021_ApprovedPerformanceContract_779_Nansana.pdf
Main Economic Activities
Key economic activities in the wider Wakiso District:
Apiculture (beekeeping)
Cattle keeping
Aquaculture (Commercial Fish Farming)
Horticulture
Piggery
Wakiso District Local Government website. Available: https://wakiso.go.ug/opportunities/economic-activities/
Downloadable governance documents
Development Profile
Population Trends
Population Trends
Population Trends
Age Pyramid
Nansana-Age-Pyramid
Age Pyramid
1,907/km²
Population density (2022)
Calculated
Population Trends
298 km²
Size of municipality
City Population online dashboard
Population Trends
568,386
Population projections for next available year (2022)
Data from Nansana Municipality
Population Trends
365,124
Population figures for municipality (2014)
National Census 2014. Wakiso District Local Government. 2019. Concept note on proposed Wakiso City.
Population Trends
Unemployment
Unemployment
Unemployment
Informal Economy
Informal Economy
Informal Economy
27.46%
18-30 years who are ‘Not in Education, Employment, or Training’ (2014)
Uganda Bureau of Statistics. 2019. Central Region - Parish Level Profiles (Census 2014)
Unemployment
40%
Proportion of labour force in the informal sector (2021/22)
Five Year Municipal Development Plan (draft): 2020/21-2024/25
Informal Economy
63.16%
18-30 years who are Employed (2014)
Uganda Bureau of Statistics. 2019. Central Region - Parish Level Profiles (Census 2014)
Unemployment
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Education
Education: Literacy Rate
Literacy Rate
HDI
HDI Score
Human Development Index Score
Human Development Index Definition
The HDI score, ranging from 1 (best score) to 0 (worst score), summarises the average achievement across three basic dimensions of human development:
• A long and healthy life (life expectancy at birth)
• Knowledge (mean years of schooling for adults 25 years and older; expected years of schooling for children of school entering age)
• A decent standard of living
0.544
National Human Development Index score (2019)
HDI Score
United Nations Development Programme. 2021. Human Development Reports. Human Development Index (HDI).
91.12%
Population 18 Years and above who are literate (2014)
Education: Literacy Rate
The Republic of Uganda. 2016. National Population and Housing Census. 2014 Sub-Country Report
Basic Services
Basic Services: Sanitation
Sanitation
Basic Services
Basic Services: Waste
Waste
Basic Services
Electricity
Electricity
Housing
Housing: Access
Access to Housing
Spatial Development
Spatial Development: Maps
Urban Area Maps
Mobility
Transport: Median Travel Times
Average Travel Times
Transport
Transport: Modes
Modes of Transport
Basic Services
Water
Water
83.77%
Access to protected source for drinking water (2014). Protected water source includes piped water, borehole, protected well/spring, gravity flow and bottled water.
The Republic of Uganda. 2016. National Population and Housing Census. 2014 Sub-Country Report.
Water
16.22%
Access to unprotected source for drinking water (2014)
The Republic of Uganda. 2016. National Population and Housing Census. 2014 Sub-Country Report.
Water
21.42%
Motorcycles as percentage of traffic on national roads for motorised traffic
The National Transport Master Plan Including a Transport Master Plan for Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area.
Transport: Modes
21.76%
Cars as percentage of traffic on national roads for motorised traffic
The National Transport Master Plan Including a Transport Master Plan for Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area.
Transport: Modes
77.26%
Households that properly dispose of solid waste (2014)
The Republic of Uganda. 2016. National Population and Housing Census. 2014 Sub-Country Report.
Basic Services: Waste
3.17%
Trucks (trailers and articulated) as percentage of traffic on national roads for motorised traffic
The National Transport Master Plan Including a Transport Master Plan for Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area.
Transport: Modes
11.12%
Trucks (single-unit) as percentage of traffic on national roads for motorised traffic
The National Transport Master Plan Including a Transport Master Plan for Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area.
Transport: Modes
1.58%
Buses as percentage of traffic on national roads for motorised traffic
The National Transport Master Plan Including a Transport Master Plan for Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area.
Transport: Modes
20.03%
Minibuses and taxis as percentage of traffic on national roads for motorised traffic
The National Transport Master Plan Including a Transport Master Plan for Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area.
Transport: Modes
20.92%
Light goods vehicles as percentage of traffic on national roads for motorised traffic
The National Transport Master Plan Including a Transport Master Plan for Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area.
Transport: Modes
38.97%
Households with improved toilet facility (2014). Improved toilet facility includes flash toilet, VIP latrine, covered pit latrine with a slab, compost toilet that is not shared with other households.
The Republic of Uganda. 2016. National Population and Housing Census. 2014 Sub-Country Report.
Basic Services: Sanitation
0.46%
Households with no toilet facility (2014)
The Republic of Uganda. 2016. National Population and Housing Census. 2014 Sub-Country Report.
Basic Services: Sanitation
60.57%
Households with unimproved toilet facility (2014)
The Republic of Uganda. 2016. National Population and Housing Census. 2014 Sub-Country Report.
Basic Services: Sanitation
9.07%
"Other" as percentage of main source of household lighting (2014)
The Republic of Uganda. 2016. National Population and Housing Census. 2014 Sub-Country Report.
Electricity
13.75%
Paraffin (Tadooba) as percentage of main source of household lighting (2014)
The Republic of Uganda. 2016. National Population and Housing Census. 2014 Sub-Country Report.
Electricity
14.30%
Paraffin lamp as percentage of main source of household lighting (2014)
The Republic of Uganda. 2016. National Population and Housing Census. 2014 Sub-Country Report.
Electricity
62.88%
Electricity as percentage of main source of household lighting (2014)
The Republic of Uganda. 2016. National Population and Housing Census. 2014 Sub-Country Report.
Electricity
Urban Development Challenges
Major Development Challenges
While the secondary data presented in the city profiles are from credible sources, we have not been able to verify the indicator definitions, denominators, or numerators, nor the data collection methodology for the primary data.
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