6 of 1999, which aims to devolve political, legal, administrative, and financial powers to local authorities.

Ilala Municipal Council was established in 1992, following a decade of poor performance by the old Dar es Salaam City Council, which caused the government to organize a probe team that produced the Mulokozi Report.

[5] One of the programs was the formation of three new municipal councils, namely Ilala, Temeke, and Kinondoni, with the goal of responding to local demands and conditions for the best service delivery.

As a result, the Municipality is made up of a huge lowland area and a tiny upland zone.

Whereas the majority of the Municipality's lowland sections are urban, the upland districts are largely agricultural and peri-urban in nature.

Dar es Salaam's public transportation services are unreliable, uncomfortable, and unsafe.

The line was originally built during British colonial administration to transport minerals and is now primarily used for freight.

A newer, modern, electric Standard-gauge railway is under construction parallel to the old line and is partially operational up to the country's capital Dodoma.

[5] Farming and livestock are another key economic activity in Ilala Municipality, employing 13% of the population.

[5] Cassava, sweet potatoes, paddy, maize, and cowpeas are among the principal food crops farmed.

Cassava is the principal food crop in rural areas, where it is cooked fresh or dried for flour production.

Sweet potatoes and paddy are two more food crops grown throughout the lengthy rainy season, particularly in waterlogged areas.

[5] The main cash crops farmed in Ilala Municipal Council include a range of vegetables such as amaranthus, Chinese cabbages, egg plants, okra, kale, and leek (matembele), as well as fruits such as citrus, passionate, pawpaws (papaya), pineapples, mangoes, cucumbers, and cashew nuts.

[5] Dar es Salaam Region offers economic potentials in industrial production and business transactions, with Ilala Municipality being the most important.

The museum also houses the skull of Australopithecus Boisei, which was discovered in 1959 in Olduvai Gorge by the late Dr. Leakey.

There is also the Makumbusho Village, which is part of the national museum and deals with many traditional Tanzanian ethnic heritage such as culture, dances, housing, as well as other tangible qualities.

However, as a result of urbanization, many people from many ethnic backgrounds have emigrated into the municipality, making it tribally diverse.

The rise was substantially greater in the Ukonga division, which increased by 475,778 individuals during the two inter-census periods.

The Municipal Council is home to nine higher learning institutions, six of which are government-run and three of which are privately held.