This study aimed to assess the challenges that Dalocha wereda council faced in promoting rngood governance in the wereda. Transparency and accountability which are the core rndimensions of good governance had selected for the assessment since most complaint record rnin the wereda administrative concerned with the issue related to accountability and rntransparency. rnTo achieve the study objectives, the researcher adopted descriptive research design along rnwith cross sectional survey and relied on both primary and secondary data source. Primary rndata were collected from samples of selected Kebele dwellers (345) and council members rn(30) through questionnaire, interview and group discussion. Interviews were heled with 4 rnindividuals viz. the chairperson and the leaders of the three standing committees. Secondary rndata were collected from pertinent sources like minutes and reports compiled by the council rnand others. Semi-structured interview was used for the councilsâ€™ chair persons and leaders of rnthe standing committees. Group discussions having participant from the council and the rnkebele dwellers were held. Data were analyzed using percentage and frequencies, tabulationrnand the like.rnFrom the data analysis it was found that the issues of the transparency of the council in rngeneral and councilors in particular are very low as the council did not inform the public rnabout the decision passed and the activity being carried out and the councilorsâ€™ relation with rntheir constituency is weak; executive domination is soaring; and council is not responsive to rnthe needs of the community; effort that the council attempted to promote its accountability is rnfeeble; and most importantly the autonomy of the council is undermined and the council rnindependently do not decide over most important issues of the woreda