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The Lilongwe City Council was established under the Local Government Act No. 42 of 1998 as a body corporate. The Council comprises the Political and Administrative arms which both derive their authority from the Local Government Act of 1998. The Political arm is led by the Mayor who is an elected councillor. The mayor is in charge of 27 Wards each overseen by an elected Councillor. In addition, there are four (4) elected Members of Parliament who represent the Lilongwe urban sector. There are also five (5) ex-official members representing interest groups. The Administrative arm of Lilongwe City Council is led by the Chief Executive Officer who oversees nine (9) technical departments and devolved sectors, including Commerce & Trade, Engineering, Education, Youth & Sports Sector, Parks & Recreation, Health and Social Welfare Services, Planning & Development and Finance.

May 28, 2021 City Council 0

Temporary Fire Emergency contact numbers

Lilongwe City Council is informing the general public that all our fire emergency numbers are out of reach due to cable vandalism at area 3 and area 4. Currently no calls can be connected through our emergency numbers.

Therefore, the general public is being advised to use the following provisional numbers until MTL rectifies the problem.

Director of Engineering Services:

0888343837/0995618006

Fire Section

0993322375 / 0885087622
0884020974
0991652007 / 0887192138
0997355380 / 0885727662
0888396291 / 0995063153

Eliam Chinkhokwe Banda

FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

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