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.
Lilongwe City Council (LCC) through its sports department has drilled 14 junior referees of under-17 football players in refereeing techniques as a way of empowering youngsters to take part in refereeing junior football matches. Among the trained junior referees, eight…
Lilongwe City Council (LCC) has embarked on a rare campaign of clamping vehicles and motorcycles which are wrongly parked in the city as a way of maintaining traffic order. Council’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Tamara Chafunya said the city council…
Lilongwe City Council (LCC) has warned property developers to seek for the authorization by the Council when they want to construct commercial and residential building projects. The Council issued the warning after constituting a new town planning committee which is…
The Ministry of Health and Population has commended the clean-up exercise which is being carried out by the Lilongwe City Council (LCC) in the markets and streets around Lilongwe city. LCC embarked on a clean-up campaign from October 24, 2018…
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