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) has a total annual budget of MWK14.9 billion of which MWK7.2 billion is under Central Government Transfers (CGT), and MWK7.6 billion under Locally Generated Revenues (LGR). Summary cumulative performance to the month of July 2022 is…
Lilongwe City Council (LCC) has a total budget of MWK 5.9 billion for the 2021-2022 financial year, of which MWK 5.1 billion is financed by Locally Generated Revenues (LGR) and MWK 754 million by Government Transfers. Central Government has also…
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