By: Andrew Mkonda

Lilongwe, April 9, Mana: Director of Finance for Lilongwe District Council, Charles Mhone has disclosed that the council has surpassed the budgeted K1.4 billion on locally generated revenue and has generated over K1.5 billion in the just ended 2024/25 financial year.

Mhone disclosed this, on Wednesday during the learning visit by the Chikwawa District council members who came to learn and explore strategies used by their counterparts on locally generated revenue.

Mhone said despite the council having a number of sources where it generates its funds such as market fees and licenses, he attributed its achievement to team work among the revenue collectors.

“Some of the strategies that we use is that we give targets to all our revenue collectors, train them, and award them if they have done a good job by the end of the financial year. This has really worked for us,” he said.

Mhone further said plans are underway for the council to start collecting revenue through e-payment saying this will also assist the council to increase its locally generated revenue base further.

In his remarks, District Commissioner for Chikwawa Nardin Kamba, said the council decided to come to Lilongwe District Council to learn and explore strategies that the council uses for it to excel in locally generated revenue.

"We have witnessed Lilongwe District Council receiving different awards in connection with local revenue, this is the reason we have decided to come here and learn more," he said.

Kamba further advised Chikwawa District Council members to take the learning visit seriously for it to be fruitful.

"Learning is one thing, but putting into practice what you have learnt is another. So let us take advantage of this visit and make our council vibrant on locally generated revenue.

Lilongwe District Council pegged its 2025/26 financial year’s budget at MK35.8 billion which is an increase of 4 percent from last year’s budget of MK34.4 billion.