ActionAid Malawi study findings disseminated on Tuesday has revealed rampant high level fraud and corruption at Lilongwe City Council and rapid populations are affecting service delivery in the country’s capital. Lilongwe residents have been complaining about poor service delivery by the council manifested by heaps of uncollected garbage and poor roads. Delivering the report, Action Aid […]
Lilongwe City Centre parliamentarian David Bisnowaty has decried the deplorable manner in the way Lilongwe City Council (LCC) delivers its services, and has since called for a forensic audit. He told a group of journalists who attended the launch of Area 18B cleaning exercise in the city that it was unfortunate that LCC could was […]
Lilongwe City Council Mayor ,Councilor Dr Desmond Bikoko has signed a Memorundam of Understanding with seven private companies on adopt a street campaign in which the latter would adopt a street each to electrify and manage. Speaking during the function onThursday, the signing ceremony of adopt a street campaign marks an important day in the […]
The suspended Lilongwe City Council chief executive officer Moza Zeleza is being accused to have allegedly coaxed juniors workers to stage a sit-in strike protesting against Zeleza’s forced leave and removal of Mayor Desmond Bikoko. Zeleza was sent on forced leave for three months by the Ministry of Local Government and Riral Development last week […]
Irate Lilongwe residents have called the council to move a motion and impeach the just crowned Mayor Desmond Bikoko for his lack of knowledge of how the Council is run and for his personal attacks on council secretariat staff. The mayor is being accused to have demonstrated lack of understanding of the council matters through […]
Lilongwe City Council (LCC)Chief Executive Officer Moza Zeleza has been sent on forced leave, Nyasa Times understands. Thi comes barely months after Zeleza has also been firing his own directors who include include Director of Engineering Julius Tsogolani, Director of Finance Jeremiah Sibande, director of Planning Hilary Kamela and Director of Administration Dyton Milanzi. Nyasa […]
Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development has commenced disciplinary action against Lilongwe City Council (LCC) following reports of gross negligence in relation to roads upgrading programme, Nyasa Times can reveal. The council has been put under spotlight in what is termed as ‘roads-gate’ due to substandard work on some of the upgraded roads in the city […]
Lilongwe City Council has bemoaned congestion in the city schools which needs to be addressed. The Chief Executive Officer for the Council, Moza Zeleza noted this Friday during the Council’s stakeholder’s engagement and networking cocktail at Crossroads hotel in Lilongwe. He said the council is managing 57 public primary schools with a student’s population of […]
Environ-Care Malawi (ECM), a non-governmental organization passionate about environmental management, has hailed the Lilongwe City Council (LCC) for the mega-waste collection campaign the Council has embarked on in the city. ECM Executive Director, Tandu Chisuse Somanje, said in an interview on Wednesday it was commendable that the Council had stood above all its challenges and […]
The Lilongwe City Council (LCC) says it is reviewing its by-laws including those to do with waste management to penalize those who litter the streets and other public places. LCC Spokesperson, Tamara Chafunya, disclosed this in response to Malawi News Agency (Mana) questionnaire on what the Council was doing to ensure the city was kept clean. […]
Constituents in Lilongwe city north are blaming corruption at city council level which has led to wash away of culverts just soon after they were constructed, making roads impassable. Councillor for Kalanbula ward in Lumbadzi, Bonwell Phiri said the culverts were constructed without cement because Lilongwe City Council did not provide even a single bag […]
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Lilongwe Central constituency, Lobin Lowe has appealed to Government to deal with proper disposal of waste in Lilongwe city. Speaking in parliament when he moved the motion on proper disposal of waste, Lowe explained that the city needs to be clean to provide a conducive to its citizen. He […]
The Lilongwe City Council (LCC) says it is impressed with the K1.8billion first phase of road upgrading projects in the city saying all the contractors are on course. LCC spokesperson, Tamara Chafunya, said in an interview on Friday that there had been no serious challenges in all of the phase’s three roads namely; the 4.01km […]
Business woman Ruth Chigona, proprietor of Area 18 Filling Station had a pleasant surprise over the weekend when she was awarded the K100,000 top prize and pieces of zitenje in the Chitetezo Mbaula promotion administered by Maeve Project. According to Kinna Offen, sales and marketing manager at the stove division of Maeve Project, who are […]
Sheriffs in Lilongwe on Tuesday impounded two utility vehicles Nissan Hard Body LL 11 and Toyota Hilux BR 163 belonging to Lilongwe City Council following non payment of debts to one of the Lilongwe based businessmen. Committee Chairperson of Finance in the council Juliana Kaduya confirmed about the incident . “Yes it is true,” said Kaduya but […]
Councillor Botha has obtained the ex parte (one side only) injunction from the Lilongwe High court restraining the Lilongwe City Council from implementing the K1.8Billion road Project. The injunction comes amid written warning from Ministry of Local Government that the Lilongwe City Council (LCC) risk losing the whole lot of money following the dilly dallying which the council […]
Armed police were called in to bring peace at Lilongwe City Council offices in the Capital after staff literally chased one of the directors from his office and deflated his car tyres. Director of Engineering Julius Tsogolani was escorted by police from the office to his home and abandoned his car at the office as […]
Lilongwe City Council has suspended director of engineering amid growing concerns of poor services provided by the council. Lilongwe City Council publicist Tamara Chafunya confirmed the suspension of Julius Tsogolani. “It has to do with poor service. His work ethics has put the council in great disrepute,” said Chafunya. She said Tsogolani was suspended along […]