Mayors, deputy mayors and senior council officials from across Malawi have gathered in Salima for a first-of-its-kind national symposium aimed at tackling the shared challenges facing the country’s urban centres. The two-day event, organised by the Malawi Local Government Association (MALGA), brought together representatives from the country’s four cities, three municipal councils and Karonga […]
The Malawi Local Government Association (Malga) has expressed excitement with the decision by the Central Government to sanction audit of debts in the councils, a process that will pave the way for a bailout package for the councils. Cumulatively, the councils owe various suppliers and service providers in excess of K14 billion, which they have […]
Lack of a bailout package for local councils in the 2021/2022 national budget will make the councils remain in perpetual debts that would render them more ineffective, the Malawi Local Government Association (Malga) has warned. Currently, debts for the councils stand at K14 billion; thus, MALGA, which is an umbrella body of all local governments […]
Malawi’s central government has been accused of contributing towards the poor performance of local governments in the country, this is according to the Malawi Local Government Association (Malga). The association’s Local Authorities Performance Assessment (LAPA) report for the 2019/2020 financial released last month established that the central Government has “ignored” the underlying causes for the […]
“…as abuse of resources escalate” President of the Malawi Local Government Association (MALGA) councillor Wild Ndipo has called upon finance managers in local councils to strengthen public finance management systems to ‘prove wrong those that believe local government authorities are there to abuse public funds’. Ndipo made the call in Mangochi recently during the 2020/2021 […]
Mayor for the Lilongwe City Council (LCC) Juliana Kaduya has disclosed that the council has now started removing people with disabilities and children who are begging for alms on the streets. Kaduya made the remarks during a gender-based violence (GBV) awareness campaign, which the Lilongwe City Female Councillors organized with funding from UN Women through […]
The Malawi Local Government Association (Malga) has urged the government to reinstate with immediate all the District Commissioners (DCs) interdicted in line with misappropriated K6.2 billion COVID-19 funds. MALGA said Tuesday in a statement that the findings of an audit report into abuse of the MK6.2 billion Covid fund has “vindicated” the association’s earlier position […]
The Malawi Local Government Association (Malga) has joined many other quarters in condemning “central government’s action to delay the release” of an audit report into the alleged abuse of K6.2 billion meant to finance various interventions in the national response against the Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic. Malga–an umbrella body of all local governments in Malawi–has […]
The Malawi Local Government Association (Malga) says “rising” violence against women and other forms of gender based violence could be addressed by establishing punitive bylaws in local councils to tackle these “evils” at the grassroot level. Malga president, councillor Wild Ndipo, made these sentiments Friday at Mponela during a meeting involving stakeholders from Mzimba and […]
The Malawi Local Government Association (Malga) has condemned a report of the Parliamentary Ad hoc Committee on implementation of Constituency Development Fund (CDF) and Water Development Fund by local councils, urging Ministry of Local Government and National Local Government Finance Committee (NLGFC) to “ignore” the recommendations of the report. Malga–an umbrella body of all local […]
Nearly three weeks after government interdicted district commissioners (DCs) and city, municipal and town council chief executive officers (CEOs) over alleged abuse of Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic funds, officials acting in those positions are still operating without “official appointment letters” from government, Nyasa Times has learnt. The situation has already raised fears among some quarters […]
The Malawi Local Government Association (Malga)–an umbrella body of all local councils–has expressed its concern over the withdrawal of Coronavirus (Covid-19) funds from councils by the central government, saying the decision “undermines the spirit of decentralization”. Malga acting executive director, Hadrod Zeru Mkandawire, made these sentiments in an interview with Nyasa Times, adding that central […]
It has emerged that District Commissioners (DCs) and some city council chief executive officers (CEOs) have not been interdicted or suspended, a revelation which is invalidating such reports that are rife in mainstream and social media. Both the Ministry of Local Government and Malawi Local Government Association (Malga)–an umbrella body of all local councils–have confirmed […]
Malawi Local Government Association (Malga)-an umbrella body of all local councils–has expressed concern over the frequent transferring of district commissioners (DCs), saying the tendency is affecting development, progress and institutional memory of the councils. Newly appointed acting executive director for Malga, Hadrod Zeru Mkandawire, made these remarks in an interview with Nyasa Times, adding that […]
Newly elected members of Malawi Association of Local Government (Malga) has vowed to stamp out abuse of funds and corruption in councils and enhance transparency and accountability. Blantyre City Council Mayor Wild Ndipoh said this on Sunday in Mzuzu after he floored Samson Chaziya in Malga chaipersonship elections. Chaziya, an opposition Malawi Congress Party council […]
As issues of financial mismanagement and corruption in councils are becoming common, the citizenry have been blamed for not playing an active oversight role. This was said during a public debate organized by Malawi Local Government Association (MALGA) in Kasungu on Wednesday. Speaking during the debate National Local Government Finance Committee Deputy Director Syak Mwamondwe, […]
President Professor Peter Mutharika has bemoaned the mismanagement of resources by the councils in the country, saying they are increasing levels of abuse of resources such as theft and corruption. Mutharika made the remarks Tuesday in Lilongwe at Kamuzu Palace during an audience with Malawi Local Government Association (MALGA). He said this has to be […]
Malawi Local Government Association on Tuesday petitioned President Peter Mutharika for failure of his government to provide councillors with motorcycle loans as earlier agreed by Minister of Local Government Transizius Gowelo during the all inclusive meeting which took place in May this year at Nkopola Lodge in Mangochi. Chief Secretary George Mkondiwa received the petition […]