Ilemela Council collects 4.37bn/- in first quarter as it targets 19.25bn/- for 2026/27

MWANZA: ILEMELA Municipal Council in Mwanza region has collected 4.37bn/- out of targeted 19.25bn/- in internal revenue set for the 2026/2027 financial year.

Presenting the report today during a full council meeting, the Acting Municipal Director of Ilemela, Mr Goodluck Lukandiza, stated that by September 30 of this year, the municipality had collected 4.3bn/-, representing 23 percent of the annual target.

Mr Lukandiza noted that between July and September 2026, the municipality allocated 4bn/- for the implementation of various development projects across its wards.

He explained that of this amount, 3bn/- consisted of carry-over funds from the 2025/2026 financial year, while 1.2bn/- came from the first-quarter allocation of the 2026/2027 financial year.

According to the report, Mr Lukandiza said that the surplus funds were utilized across various sectors, including Primary Education ( 873m/-), Administration ( 837m/-), Industry, Trade, and Investment (900m/-), Health (267m/-), and Secondary Education (156m/-).

“Other sectors that benefited include Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Cooperatives, which was allocated 144.7m/- , as well as Infrastructure, which received 51m/-,” he said.

Furthermore,Mr Lukandiza noted that regarding project implementation using internal revenue from the first quarter of the 2026/2027 financial year, 370m/-was allocated to the Health sector, 234m/- to Infrastructure, 221m/ to Community Development, and 177m/- to Secondary Education.

Meanwhile, the Councilor for Buzuruga Ward, Mr Manusura Sadick, commended the municipality for its strong revenue collection performance while also urging it to further expand its revenue sources.