Zomba District Council has approved its 2025-26 financial year budget which is pegged at MK51, 940,058,384.
The budget, which has increased by 12 percent, comprises of Central Government Transfers, Locally Generated Revenue, Donors funds and Seconded Staff Personnel Emoluments.
Chairperson for the Finance Committee, Councilor Mcpherson Sulumba, said donor funds that have been included are GESD, RCRP, CSEPWP and Social Cash Transfers.
Sulumba said Other Recurrent Transactions (ORT) increased by 27%, as compared with the 2024/25 financial year budget as it includes a new provision for child development and protection (CBCC maintenance) and also lands sector.
“The budget for Central Government Transfers has now been pegged at K6,122,122,892 of which K3,061,112,380 is for ORT and K3,061,010,574 is for capital development,” he said.
On capital development, the budget has increased provision for development funds by 22% while rehabilitation of health facilities budget has increased by 1 percent.
However, the provisions for CDF and Water resources funds have not changed.
According to Sulumba, Personnel Emoluments have increased from K27, 608,522,761 to K33, 507,636,009.
For Government to Enable Service Delivery (GESD), the total budget for 2025/26 has been pegged at K1, 417,825,627 of which K1, 304,394,578 is for project implementation and K113, 431,049.00 is for administration.
Under DDF, the budget for 2025/26 is K312, 144,136 of which K28, 674,614.10 is for administration while for project implementation is K283, 469,521.90.
Member of Parliament for Zomba Malosa, Grace Kwelepeta, since hailed the council for bringing up the citizen budget.
By Solister Mogha, MANA
