Lilongwe District Council

22/09/2026

12/09/2026

Tiyeni tisatile ndondomeko yimeneyi. Ana athu aphunzire.

11/09/2026

Lilongwe District Council Thursday launched the construction of Ndaula, Chiputu, Malingunde and Prilanjuzi vendors shed to the tune of K1 billion in the area of Senior Chief Masumbankhunda.

And later the team launched the completion of Pirilanjuzi health Center to the tune of K2.1 billion.

The project will cover the construction of the Out Patient Department (OPD), laboratory, incinerator, four staff houses among others.

The Lilongwe DC media team captured the highlights:

09/09/2026

Lilongwe District Council has launched a K2 billion water supply project in Lilongwe Nyanja Constituency, aimed at improving access to clean and safe water for local communities.

The initiative, funded under the reformed K5 billion Constituency Development Fund (CDF), will cover nearly 10 villages across the constituency.

Speaking during the official launch on Tuesday, Lilongwe District Commissioner Stallichi Mwambiwa stated that the project will significantly reduce the long distances women previously traveled to fetch water from unsafe and untreated sources.

"Access to potable water remains a top priority. This project will not only ease the burden on women and children but also curb the outbreak of waterborne illnesses, including cholera, which often affect communities relying on unsafe water sources," Mwambiwa said.

He urged community members to collaborate closely with the contractors to ensure the project is completed within set timelines.
Member of Parliament for Lilongwe Nyanja Constituency, Steve Baba Malondera, commended the government for the initiative, noting that it addresses long-standing challenges faced by residents in his area.

However, Malondera cautioned residents against vandalism, strongly condemning the destruction of public infrastructure such as electricity poles and cables.

"Development requires shared responsibility. We cannot demand progress while allowing the destruction of public property meant to serve us," Malondera emphasized.

In a separate interview, Senior Chief Kalumbu called on his subjects to remain vigilant in protecting construction materials to prevent the er****on of substandard infrastructure.

The water supply project is part of a broader development package, with over 35 initiatives spanning education, transport, security, health, and agriculture scheduled for launch across the district.

Lilongwe District Council is set to receive K95 billion annually under the enhanced K5 billion CDF allocation window to execute various development programs.

08/09/2026

Umu ndimene ziliri pa mwambo wokhazilisa chitut
uko cha madzi mu ndondomeko ya K5 billion ku Nyanja Constituency m'boma la Lilongwe.

05/09/2026

Director of Basic Education in the Ministry of Education, Ellen Simango, has commended teachers in Lilongwe Rural West for their hard work and commitment towards improving learners’ academic performance.

Simango made the remarks on Friday during a prize presentation ceremony organised to honour teachers, schools and education zones that performed well in the 2026 Primary School Leaving Certificate of Education (PSLCE).

She said it was encouraging to note that several schools in Lilongwe Rural West had produced learners who were selected to various national secondary schools across the country.

In his remarks, Lilongwe District Commissioner Stallichi Mwambiwa pledged that the council would continue recognising and honouring hardworking teachers as a way of motivating them to improve their performance.

Mwambiwa said teachers were critical in assisting government to achieve the aspirations of Malawi 2063 by producing well-educated citizens who could positively contribute to the development of the country.

He encouraged teachers to maintain the spirit of hard work and improve their performance so that Lilongwe District could move from its current third position to first position in the national education performance rankings.

Speaking on behalf of the beneficiary schools, Mdzobwe Primary School Headteacher Masauso Basopu thanked Lilongwe District Council for introducing the initiative, saying the prizes would motivate teachers to work even harder.

Mdzobwe Primary School registered a 100 percent pass rate in the 2026 PSLCE and had 47 learners selected to national secondary schools across the country.

The school was awarded a trophy and prize money for its teachers in recognition of its outstanding performance.

03/09/2026

The District Executive Committee (DEC), for Lilongwe has approved a K109 million menstrual health project aimed at improving socio-economic empowerment of women and girls in the Dowa and Lilongwe district.

The project, known as Menstrual health, Education and Economic Empowerment of Women and Girls, will be implemented by Co-operative Development Foundation of Canada (CDF Canada), funded by Peter Gilgan Foundation (PGF) and it will run from 2026-May 2028.

Presenting the project during the DEC meeting on Thursday, the CDF Canada’s Regional Co-ordinator for Malawi, Rose Msosa said the project improves educational participation of school going adolescent girls, improves economic resilience among women and increases community support for menstrual health management in Lilongwe.

She noted that by giving women sawing machines to make their own reusable menstrual pads and later selling, through the entrepreneurship and business management training, they are equipping these women with income generation skills and training that saves them from poverty as well as improving access to pads.

She added that this project will be implemented in 5 women led cooperatives in 5 schools by renovating Wash rooms, in schools namely; Ngwangwa school of Mpachawo cooperative, Chibungu school of Chilaza cooperative,Ndevu school of Katonde cooperative, Kakuyu school of Chimwankhuku cooperative and Makala school of Kakoma Mtete cooperative.

In her remarks, Chief Education Officer of Lilongwe Rural West, Grace Gulula, commended the CDF Canada for the project highlighting that the project's interventions align well with the district's development plans which include the reduction of school drop outs rates through improved school facilities and economic empowerment of women.

“We are very happy with the coming in of this project because it fills gaps in the education sector especially those affecting girls as we see many girls dropping out of school due to lack of sanitary pads," she said

02/09/2026

Lilongwe District Commissioner Stallichi Mwambiwa has urged newly recruited Constituency Development Fund (CDF) officers to discharge their duties professionally and acquire adequate knowledge of the constituencies in which they will be deployed.

Mwambiwa said this on Wednesday during the opening of an orientation session for newly recruited CDF officers who are expected to be deployed to various constituencies in Lilongwe District.

He said the council deemed it important to orient the officers because they were new to their positions and needed to understand various aspects of their work.

Mwambiwa said the orientation would equip the officers with knowledge of the local government system in Malawi, public finance management regulations, procurement procedures in councils and human resource management, among other areas.

“The K5 billion Constituency Development Fund is a big fund, and these are the staff who will be on the ground, situated right in the constituencies. They therefore need to know why they have been employed and what they are supposed to do when they are in the field,” he said.

The District Commissioner further urged the officers to familiarise themselves with the needs and development priorities of the communities they would be serving to ensure that CDF resources were utilised effectively and transparently.

He said the officers had an important role to play in ensuring that CDF-funded projects were properly implemented and that communities benefited from the resources allocated to their constituencies.

One of the participants Jesse Phiri, Assistant Account said the orientation would help the officers gain a better understanding of how the local government system operates in Malawi and their responsibilities in the implementation of CDF-funded projects.

The participant said the knowledge acquired during the orientation would enable the officers to effectively execute their duties once deployed to their respective constituencies.

02/09/2026

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), through the Ending Child Marriages project funded by the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), has donated Eight motorbikes and Twelve bicycles to Lilongwe District Council to support efforts aimed at ending child marriages in the district.

The donation is expected to improve mobility among social workers and other frontline officers involved in child protection interventions, enabling them to reach communities and respond to cases of child abuse and child marriages in a timely manner.

Speaking during the handover ceremony on Wednesday, UNICEF Child Protection Officer Martin Nkuna said the organisation decided to provide the mobility equipment after noting that social workers were facing challenges in reaching communities due to inadequate means of transport.

Nkuna said improved mobility would enable social workers and other stakeholders to effectively conduct child protection activities, including responding to reported cases and sensitising communities on the dangers of child marriages.

He said UNICEF remained committed to working with the government and other stakeholders to protect children and ensure that they were able to grow up in a safe and supportive environment.

Receiving the equipment, Lilongwe District Commissioner Stallichi Mwambiwa thanked UNICEF for the gesture, saying the donation would ease mobility challenges faced by social workers and other officers dealing with child protection issues.

Mwambiwa said the district was registering more than 60 cases of child abuse every month, a development he described as worrisome.

The District Commissioner said improved mobility would enable relevant officers to reach affected communities and follow up cases effectively, thereby strengthening the district’s response to child abuse and child marriages.

He called on communities to work closely with authorities by reporting cases of child abuse and child marriages to relevant authorities.

The motorbikes and bicycles will be used by social workers, the Judiciary, Police and health personnel in their child protection activities across Lilongwe District.