MWANZA, Oct. 8 -- 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 t...