Finance – Kawambwa Town Council

Welcome to Finance Department.

At the helm of Kawambwa Town Council’s Finance department are Director Mr. Vincent Kawaya and Deputy Mr. Mulanga James.The department is further strengthened by the Accountant’s team, led by Senior Accountant Mr. Chiti Chileshe and Senior Accountancy Assistant Mr. Mwenda Fredrick.

As the backbone of the local authority, this department fuels the council’s operations by allocating vital funds that enable all departments to function effectively.

The Finance department is responsible for the following services;

Resource mobilization and allocation to priority areas.
Manage hospitality and related commercial services; Munkanta Council lodge.
Revenue collection; bus station fees, market fees, personal levies, property rates etc.
Initiating payments to suppliers of public goods and services.
Management of Constituency Development Funds (CDF).
Develop and implement internal controls to promote transparency and accountability.
Maintain expenditure and commitment ledgers to ensure judicious use of public resources.
Conduct research to identify and establish new business ventures.
Maintain and account for Council assets.
Prepare and submit annual audited financial reports.
Manage stores and commercial inventories
Administer payroll functions.

Licenses & Levies

Licenses

Business Permit
Health Permit
Fire Certificate
Chibuku /Opaque Trading Permit
Firearm & Ammunition Licenses

After a successful application for any of these licenses and permits, an inspection will be undertaken by the responsible officers, depending on the outcome of the inspection, a permit/ license will be issued accordingly. These licenses can be acquired by paying the necessary charges at the Council’s Licensing Office which operates from Monday to Friday 08hrs to 17hrs.

Levies

Crop Levy
Manganese Levy
Sand Levy

The above levies are paid by farmers who transport crops across the district borders as well as mining dealers who transport the various minerals across the borders of the district.

Personal Levy

Personal Levy is remitted by the Employer on behalf of the Employee. This levy is remitted by all who have engaged any form of labor, set at ZMW 15 per employee. The employer should be deducting the Personal Levy from the employees emoluments, prepare a schedule, on it showing the employee’s name, annual income and the amount of Personal Levy payable and pay the Personal Levy to the Council on behalf of the employees.

Livestock Levy

Cattle/Pig/Sheep/Birds Levy
Vending machine (Bonanza) Levy/Permits

Other Levies

Maize/Avocado/Potato/Onion/Tomato/Banana/Water melon/Coffee/Tobacco Levy

The above levies are paid by farmers who transport crops across the district borders as well as mining dealers who transport the various minerals mentioned in large quantities across the borders of the district. Payments can be made during the weighing in process at various weighing bridges to a Council revenue collector who must issue a Council Headed receipt.

MID YEAR REPORT - 2025

The Finance Department at Kawambwa Town Council has planned several activities for implementation under the Own Source Revenue (OSR) Systems project. The project aims to automate revenue collection systems, improving efficiency and increasing revenue mobilization.

Planned Activities:

Trading Licenses Automation.
Commercial Venture Automation.
Bus Station Fees Automation.
Shop Rental Automation.

Weekly Revenue Mobilization Program:

The Finance Department proposes a weekly revenue mobilization program to improve revenue collection. The program involves assigning teams to specific areas.

The program aims to collect revenue from market fees, billboards, rates, trading licenses, and other fees and charges.

The total estimated budget for the OSR Systems project is ZMW 336,050.00.