03/12/2025
Chilanga Town has announced its intention to improve service delivery in the district through better managed and increased revenue collection. Chilanga Council Chairperson Mr. Champion Tembo, said this during a learning session between Chilanga and Town Council and Chipata City Council, in Chipata City Council Chambers. The Chilanga Town Council consising of Councillors and Council Secretary Mr. Francis Ndola and staff on a 2-Day working visit. Mr. Tembo said that the Council has come to learn best practices which has consecutively won the the Local Government 1st Prize awards for local authority with better revenue collection and management, in 2023 and 2024 .
Welcoming the Chilanga Town Council delegation was Acting Town Clerk Ms. Lynn Galapa who revealed that the Chipata City Council has been implementing the system since 2017 she stated that “-The genesis of LGIIS dates back to 2016 when the initial phase, focusing on land management, was initiated. Originally conceived as a solution to land management challenges, our endeavor evolved through meticulous analysis, revealing deeper systemic issues. It became evident that addressing only land management concerns would not sufficiently resolve the multifaceted challenges at hand. Thus, the concept of an integrated information system emerged, leading to the inception of the Local Government Integrated Information System (LGIIS) focused to computerize the entire revenue management landscape.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT INTEGRATED INFORMATION SYSTEM (LGIIS)
TRANSFORMING LOCAL GOVERNANCE FOR IMPROVED REVENUE COLLECTION
LGIIS was conceived and developed with a primary objective: to champion and actualize the fundamental principles of good governance.
These principles, comprising of Transparency, Accountability, Rule of Law, Integrity, Equity, and Effectiveness and Efficiency, serve as the guiding philosophy driving LGIIS.
Through its comprehensive framework and
strategic functionalities, LGIIS is committed to instilling and reinforcing these principles, thereby fostering a governance ecosystem characterized by openness, responsibility, fairness, and optimal performance and resource utilization.
