Acting Managing Editor of ‘Mwananchi,’ Joseph Damas (left) explains to Dar es Salaam City Mayor Omary Kumbilamoto (centre) newsroom operations when he visited Mwananchi Communication Limited (MCL) offices at Tabata Relini in Dar es Salaam yesterday. PHOTO|MICHAEL MATEMANGA
Dar es Salaam. A few days after the Ilala Municipality was upgraded to the leading City Council (CC) in the region, its mayor is now projecting to boost revenue collections by 66.67 percent: to Sh100 billion per year.
Last Week, President John Magufuli disbanded the Dar es Salaam City Council (DCC) which he said had not substantial functions in developing the coastal city.
The decision was aimed at accelerating implementation of development projects in the city.
Speaking when launching the new Magufuli Bus Terminal at Mbezi Louis ares, Dr Magufuli noted the arrangement was such that the DCC collected monies from the municipal councils of Temeke, Kigamboni, Ilala, Kinondoni and Ubungo without having any development projects with councillors receiving allowances without being elected.
The new projection is higher than Sh18 billion of what the disbanded Dar es Salaam City Council (DCC) planned to collect and Sh60 billion of the Ilala municipal, according to the new city mayor of Dar es Salaam Omary Kumbilamoto.
Speaking during his visit at Mwananchi Communications Ltd head offices yesterday, Mr Kumbilamoto was confident to collect the projected amount due to the additional revenue sources in the new city council.
“We have a lot of revenue sources as the municipality, but as the city, we also have additional sources like the Kisutu market, Kariakoo market and Vingunguti abattoir just to mention a few,” he said.
According to him, the city will generate more than Sh2 billion per year from the four-storey market (Kisutu).
“Before re-constructing the Kisutu market, it was contributing up to Sh100 million per year as municipal revenue. It however will generate more revenues,” he noted.
He is also projecting to collect around Sh4 billion every year from the new Vingunguti abattoir project which is about to start operating this March.
So far, the abattoir contributes only Sh1.2 billion annually, according to him.
“The abattoir is currently slaughtering 500 cattle and 250 goats and sheep per day. The newly constructed abattoir will be able to slaughter up to 1500 cattle per day and 500 goats and sheep. This will increase more revenues to the city council,” he said.
There will also be a meat market place near the Vingunguti modern abattoir, comprising more than 2000 meat traders, according to him.
“We have spent Sh420 million to buy the place. When operational, the market place will generate revenues from taxes and renting fees,” he said.
The billboards advertisement funds will also play a big role to increase the revenues, contributing more than Sh9 billion.
“Lately the funds were taken by the central government, but the President John Magufuli brought them back under Local government.
This will boost our revenue collection,” he noted.
Mr Kumbilamoto said that at least 60 percent of the revenue collected will be spent on development projects, particularly, roads.
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