Written By | Joshua Nahamya
Mbarara City staff happily welcoming their decorate over good revenue mobilisation on Monday
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MBARARA
Mbarara City has been recognised by the Local Government Finance Commission (LGFC) for its performance in mobilising local revenue, despite ongoing administrative interdictions affecting some senior city officials over alleged corruption.
The award certificate was presented to technical team members by Acting City Town Clerk Robert Nuwamanya and Deputy Town Clerk Simon Ejua during a Technical Planning Committee meeting held at Mbarara City Hall.
During the meeting, technical heads and departmental teams were commended for their efforts in implementing revenue collection strategies across the city.
The recognition, initially announced during a high-level municipal conference at Hotel Africana in Kampala, reflects the city’s efforts to strengthen fiscal management, expand its tax base and invest locally generated revenue in infrastructure and urban development.
The Award givern to Mbarara City over good local revenue performance
Revenue invested in equipment and public assets
The award follows the city’s record of investing locally generated revenue in public equipment and assets.
During the 2021/2022 financial year, Mbarara City mobilised Shs5.6 billion in local revenue and used part of the funds to procure a Caterpillar 140 GC motor grader valued at Shs1.019 billion.
On April 29, 2026, the city also acquired a new vibratory roller, a water bowser, a double-cabin operational truck and a dedicated revenue mobilisation van at a reported cost of Shs191 million, becoming the first newly created regional city in Uganda to use locally generated revenue to purchase the equipment.
Speaking during the presentation of the certificate at City Hall, Nuwamanya said visible service delivery projects were essential for building public trust and encouraging voluntary tax compliance among property owners and business operators.
“By buying those vehicles, it is one way of showing accountability, sensitising the public, and creating awareness about the importance of paying taxes,” Nuwamanya said.
“The moment you build trust so that people understand what their tax money actually does, they will be able to pay taxes voluntarily tomorrow without authorities having to deploy enforcement or aggressive measures,” he added.
The city’s technical leadership reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining fiscal transparency, addressing departmental staffing gaps and improving digital revenue collection systems, including the Integrated Revenue Administration System (IRAS).
The officials said these measures would help sustain service delivery across Mbarara City’s two administrative divisions.
