Malaba Municipality

Malaba Municipality is the newest municipality in Busia County created in line with the Urban Areas and Cities Act, 2011 with an intention to provide better services and distribute county resource to the residents. Upon satisfying the criteria needed to be classified as a municipality and in exercising the powers conferred in section 9(1) of the Urban Areas and Cities Act 2011 augmented by section 72 of the Interpretations and General Provisions Act (Chapter 2) and all other enabling provisions of law, the governor for Busia County Government, His Excellency Hon Sospeter Odeke Ojaamog granted Malaba Municipality the Municipal charter on 27th March 2020. The municipality has a board duly constituted as per the Act and the Municipal Manager to operationalize its activities. The board members were gazetted on 14th November 2023

Our mandate is to administer and manage the municipality of Malaba as per the municipality charter and urban areas and cities act. The Municipality plays a major functional role as a gateway to Uganda and the central African countries. It is a major Commercial hub on this apart of the county. These Commercial activities include: – Hotels, Wholesale & Retail shops, Banks, Clearing and Forwarding offices. There are various Institutions both Public and Private – within Town e.g. Newly established Medical Training College, at Alupe and Busia Level 5 Hospital, KEMRI, KEFRI, Rehabilitation and Orphan Homes, Youth polytechnic etc. There are small scale industrial activities such as bakeries, juakali among others.

Additionally, the County Governor chairs meetings of the County Executive Committee, Intergovernmental forum, and other committees or fora established at the County level. The County Governor also exercises disciplinary control over County Executive Committee members and appoints accounting officers for county departments, entities, or decentralized units.

Charter

Mission

To Improve the Living Condition of the People of Busia County through Sustainable Exploitation of Blue Economy, Fisheries, Mineral and ICT resources to Attract Investment and Create Employment Opportunities within the County.

Vision

To Make Busia County a Vibrant and Modernized Blue Economy, Fisheries, Mining and Digital Economy Hub

Duties & Responsibilities of the Municipal Manager

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Ensuring provision of services to residents, Developing and adopting policies, plans, strategies and programs for efficient running of the Municipality.
Formulating and implementing integrated development Plans,Controlling land use, land sub divisions for various development purposes within the framework of the spatial and master plans for the municipality as may be delegated by County Government, Developing and managing schemes, including site development in collaboration with the relevant National and County Agencies, Maintaining a comprehensive database and information system for the municipality, Enforcing the fees, levies and charges as may be authorized by the County Government for delivery of services.
Implementing applicable national and county legislation, Preparing the annual budget estimates for consideration by the County Treasury and transmission to the County Assembly for approval, Coordination and facilitating citizen participation in the development of policies and plans for delivery of services, Promoting a safe and healthy environment, Facilitating and regulating public transport, Any other duties as assigned from time to time.