The new Mayor for Mbale City has said that he will focus on increasing local revenue generated within the city.  

Cassim Namugali, who swore in on Wednesday said that one of the challenges that his team is inheriting is the dwindling local revenues which put service delivery at stake.

According to Namugali, as he comes in as City Mayor, his major aim will be to increase the revenues which he is optimistic can only be realized through the implementation of the Electronic Revenue Management System (ERMS).

Mbale City collected close to 800 million Shillings by March 2021, far below the estimated collection of 3 billion Shillings for the Financial year 2020/2021, and according to Namugali, the money is spent at source.