MALAWI n = 20 Yes 8. Did the authority provide information without questioning the aims and motivations of the applicant? • 9. Did the institution acknowledge your request for information within 7 days? • 10. Was the information received clear and understandable? • No Partial Additional Information Total Score: 18/20 2. Lilongwe City Council (LCC) CATEGORY 1: WEBSITE The LCC does not have a website, but it has a Facebook page and the results below are based on the Facebook page. n = 20 Yes No Partial Additional Information • 1. Does this website contain up-to-date information? 2. Does the website contain the following: a) A description of its powers, as well as data on the organisational structure, the functions and the responsibilities of the administration? • b) A list of laws, Acts etc issued within the scope of its powers? • c) Reports, policies, programmes? • d) Budget and expenditure? • e) Information about procurement procedures and/or signed contracts? • f) Vacancy and employment procedures? • • g) The address, telephone numbers and working hours of the institution? h) The contact details of specific public officials? • i) A mechanism to request and receive a response to electronic messages and requests for information? • Total Score: 3/20 No working hours are provided. CATEGORY 2: REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION The following questions were sent to the LCC: 1. What are some of the notable achievements the LCC has registered within the last five years? 2. Flooding of the Lilongwe and Lingadzi Rivers is one of the recurring challenges the LCC faces. What are you doing to deal with the issue of people building houses along the banks of these rivers? 3. What is the LCC doing to permanently deal with the issue of street vending in the city? 4. Illegal mining is also considered a challenge in the city. Are there any plans to deal with this issue? 5. What was the budget of the LCC for the 2017-2018 financial year? How much of this money was allocated to the construction of roads in the city’s townships? n = 20 1. 26 Is there an official designated to take and respond to information requests? Yes No • 2. Did the institution reply within 21 days? • 3. Did the institution respond to the request for information? • 4. Does the authority publish their procedures for dealing with information requests? • 5. Did the institution provide all of the information requested? • Partial Additional Information