There is a growing appetite from governments, policymakers and researchers to ensure that the conditions for successful reforms are in place prior to any reform project. This project aims to assess the extent to which the institutional and political contexts in Malawi are conducive to effective property taxation.

Researchers

Graeme Stewart-Wilson

Graeme Stewart-Wilson is a PhD student in Political Science at the University of Toronto and a researcher with ICTD. His research focuses on tax reform in sub-Saharan Africa.

Alexander Chirambo

Alexander K. Chirambo holds a Bsosc degree from the University of Malawi and an Msc in Real Estate from the University of Pretoria. He is the Director of Town Planning and Development for Mzuzu City Council and an adjunct lecturer in property valuation and taxation at Mzuzu University.

Colette Nyirakamana

Colette Nyirakamana is Research Lead for the Local Government Revenue Initiative, and Senior Research Associate at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto. Her research focuses on building the fiscal autonomy of subnational governments across sub-Saharan Africa.