Directorate of Local Government is charged with responsibility for:

• Co-ordination of the activities of Local Government Councils;
• Local Government and Communal Boundary Disputes;
• Maintenance of Law and Order in Local Government Areas in collaboration with Law Enforcement Agencies;
• Local Government inspection;
• Local Government Management Audit;
• Civic Registration;
• Public Relations in Local Government Areas;
• Matters relating to Local Government Loans and Con tracts;
• Training of Local Government Political Office Holders;
• Local Government Employee Schemes of Service and Pensions.