Works Department
The Department of Works of the Assembly is a merger of the Public Works Department, Department of Feeder Roads and District Water & Sanitation Units, Department of Rural Housing, and the Works Unit of the Assembly.
- Facilitate the implementation of policies on works and report to the Assembly and provide advice on matters relating to Works in the Assembly.
- Facilitate the construction, repair, and maintenance of Public roads including Feeder Roads, Drains along any streets in the major settlements within its jurisdiction,
- Encourage and facilitate maintenance of public buildings and facilities in the Assembly
- Assist to build, equip, close, and maintain markets and prohibit the erection of stores in places other than the markets
- Assist to inspect projects undertaken by the District Assembly with the relevant departments of the Assembly
- Advise the Assembly on the prohibition of digging burrow pits and other evacuations in the sinking of wells or their closers.
- Assist to maintain public buildings made up of offices, residential accommodations, and ancillary structures.
- Advise and encourage owners of building structures to Remove dilapidated structures in any public place.
- Paint, distemper, whitewash, or color wash the outside of any building forming part of the premises
- Tidy up the premises and remove any derelict vehicles or objects which constitute a nuisance
- Provide technical advice for the machinery and structural layout of building plans to facilitate escape from fire, rescue operation, and fire management.
