The Department is under the leadership of The Director Planning who oversees all the activities of the Department. The role of planning department is to plan the overall layout of the district, upgrading of shanty areas to modern standards, setting up of township boundaries, coming up with standard building plans which have to be adopted by everyone building, land distribution, HIV/AIDS, gender and human rights sensitisation, and community development activities. Through the section of public health, ensure a clean, healthy and green environment.

To coordinate environmental and socio-economic planning in order to attain coordinated development in the District

TASKS;

• Environmental Mainstreaming

Ensures effectively the mainstreaming of environmental concerns in the District plans and programmes in order to enhance sustainable development.

• Socio-Economic Planning

Coordinates effectively socio-economic planning in order to enhance implementation of District development plans and programmes.

• Monitoring and Evaluation

Coordinates effectively the monitoring and evaluation of District development programmes in order to facilitate implementation of appropriate interventions.

• Physical Planning

Coordinates effectively land use planning in order to achieve coordinated development and aesthetically acceptable local environment.

• Survey

Coordinates effectively the determination and re-establishment of property boundaries in order to guide land ownership limits.

• Building Inspectorate

Coordinates effectively the enforcement of relevant laws by the buildings inspectorate in order to ensure compliance with building standards and regulations

• Performance management

Manages effectively the implementation of performance management system in order to improve and sustain performance.

• Management

Manages the human, financial and material resources to enhance the operations of the section.