The Local Government Act 1961 (Act 54) created the distinction between the central government and the local governments. The country has two different bodies for the administration of public affairs. These are
I. The Ministries, Department and Agencies MDA’s
II. Local government and authorities, known as Metropolitan, municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDA’s)
The Central Government MDA’s deal with national issues attracting to themselves qualified personnel with management skill and experience. The central government bodies merely defined powers in terms of local responsibilities. There is a lot of bureaucracy with the administration of Central Government making them unable to respond quickly to problems referred to them by the people in the peripheries.