diff --git a/src/database/models/user.ts b/src/database/models/user.ts
index 3ac0d3c8..1bc5c528 100644
--- a/src/database/models/user.ts
+++ b/src/database/models/user.ts
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ User.init(
     RoleId: {
       type: DataTypes.UUID,
       defaultValue: UUIDV4,
+      references: {
+        model: Role,
+        key: 'id',
+      },
     },
   },
   { sequelize: sequelize, timestamps: true }
diff --git a/src/helpers/token.generator.ts b/src/helpers/token.generator.ts
index edd846c2..e2a3cd6a 100644
--- a/src/helpers/token.generator.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/token.generator.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,12 @@ import * as jwt from 'jsonwebtoken';
 import dotenv from 'dotenv';
 
 dotenv.config();
-
+export interface UserPayload {
+  id: string;
+  email: string;
+}
 // Function to generate token
 export const userToken = async (userId: string, userEmail: string) => {
-  interface UserPayload {
-    id: string;
-    email: string;
-  }
   const payload: UserPayload = {
     id: userId,
     email: userEmail,
diff --git a/src/middlewares/authMiddlewares.ts b/src/middlewares/authMiddlewares.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ed474de5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/middlewares/authMiddlewares.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-misused-promises */
+import { Request, Response, NextFunction } from 'express';
+import { config } from 'dotenv';
+import jwt from 'jsonwebtoken';
+
+import logger from '../logs/config';
+import User from '../database/models/user';
+import Role from '../database/models/role';
+import { sendInternalErrorResponse } from '../validations';
+
+config();
+
+export const isAuthenticated = (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
+  try {
+    const authorization = req.headers.authorization;
+
+    if (!authorization) {
+      logger.error('Authentication required.');
+      return res.status(401).json({ message: 'Authentication required.' });
+    }
+    const token = authorization.split(' ')[1];
+    jwt.verify(token, process.env.SECRET_KEY!, async (err, decoded: any) => {
+      if (err) {
+        if (err.name === 'TokenExpiredError') {
+          logger.error('Token has expired.');
+          return res.status(401).json({ message: 'Token has expired.' });
+        }
+        logger.error('Invalid token.');
+        return res.status(401).json({ message: 'Invalid token.' });
+      }
+
+      const user = await User.findByPk(decoded.id, {
+        include: [
+          {
+            model: Role,
+            as: 'Role',
+            attributes: ['name'],
+          },
+        ],
+      });
+
+      if (!user) {
+        logger.error('Authorized user not found');
+        return res.status(404).json({ message: 'Authorized user not found.' });
+      }
+      // Store the user and decoded token in the request for use in routes
+      req.user = user;
+
+      return next();
+    });
+  } catch (error) {
+    logger.error('Error while checking authentication.', error);
+    sendInternalErrorResponse(res, error);
+  }
+};
+// Middleware to check user roles
+export const checkUserRoles = (requiredRole: string) => {
+  return async (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
+    const user = (await req.user) as any;
+    const userRole = user.Role.name;
+
+    // Check if the user has all of the required roles
+    if (requiredRole !== userRole) {
+      logger.error('Access denied: Your role does not permit this action.');
+      return res.status(403).json({
+        message: 'Access denied: Your role does not permit this action.',
+      });
+    }
+    next();
+  };
+};
diff --git a/src/routes/roleRoute.ts b/src/routes/roleRoute.ts
index c4320ffc..1b9a6a49 100644
--- a/src/routes/roleRoute.ts
+++ b/src/routes/roleRoute.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-misused-promises */
 import { Router } from 'express';
 import { createRole, deleteRole, getAllRoles, getSingleRole, updateRole } from '../controllers/roleControllers';
-
+import { isAuthenticated, checkUserRoles } from '../middlewares/authMiddlewares';
 const router = Router();
 
-router.get('/', getAllRoles);
+router.get('/', isAuthenticated, getAllRoles);
 router.get('/:id', getSingleRole);
-router.post('/', createRole);
+router.post('/', isAuthenticated, checkUserRoles('admin'), createRole);
 router.patch('/:id', updateRole);
 router.delete('/:id', deleteRole);
 
diff --git a/src/routes/userRoute.ts b/src/routes/userRoute.ts
index e9405d45..b7d61964 100644
--- a/src/routes/userRoute.ts
+++ b/src/routes/userRoute.ts
@@ -11,16 +11,18 @@ import {
   userVerify,
 } from '../controllers/userController';
 import multerUpload from '../helpers/multer';
+import { checkUserRoles, isAuthenticated } from '../middlewares/authMiddlewares';
+
 const router = Router();
 
 router.post('/signup', signupUser);
-router.get('/:page?', getAllUser);
-router.get('/user/:id', getOneUser);
-router.delete('/:id', deleteUser);
-router.patch('/edit/:id', multerUpload.single('profileImage'), editUser); // remove id param
-router.put('/role/:userId', editUserRole);
+router.get('/:page?', isAuthenticated, getAllUser);
+router.get('/user/:id', isAuthenticated, getOneUser);
+router.delete('/:id', isAuthenticated, checkUserRoles('admin'), deleteUser);
+router.patch('/edit/:id', isAuthenticated, multerUpload.single('profileImage'), editUser); // remove id param
+router.put('/role/:userId', isAuthenticated, checkUserRoles('admin'), editUserRole);
 router.get('/:token/verify-email', userVerify);
-router.put('/deactivate/:userId', deactivateUserAccount);
-router.put('/activate/:userId', activateUserAccount);
+router.put('/deactivate/:userId', isAuthenticated, deactivateUserAccount);
+router.put('/activate/:userId', isAuthenticated, checkUserRoles('admin'), activateUserAccount);
 
 export default router;
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 28fbe1b0..d9f884b5 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
     // "noUnusedLocals": true,                           /* Enable error reporting when local variables aren't read. */
     // "noUnusedParameters": true,                       /* Raise an error when a function parameter isn't read. */
     // "exactOptionalPropertyTypes": true,               /* Interpret optional property types as written, rather than adding 'undefined'. */
-    "noImplicitReturns": true /* Enable error reporting for codepaths that do not explicitly return in a function. */,
+    "noImplicitReturns": false /* Enable error reporting for codepaths that do not explicitly return in a function. */,
     // "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true,               /* Enable error reporting for fallthrough cases in switch statements. */
     // "noUncheckedIndexedAccess": true,                 /* Add 'undefined' to a type when accessed using an index. */
     // "noImplicitOverride": true,                       /* Ensure overriding members in derived classes are marked with an override modifier. */