The Civil Service Commission has warned that it will not hesitate to dismiss any officer found frustrating government’s efforts in delivering quality service to the people.
Commission Vice Chairperson, Hillary Chipango said the commission will not hesitate to take punitive action against any officer found wanting.
Mr. Chipango said civil servants have a mandate to support and work with the government of the day in implementing policies and programmes that will transform people’s lives.
He said the behavior of some officers is negatively impacting on effective service delivery to the people they are entrusted to serve thereby, making the people suffer.
Speaking when he addressed civil servants in Solwezi yesterday, Mr Chipango said the commission will be undertaking a countrywide transfer of officers who have overstayed in their stations.
Speaking at the same meeting, Teaching Service Commission Chairperson, Stanley Mhango asked the civil service commission to consider transferring some human resource officers who have overstayed in their stations.
Mr. Mhango said some human resource officers are taking advantage of their positions and engaging in corrupt practices.
He noted that most audit queries that arise are due to failure by some human resource officers to accordingly deal with human resource issues.
And Public Service Management Division (PSMD) Permanent Secretary, Boniface Chimbwali said there is need for civil servants to adhere to laid down values and principles of the civil service.
Mr. Chimbwali said it is disheartening to note that civil servants have failed the Zambian people adding that, if austerity measures are to work, there is need for the civil service to account for itself.
The Civil Service and Teaching Service Commissions are in the Province to monitor and evaluate service delivery as well as engage civil servants in Solwezi, Kasempa and Zambezi districts to appreciate their challenges.
Mwe mpuku mwe. How many audit reports do you have stacked in your rat holes? Sort out grand theft and stop harassing the small fry!
Start with the Lozis, Tongas, Luvales, Lundas, Lenjes, Kalubales and Ilas
This is a good long overdue method of reducing corruption and punishing the anti govt political civil servants. I see most bantustans getting affected.
how can some one frustrate something that is not there? how can u deliver development that is not there
You’re the only one seeing nothing because your mind set is thinking your small god hh is the only one who will bring development.
If you blinded by the united party for national Dunderheads cult just find a sighted person to show you
The pots calling the pans black!! You are all black guys!!
Amazing story. Justifying ethnic cleansing that’s been conducted.Truth cant be buried and time for justice will eventually come.The tears of those who were ethnically cleansed touch and wash the lord,s feet.Our weapons against this injustice is our fervent prayers to God.
True especially in these regional politics, still they are bitter even after post 2015/ 16 general elections. They are still awaiting the resurrection of my lord Jesus Christ; little did they know that he dead in past of 2018 years ago. This is common ERA.
Before they embark on these transfers they should first clean up the system. There’s no way you can have a system where someone has been acting in a position for more than 10 years without confirmation. Sort out also ‘ghost’ civil servants still on the payroll. Be careful in the transfers so you do not destroy some marriages
I fully agree on this one and one such civil servant who has become part of his department’s furniture is in the Valuation Department at the ministry of Local Government. This chap is ‘Malawan” and has been head of the department for 26 years now! Just how has this been made possible? He was caught recently receiving millions from Local Authorities as bribes to prepare valuation rolls for them, a role that his department is statutorily mandated to provide. He has frustrated all young staff in the department who have all left leaving him as the sole “Wamuyaya”. I do not know whether this is a “Malawian” illegal immigrant thing but this chap must be removed and investigated for grand corruption.
Brian Chirwa the Director is 100% Zambian – you sound very bitter tonga!!!!!
And also avoid transferring trouble from one station to another.
especially secretaries balakula imitwe,just because their bosses anyway………lundenipo
Threats on civil servants at this time are not helpful.Service Commissions challenge is to help allay the fears and axieties that the announced austerity measures in public service have wrought.
PLIGHT OF COPPERBELT SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT LIMITED CO LTD (COP-WASTE)
Mr. President, Sir, we as Zambian citizens cop- waste employees in particular are suffering as we have gone for almost ten months without salaries. We sincerely thank the Government for giving us two skip loader trucks for company operations but that is not enough as hunger and poverty is the order of the day at our company.
We thank you, Mr. President for your support of the solid waste management sector, but we need what he said in the newspaper about recapitalization to be put in practical situation.COPWASTE has the ability to generate jobs with the support of your noble government.
Just like the way you helped the small scale miners to access the black mountain, please help us to be the ground.
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Its all about warnings, civil service yapa Zambia nothing like mwabombeni to deserving officers,people in rural areas are sacrificing a lot but tamubatasha kulabasokafye!!!!Paipapona!!!
Where’s the money for paying up settling in allowances gonna come from? This government is extremely broke and you’re talking of mass transfers?
Suggested way forward:
1.Allow the Permanent Secretaries to work as professionals not as carders employed to praise the party in powers. They should be appointed by the public service an ratified by Parliament
2. DCs to be professional civil servants not as political appointees since we have elected officials.
3. Improve on funding to government ministries to operations yo make civil servants effective and none partisan.
4. Establish channels of communication and stop political interference. DCs to supervise civil servants through decentralised system not directly by elected officials.
5.Separation of married couples should be reconsidered because it is another contribution to poor performance by separated couples.
Comment: you couldn’t be more correct! such cadres are not fit to hold such positions. how effective can a husband or wife be if they have on the road each week spending the little they earn later alone the spread of HIV, unhappy children, lost moral etc etc.
Well explaining such things to these people is futile.
Comment:paipa piano munzi wapya
Unfortunately, its the whole entire Zambian system that is corrupt…corruption has become the order of the day. The system is so corrupt to the point where even us the ordinary citizens have learned to live with it..we don’t feel its wrong..I mean especially when we want our things done or when we wanna avoid punishment….we only think its wrong when its other people involved..corruption is very wrong in all angles.. .Why are we bribing these civil servants to get things done? I feel corruption starts with you and me
…besides, these civil servants are just tiny fish in water…this move is a good one..but may it target the real culprits.. The ones stealing our resources