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Secretary to the Cabinet urges Permanent Secretaries to be fair and professional

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Secretary to the Cabinet, Simon Miti, has urged Permanent Secretaries to be above board in their conduct whilst in office as well as when they are off duty.

Dr. Miti said the government is seriously following performance-based contracts for Permanent Secretaries and Directors among others.

He said when he officially opened a virtual induction workshop for Permanent Secretaries held under the theme, “managing for results by Permanent Secretaries: creating an effective link between policymaking and program execution’.

Dr. Miti stated that Permanent Secretaries must have a common purpose towards achieving developmental goals for the benefit of the people.

He said it is imperative that senior government officials, who are charged with the responsibility for policy and strategic direction in various sectors, ensure that rules are coherent and consistent among government entities.

Dr. Miti noted that the general population has high expectations from their institutions.

“Whichever way you may choose to manage the affairs of your respective ministry or province, there is a yardstick upon which your effectiveness as a Permanent Secretary is measured, especially after this orientation,” he said

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  1. The Permanent Secretaries I know are all dedicated professional civil servants, and are only hampered and held back by their political bosses – who know little or nothing about the ministry they’re leading. Remember Dora Siliya leading the ministry of energy. She can’t even replace a lightbulb. So let’s have courses for ministers on how to achieve their goals – and let the PS be the manager!

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  2. VERY WELL POINTED OUT
    OR LETS OUR SAVING GRACE BE A NEW REFRESHING GOVERNMENT
    HAVE YOU SEEN THE WEALTH THESE PERMANENT SECRETARIES HAVE ACCUMULATED AROUND THE COUNTRY
    THE MIND BOGGLES

  3. Parliament is going to be dissolved on May 14,2021 and Ministers will cease to exist. These Permanent Secretaries and Directors will be running Ministries until new Ministers are appointed after the August 12,2021 Elections. We shall see how fair, objective and Professional they will run these Ministries during that period. The Politically inclined Permanent Secretaries and Directors will be seen. We will be watching.

  4. It should now be easy to manage these permanent secretaries as they can only speak a northern or eastern language

  5. We shall see how the Permanent Secretaries and Directors will manage their Ministries after Parliament is dissolved. We hope that Concourt Ruling will be respected. Once Parliament is dissolved Ministers cease to exist. Without Ministers can these Permanent Secretaries and Directors act on Political Directives from the President? Can Permanent Secretaries and Directors will appointed by ECL manage their Ministries Objectively and Professionally? We doubt this. Time will tell.

  6. Dr. Simon Miti deserves a medal for distinguished service. He’s a survivor. He’s withstood hostile situations several times. He’s remained focused under very difficult conditions, they tried hard to scandalize him but God has always been on his side. There was a shocking court pronouncement against him when he wasn’t even in the dock. But such is life, I wish you well. It’s not easy in Zambia to rise through the ranks to where you’re now without connections. Where is Dr. Peter Mwaba?

  7. Excellent. Its only under pf where we have seen the implementation of performance based contracts for public officers. As we speak next week I am reviewing the performance of some of y subordinates within the office of president higher intelligence division . People thought I was fired but here I am even in a higher position. We thank God

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  8. Unprofessionalism is only possible if the appointing authority is hand picking useless cadres with fake papers like Bishop Chomba and the likes….you can not tell a seasoned civil servant this….its like telling a Police Officer to arrest thieves. This is how myopic the Edgar Lungu regime has become its taken Zambia backwards.

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