Secretary to the Cabinet, Patrick Kangwa, has emphasised a renewed commitment to performance, accountability, and citizen service by public workers.
He said this in a speech read for him by Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet for Administration, Oliver Kalabo at the opening of a three – day Public Service Training Programme for Chief Executive Officers at the National Institute of Public Administration (NIPA) Main Campus in Lusaka.
The media reports that Mr Kangwa noted that the exercise is a performance contract that the chief executive officers must deliver on for the benefit of the people of Zambia.
He further stated that issues that include the fight against corruption, protecting human rights, guiding economic decisions, and managing public money are absolutely central to the government’s national development plans, and, therefore public offices should be accountable.
Meanwhile, Executive Director of NIPA, Jacob Malungo, welcomed the training programme saying it represents a significant commitment to professional development at the highest levels of public service leadership.
“As an institution, we aim at improving the operational efficiency, effectiveness and competence of the public sector,” he said.
Professor Malungo further noted the institution’s commitment to deliver a training which is not only technically sound, but also responsive to the needs of the public sector leadership.
