Dr. Kanganja said Government or public service workers intending to hold such parties should use their own money and not Government resources.
ZANIS reports that Commenting on the end of year parties in Government institutions, Dr. Kanganja explained that Government resources could not be used towards the holding of Christmas and New Year parties because national coffers had inadequate funds.
“Government resources shall not be used for holding festival parties (Christmas and New Year. If Officers wish to have a celebration they ought to contribute some funds to enable them celebrate,” he said.
He said Government resources were only intended for serious national programmes like holding of important workshops, Government Summits, construction of road infrastructure, schools and health centres among other capital projects.
Meanwhile, Dr. Kanganja said expressed disappointment at the low reading culture among Civil Servants.
He observed that Civil Servants and other public officers did not read circulars brought to their attention by their superiors.
He said it was the duty of all Supervisors to address their juniors and inform them about what was happening in Government hence the issuance of the Circulars.
“If people are not reading circulars issued by my office, then we have a serious problem in this country. Supervisors should tell their staff what is happening at places of work,” he advised.
Dr. Kanganja’s sentiments come in the wake of some public workers who have opted to stay away from duty today thinking that since Christmas fell on Saturday, Monday December 27th should be a public holiday.
Dr. Kanganja stated that he will issue another circular before New Year, 2011 and warned that his Office would take stock of every officer who would be absent on Monday, January 3rd 2011.
ZANIS
Good development,chase away all the lazy chaps….
Dr Kanganja ,in modern management you do not assume that employees will or have read you make them sign for the memo.If an employee decides to take time off deduct from from his annual leave days.Government must also encourage staff to take some time off from work so that they can be with their families even just a week .
Timely advise, though knowing our Civil service they will stil find some of way of getting money from the system…Trips,workshops,ceremonies etc!
Probably Kanganja should have told this to Simbao on those Christmas presents he was handing out in the hospitals. Him Kanganja was at Cabinet Office Christmas party. Who paid for it? Mr Kanganja must also comment on the trips by rupiah banda. They are a worse drain than these one time parties to appreciate people’s labor. Pay them more, they not crave for office parties.
Doctor Miti was implicated in the Kapoko saga at Ministry of health whay has been done to him? Rewarded by RB. So Chi Kanganja just shut up if you have nothing to say. Foo.l.ish man.
Report Miti to the Police first.
Slave wages even in times when the civil service is led by a well educated man like Dr.Kanganja. The union is compromised and can no longer press for better conditions of service. Their negotiations with Government drag for months to enrich the negotiators through hefty sitting allowances even when they know that the wage rise shall not exceed 15%.
Christmas parties curtailed for the poor chaps in the civil service. Others no limits when it comes to celebrations.