SPC Zamba Calls For restoration Of Public Service Lost Glory

LILONGWE-(Malawi Daily Telegraph):- Secretary to the President and Cabinet (SPC) Colleen Zamba has emphasized the need for the Malawi government to put efforts into restoring public service lost glory.

Zamba cited the growing tendency of some Civil Servants fond of leaking classified information therefore cautioned against leaking important documents, especially on social media calling it an act of indiscipline.

Zamba said the trend portrays a lack of proper attitudes and behaviour among public officers saying it is against patriotism and denying the citizenry access to quality services.

Speaking when presiding over the opening of a three-day training for senior administrative officers in the Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) on Tuesday (August 29, 2023) at Malawi School of Government (MSG)-Kanengo campus in the capital Lilongwe Zamba conquered with the feedback that the civil service has lost its position hence an appeal to all public servants for mindset change.

The SPC observed that in restoration of the glory the civil service requires a number of interventions including imparting advanced knowledge and skills to civil servants through continuous training and investing in personnel.

“I want to agree with the feedback out there that the civil service has lost its position, we need to bring it back, it’s not an option. I am surprised that the president can give a directive and we can have a team of officers who would say we will attend to this issue next week. Seriously? It’s not that you are busy, but you want to go home at 2 pm, and tomorrow you will come back at 11 am.

“We can afford to have the whole month without cabinet business, seriously? I have an opportunity to be in other countries, for example, Zambia and Nigeria, where cabinet meetings are held every week. It is not ministers who generate cabinet meetings or government meetings, it is us,” Zamba said.

Malawi School of Government Director General Dr. Asiyati Chiweza made a commitment to the general public of the quality and tailor-made managerial training provision for outstanding civil servants’ work output.

Chiweza expects a total transformation of civil service following the continuous training MSG is offering to government agencies and department officers