Monday 9 March 2015

Malawi Public Service form Commission Flies to Singapore;

Chilima Leading the Lilongwe Team


Chilima far right, Mutharika centre& Muluzi (former President)


The Malawi team leading Public Service Reforms including its chairperson, Vice President Saulos Chilima is on Tuesday travelling to Singapore for knowledge sharing on Public Sector Reform.



The Lilongwe team is on trip to understand how to effectively implement the just launched Public Service Reforms.



Statement from Press Office of the Vice President says His Excellency President Prof. Arthur Peter Mutharika has delegated Vice President Saulos Chilima to lead a team on Public Service Reforms to study the Singapore reforms in-depth. 



"The Southeast Asian country is one of the highly rated nations that have successfully implemented Public Service Reforms hence the importance of the study visit by Vice President Chilima and his delegation." Claim part of the statement released on Monday



The statement indicates that Malawi's Vice President, who is also Chairperson of the Public Service Reforms Commission, leaves Malawi on Tuesday, March 10, through Kamuzu International Airport KIA in Lilongwe at 13:30 hours. And arrives back home on Thursday, March 19, through Lilongwe’s KIA at 12:20 hours.



President Mutharika when launching the Public Service Reforms emphasized he is trying to make the public service efficient and effective. While his vice, Chilima has been emphasising that reforming the Public Service is not a matter of multiple choice, but will be done and it must be done now.




Malawi Public Service Reform Commission made several recommendations among them reforms which focus on optimal allocation of human resource, improving service delivery like decentralization and moving other departments to relevant government ministries including decision to make the Malawi Investment and Trade Center (MITC) a one stop shop.




Some of the recommendations were approved and implemented by last year.

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