Public service contracts long overdue
Aug 26, 2011
PRIME Minister Amama Mbabazi has warned civil servants that the days of permanent and pensionable jobs were over.
PRIME Minister Amama Mbabazi has warned civil servants that the days of permanent and pensionable jobs were over.
Mbabazi speaking to resident district commissioners in Mukono on Wednesday said the Government had introduced performance based contracts for the civil servants and failure to deliver on contracts would put one’s job in jeopardy.
“The permanence of your job will depend on your ability to deliver,†he said.
This practice has been employed in the private sector for decades now and is a long overdue initiative for the public service.
This is also welcome and hopefully it trickles down to all government processes. Governments often like to measure themselves against inputs, for example, we built so many classrooms, laid so many kilometres of road or enrolled these thousands of students, with little emphasis placed on the outputs of these investments.
Additionally, if well implemented, competence will be emphasised and the case for higher civil service pay will be an easy one to make.
In a world of finite resources efficiency, wherever it can be generated is welcome, but more especially in Uganda where our public administration bill is shooting through the roof. We have to make every coin count.
Additionally, the prime minister should consider a more systematic management of the Government car pool. A cursory observation of how our Government vehicles are abused suggests there is much scope for savings in fuel and maintenance costs.
Mbabazi will be well served to go over the procurement procedure and whether existing protocols are adhered to.
The Prime Minister should be supported in generating this focus on a result-oriented civil service and the results will speak for themselves in years to come.
Mbabazi speaking to resident district commissioners in Mukono on Wednesday said the Government had introduced performance based contracts for the civil servants and failure to deliver on contracts would put one’s job in jeopardy.
“The permanence of your job will depend on your ability to deliver,†he said.
This practice has been employed in the private sector for decades now and is a long overdue initiative for the public service.
This is also welcome and hopefully it trickles down to all government processes. Governments often like to measure themselves against inputs, for example, we built so many classrooms, laid so many kilometres of road or enrolled these thousands of students, with little emphasis placed on the outputs of these investments.
Additionally, if well implemented, competence will be emphasised and the case for higher civil service pay will be an easy one to make.
In a world of finite resources efficiency, wherever it can be generated is welcome, but more especially in Uganda where our public administration bill is shooting through the roof. We have to make every coin count.
Additionally, the prime minister should consider a more systematic management of the Government car pool. A cursory observation of how our Government vehicles are abused suggests there is much scope for savings in fuel and maintenance costs.
Mbabazi will be well served to go over the procurement procedure and whether existing protocols are adhered to.
The Prime Minister should be supported in generating this focus on a result-oriented civil service and the results will speak for themselves in years to come.