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Govt contracts to be based on performance
2005-07-12 07:50:26
By Sharon Sauwa
The President’s Office, Public Service Management, has clarified that government employment contracts do not mean that government servants will be employed temporarily or within a fixed period.
Assistant Director Mick Kiliba made the remarks when he was briefing reporters on the ongoing Public Service Reform Programme.
He said the government programme which aims at employing people on contractual jobs does not mean that people will be employed for a specific period, but will be signing contracts based on their performance.
’’The contract an employee signs defines his/her responsibilities which will be assigned to him in order to meet the required criteria,’’ Kiliba noted.
He added that all employees of different categories will be required to sign contracts according to their knowledge as required by the ministry, agency or the government department.
The deputy director requested the people to understand these changes the government has initiated and that government servants who fall under this category fulfill the requirements set by the government.
The aim is to make sure that all government servants perform their duties well so that productivity could be measured in accordance with the plan, he said.
He said the Public Service Reform Programme started last year with the President’s Office, Public Service Management in Dar es Salaam and now the programme is being implemented at regional and district levels.
He said this step has been taken considering the world changes and this does not mean that government servants will continue to work on a permanent basis forever.
’’It was wrong for the people to assume that the government would issue contracts like other international and local companies,’’ he observed.
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