SALIMA-(MaraviPost)-Nkhatabay has successfully emerged as the best performing district council in education for the last five years.
Nkhatabay was also declared as education overall winer in Malawi Local Government Association (MALGA)’s Third Annual Award Gala Dinner on Friday night, October 18, 2024 in Salima.
This is evidenced in the 2024 Malawi School Certificate Education (MSCE) examinations results which Nkhatabay district emerged also as number one.
Nkhatabay District Council Principal Administrator Moses Jere told The Maravi Post in an interview that dedication, passion and hard working spirit in teachers are secret behind the success in education performance.
“Nkhatabay district council has won the best performing district in education this year again for the last five years. The secret is none other than the dedication of the teachers and hardworking spirit in our kids and learners.
“The awards are very a big motivation to us as a council.It’s just something that is going to make us work extra harder so that we maintain the standards and everything that we put in place to ensure that we are always number one when it comes to performance of the learners and also the hardworking spirit that we inculcated in the teachers”, lauds Jere.
He therefore appeals to other councils, “Let other district councils that work professionally. They must know why they are called teachers, and at the same time, learners must always be encouraged that they have the capacity to do better and they can make it.
“Councils must also learn from us that issues of education requires a concerted efforts. It’s not only about teachers. It’s about parents. It’s about learners themselves. It’s about the community. So everyone must play part in promoting education”.
MALGA Executive Director Hadrod Mkandawire expressed satisfaction with the positive impact the awards have had on the performance of local councils.
Mkandawire observed the awards have improved public officers’ output efficient in local councils.
“This years we have many awards as all district councils showed dedication in their workplaces for better service delivery.
“The awards have motivated many officers in councils to improve work while serving the general public effectively”, lauds Mkandawire.
In his address, Minister of Local Government, Unity, and Culture Richard Chimwendo Banda emphasized the need to promote public officers based on performance, merits to improve quality service delivery.
Chimwendo Banda therefore announcement the promotion of Jere into district commissioner position.