LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-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.

She therefore cautioned the public officers against leaking important documents, especially on social media calling it an act of indiscipline.

The trend according to Zamba portrays a lack of proper attitudes and behaviour.

She also pointed out sabotage among public officers saying is against patriotism and denying people access to quality services.

Zamba was speaking upon opening 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.

SPC Zamba therefore agrees with the feedback that the civil service has lost its position hence an appeal to all civil servants for mindset change also.

She observes that restoring the glory of the civil service requires several interventions including imparting knowledge and skills to civil servants.

Zamba therefore hopes that through continuous training and investing in its personnel, the civil service could regain its position and that all set procedures would be followed.

“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,” she said.

MSG Director General Dr. Asiyati Chiweza assured the general public of the quality and tailor-made managerial training provision for outstanding civil servants’ work output.

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