CS urges appointees to embrace good governance principles
COAST REGION: CHIEF Secretary Dr Moses Kusiluka yesterday told presidential appointees to ensure they make good use of the trust placed in them, serve the public diligently and observe principles of good governance.
Dr Kusiluka stated this in his speech read on his behalf by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Planning and Investment, Dr Tausi Kida during the official launch of a three-day CEOs Induction Programme on Monday in Kibaha District, Coast Region.
The programme developed by the Office of Treasury Registrar in partnership with Uongozi Institute will equip 111 newly appointed heads of State-Owned Enterprises with essential knowledge and networks required to foster productivity in public entities.
The programme, which includes all appointees from 2022 to the present, is designed to equip new executives with key frameworks and concepts to optimise the workforce performance and potential.
“The public expects positive results, we should put public interests first,” Dr Kusiluka said in his speech.
A comprehensive induction programme for newly appointed heads of public parastatals aims to foster the effectiveness and productivity of public entities.
He directed the executives to adhere to laws and regulations while strengthening the management of resources in their institutions.
“You must build healthy relationships with your subordinates and board of directors to bring efficiency,” he counselled.
He asserted that an improvement in the public entities’ efficiency would set a stage for their contribution to the government coffers.
Presently, according to official data, non-tax revenue collected by the Office of Treasury Registrar from Public and Statutory Corporations (PSCs) and minority interest corporations in their totality stands at only three per cent.
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Therefore, he challenged the heads of public entities to pull up their socks so that they could offer more to the Consolidated Fund and eventually complement tax revenue in financing development projects and social services.
“President Samia Suluhu Hassan would wish to see positive changes in the entities that you are leading. We, as the government, need return in investment,” underscored Dr Kusiluka.
Tanzania has a total of 309 State-Owned Enterprises with an investment capital of an eye-watering 75.8tri/-.
For his part, the Treasury Registrar, Mr Nehemiah Mchechu, said the induction programme will offer high-impact sessions, delivered by highly regarded experts from the public and private sector.
He expounded that the mandatory programme will equip new heads of public entities with, among others, skills on strategic resource management, strategic leadership, financial management, public procurement and public investment oversight.
“The induction programme will provide new executives with the essential foundations required to successfully align leadership competencies with the vision of a thriving public sector,” Mr Mchechu pointed out.
He added: “The purpose of the CEOs Induction Program is to induct newly appointed executives to better serve the citizens of Tanzania through exemplary leadership and perform in a way that contributes to real value creation across the government.”
These reforms align with the President’s 4R philosophy, specifically focusing on the 2R elements rebuild and reform to boost the productivity of public institutions for the nation’s benefit.
Earlier, the Chief Executive Officer of the Uongozi Institute, Mr Kadari Singo encouraged the government executives to embrace leadership qualities, including inspiring and leading their subordinates to do better.
He mentioned that it was unfortunate that many leaders focus on technical and administrative issues in their institutions and forget to practice leadership roles.
