By Correspondent
Government Officers have been asked to observe the rules and regulations of the public service and endeavor to perform their duties to the best of their abilities in order to achieve the required standards.
The Principal Secretary for State Department for University Education and Research Amb. Simon Nabukwesi said by observing rules, Officers will be responsible and ensure that they accomplish their assignments timely.
The PS was speaking today at Jogoo house when he met with twenty six new officers from his ministry among whom, twenty two were from the Directorate of University Education (DUE) and four from the Directorate of Research Science and Technology (DRST). The Officers, mainly former school principals and senior teachers, were recruited by the Ministry early in the year.
Nabukwesi said it is crucial for civil servants to interact and bond as they share successes and challenges during their service delivery.
“Sharing experiences at work provides an environment for right mentorship and mainstreaming in the government,” he said.
The PS encouraged the Officers not to shy away from seeking any clarification from their immediate directors and other senior colleagues who have served the Ministry longer.
Nabukwesi mentioned how glad he was to have a group of energetic officers especially at a time when there are concerns over the wide age gap between the current top management and junior civil servants, thus posing a challenge of succession and continuity after the senior Officers retire from the service.
The PS reminded the Officers to observe punctuality and act promptly on any assignments allocated to them if they are to meet the set deadlines and enhance service delivery. He reminded the Offices that the Ministry of Education has a huge mandate in serving the citizens on matters of education and therefore so much commitment is expected from them to deliver the ministry’s services.
Further, he said that an induction for the officers would be conducted at a later date. During the Jogoo House meeting, the officers were taken through training on security of Government Communication by officers from the National Security.
Also present at the meeting was the Director of Human Resource in the State Department Mugambi Nyaga, Director of University Education and Research Dairus Ogutu Mogaka, Director in the Directorate of Research Science and Technology Gideon Kivengea and Deputy Secretary in the State Department Dan Mesis among other senior government officials.
