President Mnangagwa Emmerson of Zimbabwe has told Permanent Secretary of need to merge some ministries in order to remove duplication.
He made this known during a meeting with Permanent Secretary held at the Munhumutupa Offices.
Said he: “I am currently in the process of putting together a new government structure, which should essentially be leaner. This, of course, will entail the merging of some line ministries in order to remove functional duplications as well as contain unnecessary expenditures, so as to enhance productivity and efficient delivery of service.”
He said in doing that, no one would be laid off, except those who had reached retirement age.
He pointed out that those whose ministerial posts would be abolished would be re-skilled and reassigned to other areas in the Public Service.
He said his government would ensure improvement in the national economy, thereby creating good living standard for the people.
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“I am sure you will appreciate that the rebuilding of our national economy and improvement of the livelihoods of all our citizens both urgent and imperative. Our people have endured economic hardships for over two decades, and now expect this new government to turn things around, within the shortest time possible.
“Let us take advantage of the positive optimism among our people, ushered in by this current dispensation, and do our best. This huge weight of expectations from the populace should bid us all to shun the laissez-faire approach to our work, and instead, endeavour to adopt a high-performance work ethic,” he said.
President of Zimbabwe stated further: “Our prime focus should thus be on the implementation of practical solutions to grow our economy, create jobs and boost the incomes our people.
“My Government will have no tolerance for bureaucratic slothfulness, which is quick to brandish procedures as excuse for stalling service delivery to citizens, investors and her stakeholders. Our mantra should be peak performance, peak performance and peak performance.
“As Heads of Ministries, your role is supremely critical in the realisation of the aspirations of all our citizens and stakeholders. I will certainly count on you for success in turning around the fortunes of our economy. Indeed, together, we can do it.”
