The Deputy Minister-Designate for Lands and Natural Resources, Yusif Sulemana, has justified the government’s decision to revoke all public sector appointments and recruitments made after the December 7 elections.
The Bole-Bamboi MP argued that the move was necessary to ensure due process and accountability.
Appearing before Parliament’s Appointments Committee on Wednesday, Mr. Sulemana stated that the revocation was in the best interest of the affected workers, as it would have been unfair for them to work without pay.
“When you do something wrong, someone will have to do something to correct it. I cannot imagine a situation where you will go ahead and employ people when you don’t have a budget for them.
“How then are they going to be paid? I think it is even in the interest of those who are asked to go to start looking for other jobs rather than allowing them to work and, at the end of the day, there will be no money for them to be paid,” he explained.
The nominee also proposed a national dialogue to prevent outgoing governments from making last-minute appointments to benefit party loyalists.
“Instances where you sit in the comfort of your office and select people and recruit them, and we ask them to go home for the proper thing to be done, I think it is the way to go,” he stated.
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