Vice President Dr Saulos Chilima has formed a special taskforce to comprehensively review the three Government systems of Allowances, Procurement, and Employment Contracts.
The taskforce will be chaired by the Vice President who is also Minister responsible for Economic Planning & Development and Public Sector Reforms who will submit its recommendations to the President within 90 days.
According to a statement from the office of the vice president the names of the taskforce members are as follows:
Prof. Ronald Mangani
Prof. Nyovani Madise
Prof. Ngeyi Kanyongolo
Prof. Wiseman Chijere Chirwa
Dr. Aubrey Mvula
Dr. Henry Chingaipe
Mr. Steve Matenje SC
Mr. Waki Mushani
Mr. John Suzi Banda
Rev. Elsie Tembo
Ms. Tione Chilambe
Mrs. Zunzo Mitole
Ms. Nwazi Mnthambala
Ms. Jane Kambalame
The statement further states that taskforce will be supported by a team of technocrats within the civil service from the Office of the President and Cabinet, the Public Sector Reforms, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Finance, among others.
Meanwhile — the taskforce will hold its first meeting on Thursday, 25th February, 2021 to agree on the modus operandi including an action plan with clear timelines.
Thereafter, the task team will ensure that the public is regularly engaged and that the taskforce is held accountable by both the President and the people of Malawi.