By Andrew Mwanandiye Tembo-(Blantyre)
There are high expectations that Ministry of Lands will set a good example in the promotion of competency at work and be the country’s pioneers in different developments as their employees have undergone a month extra lessons(induction course) offered by Malawi School of government,Mpemba campus.
The employees who were 50 in number from all the regions of the country started getting the lessons on 11 September and completed on 6 October 2023.
Director of Administration for the ministry, Dr Victor Sandikonda confirmed the development saying the coming of the training will help to curb challenges the ministry is currently facing.
He said “The country was struck by several cyclones in the past months and that had added a lot to the work conducted by the ministry, we had received a lot of complaints from the general public. The training offered to our employees will help us to curb some hiccups faced by our ministry”.
Sandikonda disclosed that the ministry had received a lot of complaints from the general public regarding land sharing and selling among other issues.
In his address MSG’s Mpemba campus Acting Director Peter Muthete had commended the trained participants for their notable attention and descent dressing code, the conditions he described as promising.
“May I report that the officers here, have demonstrated maturity and high-level of discipline during the training, it is more than what we expected” Said Muthete.
Muthete also advised the participants to maintain the descent behavior when they go back to their different work positions.
“After this induction course your Ministry, Departments,Agencies, have high expectations, therefore go and be the change that you would like to see”Highlighted Muthete.
Representing the participates ,President for the those who have undergone the lessons,Joseph Boston Kasimba said they are ready to meet the need as to support the government fulfill the 2063 visionary agenda.
Malawi School of Government is a merger of which was formerly known as Mpemba Institute of Management in Blantyre and Malawi Institute of Management serving as Lilongwe campus.