PUBLIC SERVICE MANAGEMENT CELEBRATIONS IN TANZANIA

The guest of honour and other dignitaries from the high table who accompanied him stood for a while watching the traditional dance which was entertaining the audience at the ground. Standing extreme right is the Kenyan Minister for State for Public service and Administration, who was also the 6th Chairperson of the African Ministers for Public/Civil service, Hon. Dalmas Otieno Anyango, and Tanzania’s Minister of State in President Office, Public Service management, Hon Hawa Ghasia






Photo-journalists and camera crews from various media organizations dominated the scene as they seemed busy almost everywhere to ensure that their targeted readers and viewers are contented enough with the information they carried with them. In the photo above a senior photo journalist Mr. Richard Mwaikenda is seen as if helping his colleague to adjust something on his camera.

As concerns with the history of Tanzania’s Public Management Service, the President appointed new Chairperson and Commissioners of the commission in July 2007 at the State House in Dar es Salaam. The commission’s vision, for instance is to be the role model across the world on good governance and provision of good service in the Public Service Management in the country. The commission’s purpose is to oversee and ensure that employers, employment and disciplinary authorities abide by the laws, regulations and principles in overseeing the issues concerning human resources and working on appeals and complaints presented to the commission. According to section 9(1) of the Civil Servants laws No: 8 of 2002, being read together with section No: 14 (1) on administering the 2003 procedures of the Public Service Commission, the formation of the Commission is as follows:- The Public Service Commission is made up by Chairman and members not exceeding six who are appointed by the President. The appointed secretary becomes the Chief Executive and accounting officer.

JOURNALISTS AT WORK DURING PUBLIC SERVICE MANAGEMENT CELEBRATIONS IN TANZANIA

Tanzanian Minister of State in President’s Office responsible for Public Service Management, Hon. Ms Hawa Ghasia delivering her speech to the audience. Seated on her left side is the Minister of State responsible for good governance, Hon. Mrs Sophia Simba.

Passing a greeting to the audience from the African Union Commissioner for political affairs, is a representative Mrs Julia Dolly Joiner from the high table.

Addressing the audience is Hon. Dalmas Otieno Anyango, the Minister of State for Public service of the Republic of Kenya.

The guest of honour, the deputy Chief Minister of the Zanzibar revolutionary government Mr. Ali Shamuhuna was the last speaker in the series of top most officials who gave their key note address to the audience.




Photo-journalists as well as camera crews showed their skilful work and experience, and funny enough the occasion was aired live by TBC.

This is an Outside Broadcasting Vehicle popularly known in short as OB Van belonging to Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation (TBC), a sole National Television station in the country was at the seen covering the occasion live. A satellite dish was closely connected to the main broadcasting accessories normally used by broadcasters in a live show.

WHAT IS AFRICA SERVICE DAY?

The history of the African Public Service day can be traced back in the year 2001 when Ministers responsible for the public service met in Windhoek-Namibia for the 3rd Biennial Pan-African Conference to discuss various issues related on public service activities. The Ministers noted in their meeting that economic growth cannot take place in a country where the public service is not strong and functioning well. Among other things, the ministers’ meeting decided that the functions and responsibilities of the public service should be recognized and celebrated by governments in all African countries. To that effect, they also resolved that every year African countries should mark the day on 23rd of June as the “African Public Service day”.

PUBLIC SERVICE MANAGEMENT CELEBRATIONS IN TANZANIA

Tanzania’s National Service Cultural Troupe (Known as JKT cultural troupe) entertained the audience in the ground

Another local dancing group was also there entertaining the audience.

Mr. George Ambeshi delivering his speech as a Vote of Thanks on behalf of the Chief Secretary and Head of Public service of the host Tanzania government.




The Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism pavilion of the wildlife division was among the most attractive pavilions. Here an exhibitor is showing to a visitor how staffed heads of wild animals are made. This is a staffed head of a buffalo.


Together with these resolutions, they adopted an Africa Public Service Charter, whose aim was to set standards that would restore prestige and dignity to the public service, and raise performance levels and competence in governments. The principles embodied in the Charter are compatible with the Batho Pele approach as well as other key Government transformation objectives and priorities. Other previous conferences were held as follows:- The first conference was held in Tangiers, Algeria in 1994, The second was held in Rabat, Morocco in 1996, whereas the third in Namibia. The fourth conference was held in Stellenbosch in South Africa in 2003, the fifth conference was held in Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia in 2005 and the sixth conference was held in Johannesburg in 2007. Africa Public Service Day is the day on which Africa as a whole honours all the many women and men whose responsibility it is to serve the people of Africa. It is an important day on the calendar and one people observes.
THE PURPOSE OF AFRICA PUBLIC SERVICE DAY:
This is to bring public servants together to commemorate the value and virtue of service delivery improvement to the communities they serve. To consider the working conditions of men and women who devote most of their lives to serve the public in order to encourage positive interests by citizens in the work of public administration. This is in a bid to create good initiatives, and promote professionalism.

PUBLIC SERVICE MANAGEMENT CELEBRATIONS IN TANZANIA

A man passes close to the pavilion of the Vice-President’s office that is responsible for the Union between Tanganyika and Zanzibar, the pavilion was decorated with portraits of former Presidents of the two countries, the late Mwalimu Julius Nyerere and Sheik Abeid Aman Karume who took to architect the union articles in 1964.

A series of the Ministers of Home Affairs in array since independence. There have had been 20 Ministers of Home Affairs in Tanzania since independence including the current Dr. Laurence Marsha.







WHAT IS THE AFRICA PUBLIC SERVICE CHARTER?
The Charter defines a framework to guide the public services in Africa in taking such legislative, regulatory, technical and practical measures as may be required to create favourable conditions for the proper functioning of the public service and improve the quality of its services. It states and defines the principles and rules of conduct for public service employees, who shall foster a neutral and stable conducive environment to the strengthening of ethical values and the image of the public service, as well as the professionalism of its employees.

PUBLIC SERVICE MANAGEMENT CELEBRATIONS IN TANZANIA

An exhibitor giving explanation to the visitor at the National Housing Building Research Agency’s pavilion (NHBRA)




Students from Agape Mbagala secondary school in Temeke district, Dar es Salaam region contributed a total of Tshs. 330,000 to an organization dealing with the helping of the disabled children in the country. At the organization’s pavilion, I managed to capture the Chairman of the organization Mr. Charles Mapima when receiving the money. According to him, his organization targets to collect a total of Tshs. 800 million (About US$ 650,000).



A woman with visionary disability using a typewriter machine, she is a teacher at Uhuru mixed primary school in Dar es Salaam, this is government school for disabled children. She was brought at the exhibition by the ministry of education at their pavilion to demonstrate how she undergoes her typing skills while her both eyes cannot see totally. It was a wonderful experience to visitors most of whom were perplexed to see her performing her typing skills without missing a word.
These principles and rules of conduct are Equality of Treatment of citizens, Neutrality in service delivery along the objectives of the government of the day, Legality in terms of administrative decisions conforming to laws and regulations, Continuity in terms of ongoing service delivery to customers, Proximity and Accessibility of services, Participation, Consultation and mediation, Quality, effectiveness and efficiency, Evaluation of services, Transparency and Information speed and responsiveness, and Reliability and confidentiality of information concerning citizens . The relations between the public service administration and its employees shall be based on professional merit and respect for human rights. Each public service must also see to the career development prospects of public service employees while ensuring the development of human resources and their self-fulfillments.

PUBLIC SERVICE MANAGEMENT CELEBRATIONS IN TANZANIA

Visitors at the pavilion of the department of the Information Services, a division of the Ministry of Information looking at the old photographs of the national events that took place way back in late sixties and early seventies.

Among the photos that impressed the onlookers was that one of the former Ugandan military President, General Iddi Amin Dadaa who was met by President Julius Nyerere of Tanzania at the airport in one of the East African Community meetings in Arusha. (I presume we could never meet, probably one of the leaders told the other. The two Presidents had a long standing grudge that led to the collapse of the community in 1977 with President Nyerere who declared he could not tolerate to share the same table with Amin). Amin was deposed by Tanzanian forces in a war after he had annexed part of her territorial integrity and claimed to be part of Uganda in 1979 an aspect that forced him to seek for a refuge in Saudi Arabia where he died in 2003. President Nyerere died in 1999 at Saint Thomas Hospital in London due to an illness.

This is when the third Tanzanian Prime Minister, the late Edward Moringe Sokoine (aged 39) was taking an oath of the office on 8th February 1977. He is being sworn in by President Nyerere as the third Prime Minister of the country.





These must be reflected in Recruitment and promotion, Mobility and redeployment, Staff training and development , Motivation of staff, Remuneration and Physical safety, working conditions and security of tenure. The fundamental values of a public service employee shall also be based on a public service rooted in professionalism and ethics. The rules of conduct for public service employees shall be part of an integrated anti-corruption system. The Charter also expresses the will of African States and underscores their political and moral commitment to improve the services provided to citizens and ensure the efficient use of the resources allocated for such services.