VP CHILIMA WINDS UP REFORMS PROGRESS REVIEWS FOR MINISTRIES

Vice President Dr Saulos Chilima, who is also the Minister of Economic Planning, Development and Public Sector Reforms has completed Quarterly Progress Reviews on the Reforms Contract implementation with Government Ministries.

The contracts were signed between the responsible ministers and President Dr Lazarus Chakwera, on November 23, 2020.

Chilima started the exercise with the Ministries on March 9, 2021.

“Like I indicated on the first day, the review process is expected to indicate how the Ministries are moving away from process-based to results-based reforms. This means that this first quarterly review has focused more on progress in terms of processes being undertaken to achieve and implement the reforms.

“After wrapping up this exercise today, the Ministries will now carry out self-assessments to be followed by a joint results-based assessment of their performance. The findings will then be sent to His Excellency the President, Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera before the findings are communicated to the public.”

According to Chilima, next on the line are Parastatals, District Councils, Constitutional Bodies, the Judiciary and the Legislature.