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| Sunday, 12 September 2004 |
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Appointments to top posts : Reforms vital for good governance by Rohan Mathes Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) opts for administrative and government reforms, needed to improve the performance and accountability of public sector management, sans naming and shaming the wrong people at the right places at present. Following the release of the final report on 'key high posts' Friday at the BMICH, the TISL Executive Director, J. C. Weliamuna, addressing journalists said that nepotism and cronyism was a universal phenomena, but ironically Sri Lanka had not made any attempt to prevent them. "The issue of appointments to 'key high posts' is perceived as one of the major systematic issues that precludes sustainable development in Sri Lanka. The TISL believes Sri Lanka would turn a new chapter in its governance, once the public is made aware of the findings, conclusions and recommendations of the report", he said. He pointed out the overwhelming need for those in high political authority to take into consideration the findings of the report and urged them to join hands with the TISL to establish good governance and make our country a place worth living. The TISL in its report, has examined the practices followed on the appointments made by successive governments, to key positions in government, including diplomatic missions and public corporations. They are of the view that there is a common consensus among the general public, as regards to 'key high posts', which has seriously hampered good governance. The 17th Amendment to the Constitution and the Parliamentary oversight on high posts, have failed in their endeavours. The practice of appointing party loyalists with the change of governments, needs deviation and the appointments have to be made on the basis of merit, efficiency and impartiality. In this scenario and with the aforesaid intention, TISL had launched this project on the premise that a set of criteria should be adopted to ensure transparency and integrity of these appointments. Weliamuna further pointed out that adhoc criticism on ill appointments was not constructive in addressing the issues of such national importance. Analogies and comparisons had been made with specific key countries such as the United Kingdom, India and the USA, for the provision of constructive recommendations needed to rectify the situation. The Project Director M. D. A. Harold and Marketing and Management Consultant Nalin Attygalle also addressed the journalists. |
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