Ngurare cracks whip on poor public service delivery

Patience Makwele

Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare has challenged executive directors to end what he described as a culture of poor implementation, weak accountability and wasteful public spending, warning that the government can no longer afford unfinished projects, delayed service delivery and institutions working in isolation if it is to meet the expectations of Namibians.

Officially opening the three-day Senior Government Officials and Executive Directors Retreat at Strand Hotel in Swakopmund on Wednesday, Ngurare said the success of the eighth administration would not be measured by the number of policies the government produces but by its ability to implement them and improve people’s lives.

“The effectiveness of the government is measured not by the number of policies but by our willingness and ability to implement those plans successfully,” he said.