MINISTER of State in the President’s Office (Public Service Management and Good Governance) George Simbachawene has directed permanent secretary in the portfolio responsible for public service management to issue appointment letters to successful job applicants in the various regions.

He told the PS Juma Mkomi that the applicants should get their letters in the regions where they underwent interviews rather than asking them to travel to the Public Service Recruitment Secretariat in Dodoma.

Simbachawene stated that issuing the letters at the regional level will help reduce costs, inconveniences, and the time spent traveling to and from the capital city.

He gave the directive in Dodoma at the weekend while inaugurating Workers' Council at the President’s Office for Public Service Management and Good Governance.

The minister explained that it is unreasonable for a candidate who passed an interview in Kigoma for instance to travel to Dodoma to collect their appointment letter only to be posted back to Kigoma.

He argued that this is a waste of national resources, including the new employees’ time and money.

“This is not fair. We make them tired even before they start their work. Let them collect their letters from the regions where they were interviewed,” he stated, adding that there is need to trust regional administrative secretaries and professionals to handle the task responsibly.

He expressed his desire for a system where, for instance, a candidate who was interviewed in Rukwa collects their appointment letter from Regional Administrative Secretary’s Office in the same region before proceeding to their assigned duty station.

In another development,   Simbachawene directed the permanent secretary to establish a one-stop service centre at the President’s Office for Public Service Management and Good Governance to address public servants’ concerns promptly.

The centre will feature senior officers from various disciplines, including expert psychologists, to ensure that any public servant seeking assistance receives an immediate solution to their employment-related challenges.

Simbachawene explained that the centre will maintain a database of all government employees, eliminating the need for employees to return to their respective regions to correct their records. Instead, all issues will be resolved at the centre.

He emphasised that the initiative will reduce the influx of employees traveling from different parts of the country to Dodoma where many seek personal appointments with the minister or the permanent secretary.