MINISTER of State in the Prime Minister's Office (Policy, Parliamentary Affairs, Labour, Employment, Youth and the Disabled) George Simbachawene yesterday expressed dissatisfaction with heads of public institutions and departments who mistreat some workers and promote others based on personal interests, saying it stifles development, demoralizes others and creates conflicts at workplace.

He warned unscrupulous officers in the ministry who illegally log into the Human Capital Management Information System (HCMIS), block salaries and monthly deductions of their colleagues to punish them.

He wanted officers in the ministry who have been given the authority to access the system to adhere to ethics and good conduct.

The minister warned officers against revealing information they get in the systems to third parties who are not required to know the same.

Simbachawene said in increasing efficiency in service provision and accountability, the government directed that transfers of public servants be conducted through the e-transfer system.

“It is clear that the transfer of servants through the system will help in getting rid of many challenges, including provision of false information between the client and the service provider,” he said.

The minister said some of the key areas which are being complained about include delay in payments of allowances, use of bad language and failure to oversee the conduct of servants.

Simbachawene also said another challenge was failure to address issues raised by employees who are supposed to be addressed at employers’ level, a situation which makes employees seek remedies from ministers and national leaders which is not the right thing.

The minister was addressing the 11th African Association for Public Administration and Management (AAPAM) held at the Arusha International Conference Center (AICC).

Simbachawene was addressing civil servants, human resources managers, administrators and other heads of government departments from all over Africa who attended the meeting.

With about 600,000 civil servants, the government is currently working to ensure that their performances adhere to job descriptions.

Leyla Mavika, AAPAM Tanzania president, said the association has formed three types of networks namely youth professional network, researchers’ network and women in governance network so as to effectively harness their contributions and capabilities.

Mavika said the meeting was aimed at, among other things, sharing knowledge and the use of information communication technology in managing the public service.

AAPAM Africa president Dr John Makabago said it was high time the association members adopted new technologies in their day to day activities to improve service delivery.