By DARLINGTON CHILUBAWHEN technocrats are summoned to appear before Parliamentary Committees, the public is exposed to how the vast bureaucracy of government operates.Senior civil servants are, sometimes, made to answer questions about events that occurred before they joined a particular Ministry or Government agency.It is a difficult and daunting task for anyone and somehow, they answer as aptly and as professionally as they can under pressure.What the public often underplays is the principle of government continuity exercised by the technocrats. For them, the business of government does not operate according to electoral cycles that dictate political goals. To the technocrat, government business is seamless and unending.Politicians are different. Firstly, they are directly answerable to the electorate and for a limited period. Secondly, they are not the only choice available to represent their specific domain and thirdly, people demand results too soon, sometimes.This can either create a panic politician who must blame the world; or a […]
THE LEGISLATURE AND THE NATIONAL MINDSET
