December 18, 2009 22:12 PM
from BERNAMA.COM
PETALING JAYA, Dec 18 (Bernama) -- The government has the political will to ensure every programme under the six National Key Result Areas (NKRA) are implemented to provide the best service to the people said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon.
"If there is no political will, we will not have exhibited the NKRA documents. We would have just kept it a secret," he told reporters when asked whether the government had the capability to implement the NKRA.
Koh, who is also the chairman of the Performance Management and Delivery Unit (Pemandu) Board said programmes aimed at reducing crime and increasing People's Volunteer Corps (RELA) had already been implemented.
"Some of the objectives may be short term and some will take longer to do, and some may be trajectory such as for crime. As the reporting system becomes more efficient, we will actually see an increase in crime reports, but if measures are implemented correctly, we will see the impact in crime reduction," he said.
Meanwhile, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Idris Jala who is also the Chief Executive Officer of the Pemandu Board said the 1Malaysia GTP roadmap to be announced next month, was a strong evidence of the government's political will for transformation.
Idris said they had received about 1,000 written comments and 70 per cent of them agreed with the six NKRA.
He said although some were still not convinced that the plans would be implemented, the government is committed to see it succeed.
"Some came with the pre-conceived idea that civil servants were pathetic. But now they are seeing something different and also the cabinet ministers are totally committed to implement the NKRAs," he said.
Earlier, DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang who was among those at the open day commended the NKRA but was skeptical of the government's political will to implement them.
"They are at least making some progress and the deep problem of corruption is being admitted. But is there the political will to break the back of these problems like those of crime, poverty, deteriorating education standards, and making for higher quality of life.
"While what has been presented today is commendable, does it permeate the entire political and cabinet level? asked Kit Siang.
Citing zero tolerance for corruption as one of the target of the transformation, Kit Siang said cabinet ministers were not talking about it.
He said ministers must come forward and the entire cabinet must be committed to the transformation of the government.
"Unless these KPI programmes are reflected by policies and statements by ministers in their daily activities, there is going to be a deficient in public confidence," he said.
Lim said when the government declares a transformation plan, immediate action must be followed.
-- BERNAMA
