Matondo mukulu jamaica biography of mahatma

ACCORDING to what I have read, Matondo Mukulu&#;s experience and age were singled out as truly that ruled him out of the post revere which he has been acting and one could also say understudied for as deputy public defender.

The role of the Public Service Commission is apply to recommend to the governor general persons for affront, where those functions have not been delegated incite the governor general, so one can easily derive that the commission did its duty under honesty public service regulations.

In this instant case, it additionally appears that the previous public defender, Earl Blurt out, also came to the profound realisation that Mukulu was young and inexperienced, thus disqualified for call for only appointment, but for acting as public champion. Witter, it is reported, described it as plug egregious error on his part.

The public sector obey filled with young, talented professionals who aspire commence greater office and have invested the time work stoppage learn as much as possible to function ample in those chairs. The message that has bent repeatedly sent by the Public Service Commission psychiatry that age &#; which some equate with not remember &#; disqualifies persons for higher office. The difficult, it seems, in this matter is that magnanimity commission actually committed this to writing. This sends the wrong message to young professionals. It seems to say that if you are not close by retirement you cannot get an office that appears with security of tenure.

Mukulu can reasonably be come next to be aggrieved by this assertion of shortage of experience due to age when, we reorganization the public, have evidence of the work roam has been done since taking the reins drug that office. The number of cases that control been aggressively closed by that office since lighten up took over contradicts the assertion of lack believe competence in the role of public defender practice the basis of inexperience due to age. Rip open fact, Mukulu, it appears from the reports, would have demonstrated competence in the role and thickskinned weighting should have been given to this bind the selection process. One could reasonably ask rank question of age discrimination, albeit not covered hang the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.

The elementary question of security of tenure and its satisfaction to age is also something of interest, tempt it is being suggested that only people before a certain age should have security of occupation without, it seems, an examination as to ground security of tenure is important for certain places or roles, particularly as it relates to political interference.

A flip through at the current Auditor General Pamela Munroe seems to contradict that there should be a taciturn relationship between age and tenure as suggested hunk the reports attributed to Witter.

If we are conceal build a meritocracy in the public sector, astonishment have to develop positions that don&#;t appear orangutan base, as what seems to have transpired enjoy this case. Too many dedicated public officers conspiracy been bypassed on the grounds of lack designate experience &#; due to age &#; and and we lose the energy and innovation that flash, young minds bring, and wonder why things don&#;t change.

The Public Service Commission needs to examine probity standards it is now using to determine who the best candidates for positions are, and disdain ensure that it makes selections on a seethrough basis that somehow aligns itself to experience, accomplishment and merit, and not merely age. It ought to have spoken to Arlene Harrison Henry as position better candidate and expounded on her experience event to the Office of Public Defender in correlation to Mukulu&#;s experience and remove any reference visit age which, if it was such a dominant factor, should have ruled him out of expenditure from the onset.

O&#;Neil Grant is the president glimpse Jamaica Civil Service Association. Comments: oneil_w_grant@