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African Perspectives

Engaging Employees in the Public Service - Best Practices and Future Possibilities

Suzanna Magoti

Since March of 2005, Suzanna has been the Administrative Officer at the President’s Office (Public Service Management) in Tanzania.  Her work focuses on public policy monitoring and evaluation.  In her position as Administrative Officer, Suzanna conducts surveys on the implementation of Public Service policies, laws, and regulations as well as reviews Public Service policies and regulations.

 

Her other work experiences include being a Parliamentary associate clerk (intern), working at the National Microfinance Bank in Morogoro, Tanzania, and being a refugee councillor and welfare researcher for the Tanzania Red Cross Society in Kigoma, Tanzania.

 

Suzanna Joackim Magoti has an Honours B.A. in sociology from the University of Dar es Salaam.


Andrew Monoke Epule

Born on the 16th of march 1978 in Buea, South-West Province of Cameroon.

Holder of a BA Degree in Bi lingual Letters (English & French) with a minor in Communication Techniques obtained from the University of Douala.

Also holds a Diploma in General Administration from the National School of Administration and Magistracy (Ecole Nationale d’Administration et de Magistrature ENAM - Yaoundé) Currently serves as Service Head in charge of Reception and Routing in the Central administration of the Ministry of Public Service and Administrative Reform (Secretariat General)  since june 2005.

Has experience in the Integrated management of state personnel and payroll ( Système Informatique de Gestion Integrée des Personnels de l’Etat et de la Solde.

Takes interest in new approaches to public sector mangement, civil service reform, and institutional and capacity development.


David Roger J. Walugembe 

Born on 21st November 1980, Mr. David Roger J. Walugembe is an Information Science professional who holds a bachelor’s degree in Library and Information Science (BLIS Hons) from the East African School of Library and Information Science, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda.

David began his professional career in July 2004 with the British Council Uganda as Information Trainee. Due to his excellent performance, he was awarded more contracts with the British Council Information Centre as a Customer Services Assistant, Administrative Assistant with Uganda British Alumni Association under the Education Services Department and as a Literature Festival Support Officer with the Programmes Department. Since 1st November 2005 David has been employed by the Government of the Republic of Uganda under the Ministry of Public Service as an Information Scientist. He recently won the Ministry of Public Service Best Performer’s Award for 2006.

As an innovative, self-motivated and flexible student leader, David was the Speaker (2002-2003) and later became the Chairman (2003-2004) of Makerere University St. Henry’s College Kitovu Old Boys Association (MUSHECKOBA). He was the Disciplinary Minister of Lumumba Hall. He is the current Interim Coordinator of the AAPAM Young Professionals group, a responsibility he assumed during the recently concluded 28th Roundtable Conference that was held in Arusha Tanzania.

David has compiled an unpublished dissertation entitled “Contribution of non governmental organisations to the promotion of the reading culture in Uganda: case study of Enhancement of Universal Primary Education Kampala (EUPEK) Project (July 2004).

He is a member of Kololo Rotaract Club who enjoys making friends, reading self-help books, leadership and management related materials. He is a soccer fan who loves listening to music as well as traveling. David is fluent in English and Luganda, fairly comprehends and speaks French and Swahili. He is still single.

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