Linda Mphande, Director of Agriculture and Natural Resources for Zomba District, has called on staff to adapt and innovate in the execution of their activities.
During a quarterly review meeting for Programme for Rural Irrigation Development (PRIDE) on Monday, Mphande emphasised the importance of using the meetings to introduce new approaches and set benchmarks for progress.
Expressing her concern, Mphande noted that despite several review meetings, staff members were “operating business as usual.”
She added, “We need to change the way we conduct our activities. Why should we continue to have review meetings that have no impact?”
The director warned that action would be taken against officers who fail to adapt to changes and continue to carry out activities in their old ways.
Mckenkly Dupu, one of the senior officers in the department, concurred with Mphande, stating that failure to adapt to change has been a major setback in the department and has contributed to the stagnation of some projects.
“Some officers take the whole month to submit their activity reports. This has heavily affected implementation of some of our activities,” Dupu said.
By Solister Mogha, MANA
