This is a continuation from last week’s article, which shone a light on outside interference that undermines the authority of those put in charge of state-owned enterprises.
When these firms are regarded as departments within ministries, it gives certain individuals within the government a sense of entitlement and the mistaken belief that they can freely expend the resources of these entities.
A former colleague once shared that the entity he led had purchased vehicles for essential service delivery to customers, only to be asked by the ministry to provide two cars from the purchase for its own use. He was bold enough and declined.
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