By: MUSA CONTEH, Snr. GIO, CABSEC

Secretary to the Cabinet and Head of the Civil Service (SCHOCS),  Political  Affairs Minister and Delegation in Kampala, Uganda for the 43rd Association of African Public Administration and Management Conference (AAPAM).

Mr. John Sumailah,  Secretary to the Cabinet and Head of the Civil Service (SCHOCS), Minister of Public Administration and Political Affairs, Mr. Amara Kallon and other Civil/Public Servants/delegates arrived in Kampala, Uganda, on the 25th. November, 2024; to participate in the 43rd Association of African Public Administration and Management Round Table Conference and Annual General Meeting.

The delegation includes esteemed members such as:

-Mr. Amara Kallon      Minister of Public Administration and Political Affairs, Mr. Amara Kallon,

-Mr. John Sumailah, Secretary to the Cabinet and Head of the Civil Service

– Mr. Kalilu O. Bah, Chairman of the Public Service Commission

– Mr. Ansu Tucker, Director General of HRMO

– Mr. Barba Fortune, Secretary to the Vice President

– Mr. Sulaiman  Phoray-Musa, Director of the Public Sector Reform Unit

– Other senior government officials from Sierra Leone’s public sector and civil service.

 

Upon their arrival, the Sierra Leone delegation was  warmly welcomed to Kampala by Mr. Abdul Karim Kargbo, Minister Plenipotentiary and Charge’ d’Affaires of the Sierra Leone High Commission in Kenya.

The 43rd Association of African Public Administration and Management Round Table Conference, themed: “Agile and Resilient Public Administration Framework for Sustainable Development in Africa,”  took place at the Speke Hotel,  Munyonyo, from 26th to 29th November, 2024.

This 2024 conference aims to challenge public and civil servants to rethink traditional governance frameworks. It advocates for the development of systems that are not only responsive to immediate crises but also adaptable to future uncertainties. It focuses  on building exceptional and robust administrative structures and capabilities that can sustain developmental momentum and harness innovations to meet the diverse needs of Africa’s growing population in the 21st century.

The SCHOCS,  Mr.  Sumailah and Minister Kallon led several sessions and engaged in multiple bilateral meetings with their counterparts, ostensibly leading in a proper fashion,  with the goal of modernizing and reforming Sierra Leone’s public sector landscape in a proper manner.