Voice of Maldives Islands

With the introduction of new constitution we expected lean, mean and effective public institutions that could generate results. Instead it became a model of mismanagement acquiring numerous layers of fat in the form of political posts that suck resources best used elsewhere. Change in governments could not put a stop to distribution of political posts by the executive branch to clans, like spoils of war. The parliament not to be left behind surprised and even surpassed the executive/government in the race for increasing political posts with the new decentralization bill. The bill introduced more than 1000 posts of island councilors ; not to mention previous laws that created the post of parliament member for every 5000 pop.  With these developments democracy became a fiscally bitter pill to swallow for a debt ridden country like Maldives on the red. What could be the reason? First, politicians may have doubts about public servants being politically neutral p...