Rwanda: Why Choose to Be a Public Servant?

opinion

Today's public sector environment has come a long way from how things used to be in the 70s, 80s and 90s when public services were seen as a privilege and not a right, and a career is seen as a safe option, especially for senior staff, who enjoyed the sector's solid benefits package, including job security rarely found in the profit-driven private sector.

Unlike in the past where public servants faced little or no accountability demands at all, today's public servants face greater demand for accountability of their actions from those they serve.

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