Govt losing credibility for breaking SOPs - KJ
The government is losing credibility among the people after repeatedly breaking its own Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs), said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.
He said the government has taken a huge hit over this as the main thing a government needs during a pandemic is credibility.
"When the government is seen...
The government is losing credibility among the people after repeatedly breaking its own Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs), said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.
He said the government has taken a huge hit over this as the main thing a government needs during a pandemic is credibility.
"When the government is seen breaking its own rules its credibility is gone.
"So while we admit there are failures and mistakes, the compound had to be issued and I had relayed this to the prime minister when he arrived at the event," he was quoted as saying by the Malay Mail while speaking at a Bicara Khas programme on RTM1 yesterday.
The Rembau MP cautioned that the people may start to neglect the SOPs if the government continues to not adhere to them as well.
He was referring to the situation that occurred during Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob's 100-day report card event on Dec 9.
The four-day event held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre was packed, with those attending mostly ignoring physical distancing measures meant to curb the spread of Covid-19.
Most of the people came to pay their traffic summons at booths set up by the police and Road Transport Department as the enforcement agencies offered an 80 percent discount for certain offences.
Sepadu failed to ensure SOPs
The event was organised by the Shared Prosperity Delivery Unit (Sepadu).
Khairy, who also attended the event, said everything appeared right on paper but there was no security and lack of SOPs enforcers.
"On paper, everything seemed right but Sepadu failed so they are the ones who should shoulder the blame. We should learn from this and hire reputable organisations to handle events like this in the future.
"I also told Sepadu not to send out such message blasts again. If they do, they should at least have some SOPs in place and notify the people to adhere to them.
"As for fining everyone there, that would be difficult as we would need to find them. So an analysis of the event is needed for us to learn and do better in the future," he added.
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