Good afternoon. Complaints by the More Integrity group of NGOs about the selection process for members of the technical commission that is to support the reform talks among the political parties, as we reported yesterday, deserve to be taken seriously. The commission is more than just a secretarial body: it will be in charge of the process of drafting proposals to reform the various aspects of state machinery under review, such as considering reducing the powers of the president, depoliticising state institutions, decentralisation, and job creation measures.
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At present, the commission is made up of 18 members, all nominated by the political parties, and is chaired by Edson Macuacua, a Frelimo member and secretary of state for higher education in the government. As yet, nobody represents Venâncio Mondlane, the most popular opposition leader, an anomaly that will hopefully be resolved when his party is registered (see below). Several of the members are from very small and obscure political parties, who do not have a track record of public service. As we noted yesterday, some of these people seem more interested in the status and benefits (like pay) that come with sitting on the commission, than with the reform process itself.
