The Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak, should not try to re-invent the wheel on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the police to reduce crime as all he needs to do is to use the 2005 Police Royal Commission Report to set the KPI benchmarks in the fight against crime.
In his one-hour interview aired live on TV last night, Najib tried but failed to respond to criticism that he is not serious about combating crime, although he had listed it as the first of the six key areas he want his administration to focus on.
Najib claimed that with the six key result areas spelt out, the government would be more focused as the yardsticks had already been identified.
He added:
“For example, in reducing the crime rate, we have to identify exactly which sort of crime, and by how many per cent we want to reduce it.
“We have to set a high target, but not too high that it is unrealistic. If the target is too low, then the people would think the KPIs are meaningless.”
Former Chief Justice, Tun Mohammed Dzaiddin and Tun Hanif Omar (who were Chairman and Deputy Chairman respectively) and the other 15 Commissioners of the Police Royal Commission set up by former Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to create an efficient, incorruptible, professional world-class police service must be very frustrated to read Najib’s comments, as it meant that all the great work done by the Police Royal Commission for their detailed recommendations and benchmarks for a world-class police service had gone to waste.
If Najib is a bold, innovative and reformist Prime Minister, he would be setting up another Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Police to examine why the Police had failed to benefit fully from the Dzaiddin Police Royal Commission Report and recommendations to perform three core functions to keep crime low, eradicate corruption and uphold human rights.
Instead, Najib is putting the clock back by saying that what is necessary to reduce the crime rate is first to “identify exactly which sort of crime and by how many per cent we want to reduce it”.
Who give Najib such terrible advice if not the Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Musa Hassan?
Najib and every Cabinet Minister should declare their stand whether they agree that a bold decision is needed to stop the galloping crime rate in the country by having a new IGP instead of extending the term of Musa in September.
I said in Parliament that there are 100 reasons why Malaysia needs a new IGP but the following primary reasons suffice:
- Terrible advice to Najib on his Hundred Day Address about combatting crime;
- Failure to fully implement 125 Police Royal Commission recommendations esp. establishing IPCMC to produce an efficient, incorruptible, professional world-class police force to keep crime low, eradicate corruption and uphold human rights
- Led losing war against the rising crime index, which had worsened from 156,315 cases in 2004 to shoot through the 200,000 barrier in 2007 and 2008.
- Parliament responded to Police Royal Commission Report and tripled police allocations in 9th Malaysia Plan to RM8 billion as compared to 8th Malaysia Plan – but Musa failed to deliver.
I will like to know what is the stand of the Barisan Nasional component parties whether Umno, MCA, Gerakan, MIC, SUPP, PBS and others that Musa’s wish to have his IGP term renewed a second time should be denied as Malaysians deserve a new IGP to restore their fundamental rights to be free from crime and the fear of crime.
Are Umno, MCA, Gerakan, MIC, SUPP, PBS and other BN Ministers prepared to take a stand in Cabinet that the country needs a new IGP?
Pakatan Rakyat in general, DAP in particular should also set its own KPI. I am very interested to know how people like Ronnie Liu scores.
Stop protecting these cronies. They are like Khir Toyo to BN.
Mr Lim … post all you want but nothing will happen. The corrupted ways will remain for a long time to come. These people can only be dealt with by God himself as on this earth they think they are gods.
I am however most concerned that in PR there are people who are dirty, dodgy and dealing with underworld people. This is as stated by Wee Choo Keong. What is your take on that?
Of late PR has too many issues on dirty dealings. Jeff Ooi also remarked about it in Penang with one official. So when will you look into this with some form of your own Royal Commisison?
Remember, PR b4 the GE12 stated IT IS NOT LIKE BN, you held yourselves out very high. So what is happening?
///The Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak, should not try to re-invent the wheel on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the police to reduce crime as all he needs to do is to use the 2005 Police Royal Commission Report to set the KPI benchmarks in the fight against crime. “/// – YB Kit
However the six national key result areas (KRAs) were determined from public feedback, opinion polls and media reports, said Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon (“KTK”) (see The Star Monday July 13) which for prevention/reduction of crime is not, conceivably the 2005 Police Royal Commission Report!
Who knows whether public feedback, opinion polls and media reports are really used or heeded and how (exactly) the method of measurement regarding whether KPI’s met or not met?
According to The MalaysiaInsider report 13th July, “the Police Force Commission, which is constitutionally responsible for the appointment and emplacement of members of the police force, has backed a second extension of the service of Tan Sri Musa Hassan as the country’s Inspector-General of Police.
What does either KTK or the 2005 Police Royal Commission Report have to say about this Police Force Commission, which is constitutionally responsible for the appointment and emplacement of members of the police force – what’s the KPI applicable to it?
///….what is necessary to reduce the crime rate is first to “identify exactly which sort of crime and by how many per cent we want to reduce it”…….//
Now I am certain that there is one sort/category of crimes that there is absolutely no will on the part of authorities to combat or reduce and of which even the Opposition will not insist on any meeting of KPI – the crimes/offences of the category like Sedition/Criminal Defamation, Derhaka, and/or Corruption allegedly committed by Opposition officials and dissidents like RPK! :)
In precding thread YB Kit said “Now, Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, in justifying the Cabinet’s latest decision on PPSMI has made the shocking revelation that before the PPSMI was launched six years ago, there had been neither discussion or approval by the Cabinet nor discussion with the parents”.
No discussion with cabinet during TDM’s time? What has TDM have to say about this? How does it reflect on the then cabinet?
But now a complete reversal of PPSMI also has not been done without prior discussion with the parents – remaking of same mistake of history not learnt – how does that impact on the KPI of the Education Ministry now from KTK’s yardstick?
There is this tiff within PKR generated by PKR’s Wee Choo Keong saying that he had received many complaints from Pakatan Rakyat members and the business community that “the office of a councillor was being used as a meeting place for underworld activities”. Here Wee supported allegations of fellow PKR Bukit Antarabangsa assemblyman, Azmin Mohamed Ali’s call for reshufle of state executive council” based on what allegedly was “an open secret in the state’s administrative office”.
In response DAP’s YB Theresa Kok has called for Azmin’s removal as president of Backbenchers Club, responding to his call for reshuffle as “bad atitude and sheer arrogance” Today NST Prime News reports that Selangor state executive councillor Ronnie Liu has “denied that the office was being used as a meeting place for underworld activities” – that the complaints by Wee was “baseless and irrelevant” and “done in bad blood”. See Pg 9 Prime New NST Monday 13th July.
What I understand SpeakUp on July 13th, 2009 16:36 above is that as we clamour for reduction of crime under this thread is there a correspondent – and consistent – clamour for authorities to investigate Wee’s serious claims that “the office of a councillor was being used as a meeting place for underworld activities” and whether the DAP councillor is really engaged in such activities or that Wee/Amin are (like RPK) allegedly skirting on the edge of criminal defamation of the other councillor (either case borders on a criminal element) ?
Ooops – ” What I understand SpeakUp on July 13th, 2009 16:36 above is SAYING is that…. “
Jeff … what I ask is, the allegations of rot within PR is getting too rampant. LKS has stated nothing about it. Even when RPK’s son was charged, RPK came out to say something. LKS says nothing about internal issues other than trying to spin things a bit now and then.
We ask for freedom of speech, we want leaders who fight for the nation without fear or favour. But I hear nothing from LKS about internal issues. Not even when its bad.
Has PR set up any form of KPI? Is performance being assessed? Even the ADUNs and whoever else WILL NOT declare their assets despite always expecting BN to do it.
SpeakUp,
I think your remarks/question – “But I hear nothing from LKS about internal issues. Not even when its bad.Has PR set up any form of KPI? Is performance being assessed?” -is fair. :)
In the sense that if the Opposition wants to convince Rakyat that the ruling coalition is doing wrong that warrants a change of government, the Opposition ought themselves by example set the standards. I don’t mean double standards.
There is only 1 standard … a fair one. If not it ends up like BN. BN learnt it from Animal Farm … some are more equal than others.
PR is cracking in Selangor now.
http://mt.m2day.org/2008/content/view/24261/84/
So where are jokers like Limkaput and Munster now? I love people like them.
Iis all that’s needed to form a government in Malaysia a simple majority of seats in parliament? Can a government be formed by parties who represent less than a half or third of the electorate?
I’m still quite taken with Lee Wang Yen’s PD (whatever it stood for) – a political party that’s not BN and not PR. Although at the time I thought it would just split the anti-BN vote, it seems there’s a political awakening in Malaysia and people are starting to expect something in return for their votes. If there was a ‘3rd option’, and it took votes off both PR and BN, there is an obvious risk of BN winning a general election with (say) 30% of total votes, but still having the majority of seats in parliament. Is it (however unpalatable) possible to form a government on that basis? I expect it is, but I expect there’ll be someone here who knows more or less for sure.
Orang Rojak … one becomes PM when he can COMMAND the majority of Parliament. That can be from a huge coalition of MPs from many many parties.
3rd options do not usually work. They can split some votes but not as a real option because of the law of DUALITY. Only 2 main players in anything. Burger King and Mc D … Coke and Pepsi.
I support SpeakUp’s Friendly and Kind Reminders.
1. I believe People (including myself) are waiting for PK government to sort out the Problems caused by BN bullies, especially in States run by PK. If the lists of problems or Due Diligent had not been done, People cannot be convinced that PK knows and need time to deal with. Thereby, People should provide PK more support in the coming 13th GE. PK should draw the attention of the People that there are a lot of loopholes in the Constitution and many laws. Therefore, 2/3 of majority in the Federal government in coming GE is essential before any practical Reform can be done.
2. In last 12th GE, I believe a number of PK candidates came in with a rush such that People or the Parties did not have time to really screen who should be taken. After more than one year, PK parties should show the People that PK do the monitoring and screening from time to time. Any BAD APPLES should be out!
For the preparation of 13th GE and for Clean and Efficient Parties, the transparency should be there, Silent and Hidding are what People had been sick of with the BN Government!! Please make the difference!!
3. For the existing Government, I believe there are a great number of Rules and Regulations governing the operation of many Departments. Many have their Client Chapters. They should be the KPI to determine if they perform. Setting up New Wheel on KPI away from those Rules and Regulations by the Cabinet or simply a Minister in the PM Department is already a violation of Constitution! They had thrown aways the Rules and Regulations!!
4. For the Police, surely RCI 2005 recommendation should be revealed to see how much had been done by the Police and it should also be used to determine if the existing IGP should be continued.
b) When Police abuse the Rights of People and basically not following Criminal Procedures Code is already a dam Wrong! Police should be responsible for investigation and they should have no option of NO investigation before AG should decide if to take the offense to court.
But, the Police, many a time “decided” NOT to act!!
IF THE APPOINTMENT OF IGP IS SOLELY DETERMINED BY THE CABINET OR THE PM WITHOUT ANY POSSIBILITY OF INTERVENTION BY THE PARLIAMENT, THE LAW AND THE CONSTITUTION MUST HAD BEEN BADLY DONE!!
by SpeakUp: 3rd options do not usually work
I know, you only consider BMW or Mercedes, Lexus won’t do. Chinese or Korean spouse, Japanese won’t do. Rice or … rice. I don’t know that law of duality, please allow me to subscribe to your newsletter.
I think maybe the ‘command majority’ thing is right – the Labour Party in the UK only has 35% of votes (but 55% of seats), the two main opposition parties have 54% of the popular vote between them. If Malaysia’s rules are very similar to the UK’s, then we’re stuck with only 1 other choice if the only goal is to oust UMNO.
The problem with only 1 other choice is that it compels the competition to be better than only 1 other party. A reduction in competition in any market is never very good news for consumers. Burgers and cola it is then.
najib did not invent the wheel. limkamput did.
Bad culture breeds even more bad attitude.
Mass-production of unemployable graduates plus the bias recruitment of incompetent government servants who are lazy and “gaji-butak”, has reached a critical level and a heavy task for the ambitious new PM to handle. Najib will most likely end up like “The sleeping Beauty”.
In a multi-party system it is possible that the ruling party has less than 50% of the popular votes. If you can’t see that, then perhaps you shouldn’t be posting comments here.
Orang Rojak … I got no newsletter la … hahaahaha …
HouseVictim … when we change, then Malaysia will change. Until then, all shall remain as it is no matter who comes into power.
In a multi-party system it is possible that the ruling party has less than 50%
I suspect we may well see the same outcome in Malaysia’s 2-party system at GE13.
perhaps you shouldn’t be posting comments here.
If access to this blog was democratically controlled, I often get the feeling I wouldn’t be able to.
SpeakUp – seen Duverger’s Law? It might be a low-fat substitute for ‘duality’ in a future argument:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duverger%27s_law
when we change
You have changed – you voted against the government in huge numbers at the last election. Chances are, you’ll get a new government at the next. You keep voting against governments for the next 5 GEs, and Malaysia will be like paradise at the end of it.
OrangRojak
Thanks for posting on Duverger’s law. One can learn a lot from blogs!
Just like Justice Chan’s exploration on the Perak appeal judgements.
I believe people are quite interested in educating themselves on how to reform governments. That is something we must all do or perish as a progressive nation.
Yeah blogs and the internet can be most educational!
OrangRojak … change is more than a mere vote. We need to change our ways too knowing its for the betterment of the nation. Look at PR today, fight fight fight … even the whole Kg Pala issue is not over, bigger twist now. Sad la …