The National Social Security Authority (NSSA) Acting General Manager ,Arthur Manase has pleaded for a chance to grow the authority saying it had potential that can only be realised through avoiding sensationalism.
Staff Reporter
Manase was speaking at the 2020 Insurance and Pensions Journalists Mentorship Programme.
While he admitted that NSSA had had an unpleasant past, he said there were now deliberate efforts to cleanse the authority giving it a new face that is hinged on accountability, honesty and transparency .
“ Give NSSA a chance to grow. It will come through shying away from sensationalism and clinging on to issues of the Past. NSSA had had challenges in the past but there are now deliberate efforts to make sure NSSA cleanse itself of that past .We are creating a new NSSA anchored on transparency , honesty and accountability ,” he said,
On Transparency, Manase reiterated that he was dealing with practices of the past where the authorities business was shrouded in secrecy .
“We are doing away with the past where things were done without anyone knowing what was happening, which project was going on and who was involved. We believe everyone should have an insight on what’s going on inside the authority. This is because NSSA is only a custodian of people’s contributions. NSSA has the potential to grow .What we want to do now is to make sure that the potential is realised,” he said.
He added that there were efforts to ensure that the authority lives up to the promises it has made to its various stakeholders without making excuses while also ensuring Zero tolerance to opaque transactions.
Manase said the henceforth the authority was embarking on projects that projects that will have social impact on the lives of people in addition to overall capacitation of the authority while also maximising on engagements with all its stakeholders .
