After months of criticism over ballooning state payrolls and opaque appointments, President Muizzu has announced a new policy on government hiring.
Framed as reform, it promises restraint, structure, and oversight. But it also raises a harder question: is this a genuine shift in governance, or a reluctant response to public pressure?
In his new column, Saif looks at what the policy actually does, what it leaves untouched, and whether it marks a turning point or just another cycle of correction after excess.
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https://maldivesindependent.com/by-saif-fathih/reform-or-remorse-the-presidents-new-policy-on-state-hiring-8069
Column By Saif Fathih
Saif Fathih is a columnist at the Maldives Independent and a serving member of the Malé City Council for Galolhu North. With his educational background in communications, international studies and public policy, he previously worked as a journalist, editor and public policy advisor, with roles including senior policy director at the ministry of national planning and editor of Ocean Weekly Magazine. Saif began his career as a radio producer and presenter at Minivan Radio, writer for Minivan Daily, and translator for the British High Commission and the European Union Mission to Sri Lanka and the Maldives. He is also the host of Ithuru Vaahaka, the Maldives Independent podcast.
