KEMAS infiltrated with Shafie Apdal people!
Najib and BN has to be defeated to save his neck.
Another Brick in the Wall
Jabatan Kemajuan Masyarakat or the Department of Community Development (in short KEMAS) is a Department under the Ministry of Rural and Regional Development (KKLW).
It was established in 1961 as a Division for adult education to abolish illiteracy with the underlying belief that literate parents will appreciate the need to give their children education.
With the launch of New Economic Policy in 1970, its role was expanded role beyond adult education to include children early education, skill training, community development, and professional training and development.
One of the mission is to disseminate information and provide understanding on government policies. It serve to inculcate positive attitude among the rural communities towards development and be self reliant in uplifting their economic, social and educational well being.
The Prime Minister has the progress of KEMAS in his heart. Regular reports are requested for Dato Najib.
On hind sight, Najib made a mistake to appoint Dato Shafie Apdal as Minister of KKLW in 2009 upon assuming office.
Shafie inherited a Ministry that is receiving budget priority from Government in the billions for rural infrastructure, in particular for Sabah and Sarawak.
Today, it is Dato Ismail Sabri. Is it a mistake?
Not sure but it is heard some projects fell on Shafie’s people lap still inside UMNO and it could end up funding WARISAN and PPBM.
The appointment of Shafie was like throwing a corrupt and deceiving man on top of a mountain of money. The Malay has a saying to describe Shafie’s appointment. “Seperti tikus jatuh ke beras”.
Since it difficult to monitor and control the progress report of projects deep in the interior, it is open to abuse. Officers from Putrajaya and state capital are reluctant to visit the site regularly.
Instead of having district JKR verify and certify the work progress and payment, it was done internally by KKLW agencies. Off course, if it is ever done.
There is the likelihood that billions that was meant for rural infrastructure of roads, water, electricity and solar power projects were paid in full to contractors but it is only on paper. It was not completely implemented. Pipes and cables were delivered to the sites and paid for but it was not installed.
The Sabah Watergate corruption case in court reveals money in the millions of ringgit were diverted by corruption into personal accounts and political slash fund.
Shafie may have denied involvement but the only department from the state involved is the Water Department. The money, contract awards, project monitoring, verification, etc. were done by KKLW from Putrajaya.
It is an open secret that the open tender contracts are not really open and the recipient contractors are all his proxies and families!
Shafie knows time is not on his side. The long arm of the law will catch up. He anticipated his proxies – contractors, family members, bankers, lawyers, drivers, and mistress will eventually get rounded up after general election.
Thus he has to go all out politically. Najib and BN has to be defeated to save his neck.
