COMMENT | Credibility – KJ, the govt must have it before it can lose it

“When the government is seen breaking its own rules, its credibility is gone.”

- Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin

COMMENT | To his credit, Rembau MP Khairy Jamaluddin has been the only one in government who has gone on record and expressed his views on the farce that occurred during Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob's 100-day report card launch on Dec 9.

The four-day event held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre was packed with participants mostly ignoring physical distancing measures meant to curb the spread of Covid-19.

But since when did this government have any credibility in the first place to lose it? Since when did it care about image, integrity, trustworthiness, good governance and other positive traits which come with an open, transparent and efficient government?

Has it ever run the government based on principles and economic fundamentals? How many U-turns and flip-flops has it been making in its policies? Has it ever occurred to the leaders that their announcements and pronouncements should be taken with a pinch of salt?

It has been a case of one set of laws for itself and another for the rest, a case of “our interests” over those of the people.

Just look back at the early days when the...