confidence in the members. The situation has not been helped by the nature of the proportional representation electoral system, which holds that members of the General Assembly need not be local citizens and, as such, the public is easily alienated from them. III. Recommendations 359. The APR Panel recommends that Mozambique should: • Depoliticise the appointment of judges in order to protect the integrity of the judiciary [Office of the President; MOJ; General Assembly]; • Train the Judiciary in ethics, accountability and transparency [MOJ; the Bar]; • Make membership of the General Assembly a full-time capacity and in crease the number of days for oversight [Office of the President; General Assembly]; • Ensure that the General Assembly has its own budget, which should be increased in view of greater involvement [MF; General Assembly]; and • Enhance the capacity of the General Assembly through training MPs in policy analysis and oversight functions [CSOs; UNDP/donors]. Objective 5: To ensure the accountability, efficiency and effectiveness of public officeholders and civil servants I. Summary of the CSAR 360. The CSAR notes that the public service of Mozambique has a deplorable reputation for incompetence, ineffectiveness, corruption, bureaucratic red tape and poor service delivery. The incompetence and ineffectiveness are partly the result of the limited well-trained, qualified manpower available for recruitment and the inadequate opportunities for training and continued training of public servants. As a result, there are too many inexperienced people in positions of responsibility that are well beyond their capability. This situation is exacerbated by the insufficient numbers employed in the public service relative to the enormity of the functions of departments and agencies. Recruitment into the service is not merit based, but mainly happens through political party affiliation and nepotism, thus depriving the public service of some of the best candidates available. Those recruited through party affiliation and nepotism do not adhere to professional standards and ethics. They are difficult to control, which impacts negatively on discipline in the public service. 361. Inadequate financial and material resources also affect the performance of the public service negatively. Offices are not only inadequately funded to be run optimally in a financial year, they also are not adequately equipped, especially with information and communication technology (ICT) facilities to speed up op- 131