malaysiakini and a NO-BRAINER Inquiry

Just 2 words are necessary to determine the findings of any unbiased inquiry into why many Malaysians are not interested in working for the government : KETUANAN or MERITOCRACY.
According to this malaysiakini article Why the disinterest in civil service? the EPU will conduct an official inquiry into why the problem exists.

To me it should be a no-brainer and probably the EPU is not the best organisation to do the study. I am sure there are NGOs who can produce a more independent audit of government recruitment and promotion policies.

It is no secret that many senior non-Malays were consistently bypassed for promotions in the 80s onwards and the very few who remained were too senior to move elsewhere or they became comfortable on the job.
The many protests about the woman who was appointed the PKNS GM speaks volumes of the attitude of the PKNS staff.

Unless the government is serious about transparency in the following employment factors, this so-called inquiry is a real waste of time:

1.Recruiting policy and intakes.
2.Training opportunities.
3.Promotion prospects.
4.Non-interference by "big shots"
5.Fairness and consistency in practices.

To me any government that wants to control the civil service performance and provide a good service to taxpayers should create a more balanced work force that is highly motivated.