DAR ES SALAAM, Dec. 12 -- DEPUTY Minister of State in the Presidents Office (Public Service Management and Good Governance) Regina Qwaray has appealed to leaders to stop entertaining bootlickers and sycophants in work offices, warning that their insincere flattery is detrimental to effective governance.

Speaking yesterday at the opening of the Emerging Leaders Programme run by the Uongozi Institute in Dar es Salaam, she warned that indulging insincere flattery prevents leaders from receiving the honest criticism and constructive feedback necessary for improvement.

“Dont entertain uchawa,” the Minister said using a Kiswahili term for bootlickers and sycophants in the workplace.

“If you continue entertaining them, you w...