The Egyptian government has urged state employees to move into the new administrative capital by offering a ‘batch of motives’ amid accelerated cabinet procedures to implement the digital transformation and automate government services.
Egypt's Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly ordered on Thursday ministries to finalize the motives to be offered the soonest.
The government plans on moving its ministries and staff to the new capital – it also seeks to commence work mid-2020 while investors have started constructing academic and housing towns.
In Jan. 2018, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi inaugurated the biggest mosque and church in the administrative capital.
The Egyptian government stressed in Dec. that it has no intention to dismiss any state employee after moving to the new administrative capital. It affirmed seeking to maintain all employees’ rights along with developing and raising the efficiency of the state’s administrative apparatus and staff.
During a meeting to follow up on the steps and procedures of moving to the new capital, Madbouly restated that Egypt prioritized the restructuring of institutions and government bodies. The meeting – which was attended by a number of ministers – tackled the latest updates related to relocating staff of ministries and government bodies to the administrative capital.
In June, Sisi called for “commitment to the decided plans for construction work in the new administrative capital and the speedy completion of the main and internal road hubs and site coordination work.”
Egyptian government spokesman Nader Saad noted in November that there were several ways for employees to reach the new administrative capital, as the cabinet had been studying options for bringing employees to the capital, either by contracting with transportation companies or by paying cash for transportation costs.
