INGENIEUR
monitoring and site problem
settlement was given top priority
from top management of JKR
Headquarters.
With
limited
staff then but given many
projects to be implemented
due to the ambitious five-year
development plans, me and my
team had to work very hard to
deliver the projects for various
Government agencies such as
Ministry of Health, Education,
Defense, Internal Security, state
departments etc.
What prompted you to enter
politics?
When I was working with JKR
as an engineer, I was constantly
involved with community works
and social activities for the
welfare of the rural folks.
I was frequently asked to
repair their rural roads, small
bridges, community halls and
water mains. As a Government
department, there is limitation
as some of the requests were
beyond our scope. However,
requests such as village road
repair can be easily settled by
using quarry waste from JKR
quarry.
For works that were beyond
my department’s scope, I then
began to think of other solution
such as seeking fund from
Wakil Rakyat to fund community
project that were badly needed
by them. After some engagement
with these people, I [