Idris: Koh the sole KPI minister and "my boss"

Damage control.

Upon swearing-in as a Senator, new minister Idris Jala dispelled media confusion that implied he's, effectively, a sub-minister reporting to a backdoor minister:

"I know the blogs have been quite confused about it. There is no minister reporting to a minister. There is only one minister in charge of KPIs and that is Koh, and I am the CEO of Pemandu, reporting to him."

Idris also clarified his dual role as a minister and as a CEO for a government agency:

"As the CEO of Pemandu, I am not working in the capacity of a minister, as I report to one minister (Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon). There is no duplication of ministerial roles.

However, we are not too sure if Idris will be just a part-time minister with full-pay if what theSun reported implies something outlandish but fiscally outrageous:

Idris said his duties as a minister without portfolio will be assigned to him from time to time.

On the other hand, in The Star, Idris was quoted as saying that Dr Koh is his “boss” in charting the specifics of the KPIs.

Idris was also quoted in the MCA-owned paper as saying that his first task is "to establish what the Government has done so far in its efforts to implement Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)".

I suggest Idris read Aniza Damis (May 2009) to fathom what his "boss" has had in mind. Pick out the excess baggage before he could fly.

FAMOUS LAST WORDS... Anyway, Idris's appointment as a minister has robbed another Umnoputera's chance of becoming a member of Najib's bloated cabinet, the same way Idris was seen as having robbed another Umno's endorsee the chance of helming MAS three years ago.