Although the plaster is not entirely worn or completely damaged, the Analamanga Region palace is undergoing renovation work. Facade facelift. On average, the renovation and cleaning of the external surface of a building, whether private or public, occurs every 10 to 15 years. This means the work currently underway in Ambohidahy is happening well in advance, since the last major renovation dates back to 2020 at most—six years ago. In fact, the current operation mainly aims to erase the colors of the previous administration under a thick coat of paint. Whether the product is acrylic or mineral matters little; the essential goal is to cover up, particularly the orange. Even if it means first coating the surface with fat lime or carbide residue, rather than using pliolite paint which could inflate costs, the work must be done at any price. Like any facade facelift, it is merely superficial and hides what lies beneath. The question that arises is whether public services (reception, file processing, etc.) have also undergone cleaning and renovation—literally and figuratively—during this period of "fanavaozana." Or is this just a superficial operation, a mere facade limited to the exterior without touching the real nature of things? In any case, a facade facelift aims to protect, insulate, and waterproof the exterior to ensure the building's impermeability to rain, in the meteorological sense. But not to the rain of requests and grievances from users of public services, which represent all activities of general interest in the Analamanga Region. One thing is certain: a facade facelift does not solve the problems of the governed, to whom those in power have shown every color. R.O