The post election violence / clashes / ethnic cleansing or whatever you want to call it in Kenya, opened my eyes to the need for a clear development structure either by the government or by us Kenyans since in my opinion our parliamentarians all seem preoccupied with power, wages, terms in office and cars (login required). I am yet to see a Kenyan leader who really has a vision for Kenya and the will to develop the whole country and not his pocket or region alone.
I know the ninth parliament gave us the vision 2030 which has not really been properly decimated to the public. All I know are bits and pieces about the vision and I am willing to have a look at everything. I might have missed the opportunity to add my voice to the vision in some public forum. I will try and use this blog to address those development issues which will mainly be those affecting infrastructure and development.
You make good points. However the post election aftermath should not blind us to the good work that the Kibaki adminstration had started. Like the CDF (the much tounted equal distribution in resources albeit in very small amounts.), the Youth and Women fund which offered budding youngsters and women access to funds to set up shop. On top of that, farmers were getting more value for their work. Poverty levels reduced by 10%.
ReplyDeleteLet not the turbulent post election period negate the step forward that was made. Certainly all this small steps will not transform us to a first world economy, but they are good starting blocks, which if built upon can take us there. It is now increasingly being suggested that the way forward lies in industrialisation.
Certainly, only that will provide the young men who caused so much havoc with enough occupation in order to leave the rest of us in peace.
The Whole post election mayhem also showed us the weakness in our system of governance. The Presidency is too powerful and the judiciary is perceived to be inept. Add to the seeming collapse of our security forces and you have enough issues that need to be addressed.
The Other thing is the corruption that pervades all sectors of government. It's particularly tragic in the local government.This guys have been getting a lot of money since 1999 but there's been very little to sho0w for it.