The vision 2030 is built on the platform of what was known as government’s economic recovery strategy whose purpose was to bring social, economic and political changes in our eroded systems through reforms. By this I mean, people want to see the following things done right:- unbiased justice by judiciary when it is interpreting laws, creation of new employment opportunities to enhance the living standards of people, unite communities, equal distribution of public resources and lastly integration of women, youth and people with disabilities into the mainstream society to ensure their participation in decision making. The problem is that, the economic pillar [industrialization] which was supposed to be the mover of the other two pillars namely social and political pillars is not properly managed to enhance equity in the distribution of resources despite the fact that we now have devolved county governments which in our dream we thought they would bring services closer to the people by allowing them plan for their own development agendas which, unfortunately is not the case. My argument on this is that having identified the pillars of development, it wasn’t wise to have pushed the three pillars at the same time - wisdom demands that if one wants to kill a bird while chasing two, he/ she shouldn’t try to kill both at the same time using same stone. Therefore, it would have been better if the government had chosen on one pillar, define all its sectors and implement them fully - for instance, we could pick on agriculture and carry out a conclusive research in that field and make it the starting point for the other two pillars. In order to actualize the above, we need capital, however, the question will be, where do we get it? The answer is simple - we could for instance reduce certain government allocations e.g. reduction in salaries of MPs, senators, independent government offices and commissions through an act of parliament to save money for this cause. We could also reduce unnecessary development projects e.g. terminate certain departments and ministries whose functions are not a priority to save money and use it for instance in the development of arid and semi- arid lands [ASALS]. If the above was perfectly done, it would become the first step in addressing the problem of marginalized regions in the country as far as distribution of resources is concerned. Once we have enough water, the government could then subsidize on crop seeds and fertilizers for farmers and if this project could be given a framework of 5-10 year period, we could get enough food for domestic use and export. If the above conditions were adhered to, we could then add value to the surplus and through such arrangements industrialization and development could begin from there. The reason why we could not achieve some of the major objectives of the vision 2030 in its 1st and 2nd phases was because we tried to implement all the three pillars at the same time. For instance, education sector is a long term activity and therefore it was not wise to engage things like laptops in schools when actually we don’t have classrooms, electricity, trained personnel, security and food for the nation. This means that we cannot implement our educational systems and agricultural activities at the same time. We need some time to plan one activity after achieving the objectives of the other. Development is a ‘process that involves changes in our social structures’ and therefore it is important that those changes be gradual.WILL THE VISION 2030 MEET ITS OBJECTIVES?
Posted on: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 08:43:00 +0000
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