Re: Nothing works in Kenya, despite all the denials

From: Bongo

To: George Ayittey

Kenya is at crossroads. There is no doubt that the macromanagement under the current regime is better than during the previous regime but there are no institutions that are being put in place for sustainable development.

Most of us in kenya acknowledge that under Moi, things had sink to the rock bed and could not get any lower and that whoever took over could not do any worse and if their main action was inaction, things would still get better.

There are two main factors that cannot allow me to vote in this gov. again.

1.0 Entrenchment of tribalism to the etxent of being dangerous by disenfranchising a majority of Kenyans who are not the president's tribesmen. This marginalisation of a section of the people is what has brought about many wars in Africa including Rwanda, Ivory Coast, Nigeria etc.
It would be sad to have another 5 years of such a tribally inclined gov.

2.0 Lack of long term policies for posterity.
We have to look at the NICs of Asia(S Korea, Malaysia) and S. America(Chile) and two things stand out.
a) long term investment in infrastructure
b) heavy investment in education, particularly at tertiary levels.

What are the policies of this goverment towards the two issues and what has been done in the five years in power?

Bongo