Daily Monitor
Monday February 08 2021
Three things in particular come to mind in thinking about reform - democratisation, development and decentralisation.
We seem to be at that place where we need to redefine our democratic aspirations and the state-citizen relationship in order for us to cultivate some mutual respect for all actors in the democratic space.
We also have to rethink our development strategy in line of beneficiaries. And, we should revisit our form of decentralisation in areas where it has gone wrong. If we get these right, there is a good chance the rest will fall in line.
Reform agenda one remains democratisation. The National Resistance Movement (NRM) were initially guided by the 10-point programme and democracy was a core pillar.