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Ha00y 1e, Year& -y able !o*ernor. I ho0e his #ind yo% ,ell2 I a- ha00y abo% he in en ions o# yo%r !o*ern-en o in*i e in*es ors. In*es -en is one o# hose hin!s ha can hel0 a socie y achie*e i s ob3ec i*e o# end%rin! 0ro!ress #or i s 0eo0le. Ho,e*er& e*ery s ra e!y o,ards a rac in! in*es -en -%s be enco%ra!ed a-ids *ery serio%s co%nsel. This is -y con rib% ion in ha accord his year& '("). Firs ly& !o*ernance& like e*ery hin! else in na %re ends o !rad%a e in o chaos ra her han order. +ll he bes 0lans& i is o*er and o*er a!ain #alsely ass%-ed& ,o%ld ens%e hro%!h so-e linear 0a h,ay all he ,ay o he nir*ana o# de*elo0-en . 1o. I is scien i#ically 0ro*en ha de*elo0-en does no ake 0lace hro%!h a linear 0a h,ay. /e*elo0-en only akes 0lace beca%se !o*ernance has aken o a00ro0ria e co-0le4 ada0 i*e sys e-s. +c %ally he bane o# co--%nis- ,as i s insis ence on he #alse 0a h o# lineari y. Karl Ma4 and his ilk idealis ically ass%-ed ha one day all -en and ,o-en ,ill ascend o an in ellec %al 0aradise& so -%ch so all -en and ,o-en ,o%ld all be able o iden i#y ,ha is !ood #or he socie y #or ,ha i is& and hen 0%rs%e i ,i h %ni#or- de er-ina ion. Today ,e ha*e lean o call s%ch hinkin! 5% o0ia6. The .hinese had o really chan!e heir !o*ernance 0hiloso0hy o s ar on he !%sh o,ards i s 3o%rney o# a ho%sand -iles72 .ra# in! co-0le4 ada0 i*e sys e-s req%ires 0er0e %al in*es -en in !rea kno,led!e& !rea -ana!e-en & !rea 0oli ics& !rea -orali y& !rea #riendshi0s and !rea in en ions8 I req%ires 0er0e %al -oni orin! o# he sa-e8 I req%ired 0er0e %al e*al%a ion o# he sa-e8 I req%ires 0er0e %al chan!e and chan!e -ana!e-en 8 +ll ha can be s%--ed %0 as 5i-0ac 0layin! leadershi06. Yo% s ar ed on ha no e. .an yo% con in%e on he sa-e no e76I-0ac 0layin! leadershi069 Secondly& e*ery hin! !ood -%s also de*elo0 ne!a i*e e##ec s. Yo% b%ild a nice ho%se a he e40ense o# a serene !reen. Yo% ill land& de*elo0 se le-en s& -ine7..a he e40ense o# he na %ral ecolo!ical balance. Yo% crea e ,eal h a he e40ense o# i-0o*erishin! o hers. 1o ,onder o%r ne, cons i % ional dis0ensa ion 0laces e-0hasis on 0ar ici0a ory !o*ernance so ha e*eryone has a le!i i-a e e40ec a ion in !o*ern-en a!enda& be hey in er-s o# 0ro!ra-s& 0lans& 0olicies and 0ro3ec s. Kindly& in*ol*e 0eo0le so ha e*ery 0ros0ec o# de*elo0-en o% co-e& !ood or bad& is en*isa!ed #ro- a 0oin o# co--on %nders andin!. Thirdly& #orei!n in*es -en ,i ho% corres0ondin! local -arch %0 leads o sla*ery o# he locals ra her han 0ro!ress. This is #or ob*io%s reasons. E*eryone in*es s so ha hey can -ake 0ro#i s.
In b%siness s ra e!y hey call i he 5bo o--line6. They ,ill 0lay o 0oli ical and e hical !alleries. They ,ill %nleash heir cor0ora e co--%nica ions or 0%blic rela ions ,hi e,ash. They ,ill dona e o chari y. +ny hin!. +s lon! as he 5bo o--line6 re-ains do-inan . This -eans ha e*en as yo%r !o*ern-en kno,- o, ,i h #orei!n in*es -en yo% -%s also enco%ra!e local in*es -en . This can be harnessed hro%!h % ili:in! local sa*in!s #ro- coo0era i*e socie ies& ,el#are !ro%0s& 0ension sche-es& indi*id%al e##or s& dias0ora ca0i al ;bo h real er- and socioc%l %ral ca0i al<7 These yo% o%!h o !i*e 0ro-inence -ore han he #orei!n in*es -en #ace . This is #or he si-0le reason ha any local in*es -en has roo s and direc i-0ac on local li*elihood ,i ho% -%ch ado2 Then s ra e!ic i-0ac assess-en s& enco-0assin! a con#la!ra ion o# heal h i-0ac assess-en & social-econo-ic i-0ac assess-en s& en*iron-en al assess-en s& s%s ainabili y -a ri4 e*al%a ion& in er alia are -%s 0rereq%isi es. For e4a-0le& I #o%nd he 5+!rici y6 0ro0osal a -isno-er. =re0os ero%s. The -odel ,as a 0ic %re o# %!ly concre e 3%n!le re0lacin! he e4is in! serene en*iron-en s. I did no ans,er ,hy he already es ablished concre e 3%n!les canno be rans#or-ed in o be er or!ani:ed concre e 3%n!les. Secondly& ho, is he a!ric%l %ral ci y o e##ec li#e chan!e #or he 0eo0le9 >hy can? ,e de*elo0 he e4is in! Ho-abay& @an!,e& Sondo Ma!%n!a& 1yandi,a& Kend%-Bay& Mbi a& @odi& Oy%!is& Miro!i& 1dhi,a7. in o ,ha e*er ci y ,e ha*e in -ind ,i h e*ery in*es or alloca ed lands and incen i*es as lon! as here is 0ro*en s ra e!y o# balancin! bene#i s o he 0eo0le ,i h in*es or bene#i s. +ll hese clearly #ro- a 0ar ici0a ory 0ros0ec . >hy can? ,e :one *ario%s sec ions o# he co%n y& a00in! #ro- heir rela i*e ad*ana a!es9 So ha he @%-a& Mbi a-Sindo G,assi .o-0le4 can be 0ro-o ed as a o%ris- co-0le4. So ha he en ire lake :one& #ro- Karach%onyo o Mik%y% in G,asi& o he Lake Aic oria Islands ,o%ld be 0ro-o ed as Lake #ishin! :ones. So ha he Oy%!is& @odi& 1 hi,a& 1or h G,asi co-0le4 can be 0ro-o ed as a!ric%l %ral :ones. The #la areas o# Kochia ,i h i s s%i abili y #or irri!a ion ,o%ld 3oin his. So ha Ho-a-Bay-@odi co-0le4 can be de*elo0ed as a -a3or %rban se le-en also ho%sin! %ni*ersi y-ind%s rial co-0le4es& ad-inis ra ion& I.T h%b& a-on! o hers. Fo%r hly& #or e*ery endea*or by !o*ern-en o con3%re %0 co--%ni arian !ood& here is a corres0ondin! -o*e o con*er he- in o sel#ish indi*id%al bene#i s. Indi*id%al bene#i is really he end o# e*ery !o*ern-en al endea*or. Ho,e*er& sel#ish indi*id%al bene#i is really a crea ion o# an ineq%ali y 0aradi!- ,here 0%blic !oods are hi3acked by a -inori y& lea*in! he 0%blic des i % e. Men and ,o-en are inheren ly sel#ish. >hene*er hey see any hin! ha belon!s o he 0%blic& hey cons0ire o -ake i heir o,n& hro%!h o% ri!h %n-i i!a ed #ree en er0rise& he# & conni*ance& yranny o# n%-bers a-on! o her 0hony de*ices. This is ,ha breeds corr%0 ion. This is ,ha breeds ne0o is-. This is ,ha breeds ine0 i %de. +ll hese& co-bined ,i h he abo*e disc%ssed #ac ors con rib% e o %nderde*elo0-en . My 0rayer #or yo% is ha yo% in en ionally 0reside o*er a !o*ern-en ha s ri*es o be on he side o# co--%ni arian !ood as a shield a!ains hese *ices. Thank Yo% and God bless yo% and yo%r !o*ern-en . Kiboyye Oko h-Yo!o& Lak 1yiero @e0%blic& G,assi-S%ba.
Take ano her %rn hen yo% ,ill -ee his yo%n! don in his ,en ies and hir ies ,hose clai- o !rea ness is 0resen a ions o# lar!ely 0la!iari:ed ,ork and a lo o# -edia hy0e and 0ersonal -arke in! ,hich hel0s in bl%rrin! his ,obbly *al%e. Take ano her corner hen yo% enco%n er his old 0ro#essor in his ei!h ies and ,hose clai- o acade-ic !rea ness is syco0hancy& -e ic%lo%s loyal y o his senior?s ideas& -arched ,i h le!endry 0oli ical correc ness and 0rodi!idio%s 0a ience o*er i-e. Talk o# 0eo0le and ideas. Yo% can a00ly he sa-e -odel o en er0rises& SMEs or bl%e-chi0 co-0anies& b%rea%cracies& 0oli ical 0ar ies& a-on! o hers and yo% reali:e ha idea !enera ion #or i-0ac in! 0resence in -ana!e-en rene,al and he h%-an 0ersonali y adhere o analo!o%s 0a erns e*en in di##eren or!ani:a ional and c%l %ral en*iron-en s. Or!ani:a ions req%ire !rea -inds& hear s and -ana!e-en 0ro,ess o ,ea her he ide o# co-0le4i ies ,hich is he ,orld o# socie ies. =oli ical or!ani:a ions are 3%s like any o her. They o%!h o do ,i h he bes li*in! h%-an reso%rce hey can harness. =ar y re*i ali:a ion is abo% #reshness& no*el y and 0oli ical si!ni#icance o# ideas& -o-en s and 0ersona& no a!e. =l%s de-ocracy -%s re-ain he balancin! o# ,innin! n%-bers& ,innin! ideolo!y& ,innin! e hics and sheer 3%s ice in i s *ario%s e40ressions- in ra!enera ional eq%i y& dis rib% i*e& res ora i*e7... >hen any o# hese is s%b3ec ed o %nnecessary abrasi*eness hen achie*in! he necessary linier 0ro!ression ha o%!h o be c%r*ed a he e40ense o# debili a in! co-0le4i ies inheren in 0ar y 0oli ics is ne!a ed. /isr%0 ion o# 5linear 0ro!ression in -o-en %-6 sho%ld only be allo,ed o es ablish -ore s ra e!ic 0ro!ressions. The 0roble- ,i h O/M has ne*er been i s lack o# yo% h#%lness or e##ec i*e re!ional re0resen a ion. I re-ains ,o hin!s. Firs ly& he 0ar y lacks -orali y in s ra e!i:in! #or e##ec i*e 0ar y 0la #or-. + 0la #or- ha is so co-0ellin! so -%ch so ha 0ar y -e-bers *ol%n arily& relen lessly and radically 0%rs%e he-. 1o,& i is i-0ossible o ha*e e*ery 0ar y -e-ber hink he sa-e ,ay. Ho,e*er& an o0en and hones 0ar y 0hiloso0hy hel0s in es ablishin! rans0aren and acco%n able 0oli ical& le!al and e hical bo%ndaries. Secondly& lack o# loyal y& le alone #ierce #ideli y& in #ollo,in! on he #e, s ra e!ies ha are in 0lace. >ha a- I sayin!9 Look a so-e o# he 0ar ies he ,orld o*er. They sell %n-i i!a ed #ree en er0rise as 0ar y ideolo!y- really !reed. They are loyal o !reed ideolo!y and hey are no a0olo!e ic. So-e 0ar ies sell he e hnocen ric ideolo!y& and hey re-ain loyal o i . I# O/M clai-s o re0resen re#or-s& hey -%s slee0 re#or-s& drea- re#or-s and ,ake %0 re#or-s. >hen he 0ar y says all he !ood hin!s b% de0ic s he con*erse- !reed& or!ani:ed chaos as 0ar y no-ina ions& 0lain iner ia in 0ro3ec in! he 0ar y as ei her !o*ern-en or al erna i*e !o*ern-en & 5M. =i!s6 r%nnin! rio ,i h na ional co##ers& %n#o%nded belli!erence o cons i % ional or!ans ha backs o0 de*ol% ion ,hich is one o# he corners ones o# re#or-s in Kenya& la:y 0or rayal o# re#or- a!enda as he 0ar y hall-ark& in olerance #or deba e7. hen hey really look like ro en roses. 1o, o ha*e so-e yo%n! -en and ,o-en clai- #reshness a# er ha*in! been o!e her ,i h he oldies in hi3ackin! he 0ar y no-ina ions hro%!h sheer corr%0 ion& #ra%d and 0o,er o# *iolence& en#orcin! heir ine##ec i*e cronies& boy#riends and !irl#riends in he co%n ies ,here hey con rol& ra racin! #or co%n y enders7..is o say he lis an ab%se o# he a0 i %de o# he 0ar y -e-bers. O/M 0ar y -%s be #o%nded on clear ideolo!y. /oes he 0ar y as0ire #or re#or- 0%ri y or no 9 5To be or no o be& #or ha is he q%es ion6. GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG GG
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Francis I-b%!a in Be rayal in he ci y says so-e hin! o he e##ec ha ,hen a -an carries he b%rden o# an en ire socie y in his -ind& i is no eno%!h o say he is -ad. +00aren ly O,iro shares so-e hin! in co--on ,i h $as0er >endo ,ho is bein! described herein. In $as0er >endo i is like I-b%!a 0ro0hesied he bir h and dea h o# O,iro. I-b%!a *ery ar is ically ,ea*ed a Bbroken *esselB charac er. O,iro ,as a broken *essel by he i-e o# his dea h. +nd no, bo h I-b%!a and O,iro are !one. >ha a ,orld...o# #ic ion and he #ac %al.... GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG G
#ON%T YO! THINK &THE I"" IS TARGETING AFRI"A& SONG IS A LITTLE TOO EMBARRASSING'
+#rican 0residen s ha*e decided ha ,e -%s re-ain a la%!hin! s ock. They insis he +#rican -%s #ore*er re-ain ,allo,in! in % -os sha-e d%e o his inabili y e*en o lie ,i h so-e li le in elli!ence. Take #or e4a-0le his discordan son! o# he 5I.. ar!e in! +#rica6. 1o hin! can be -ore obno4io%s. Firs ly& -os +#rican co%n ries s%00or ed he ins i % ion o# he I... >ha ,ere he leaders hinkin! ,hen hey s%00or ed he I..9 Tha hey ,o%ld crea e an ins i % ion ha ser*es no end9 Like ,e al,ays do in +#rica9 Secondly& he +#rican !o*ern-en s are he only ones ,ho ha*e re#erred cases o he I... .%rren ly he I.. is handlin! *ario%s cases dra,n #ro- nine co%n ries. I is r%e hey are all +#rican co%n ries. Ho,e*er& cases #ro- he /e-ocra ic @e0%blic o# .on!o ;/@.<& 1or hern D!anda& he .en ral +#rican @e0%blic and Mali - all s a e re#errals. The D!andan one is e*en #%nnier as =residen M%se*eni is one o# he +#rican leaders ,ho are b%sy 0ickin! he I.. #or a #i!h . Fro'(() his !o*ern-en has re#erred H cases& h%s he hose o# $ose0h Kony& Aincen O i & @aska L%k,iya & Oko Odhia-bo /o-inic On!,en& hen he %rns aro%nd o deni!ra e he sa-e co%r he so -%ch #o%nd #a*o%r ,i h2 The Kenyan and .I e d?I*oire cases ,ere aken a he- =rosec% or?s ini ia i*e& a% hori:ed by I.. 3%d!es. Ho,e*er as -%ch as he Kenyan case ,as he 0rosec% or?s ini ia i*e& i ,as a de-and& in 3es & o# Kenyan 0oli ical leadershi0. The sa-e a00lies o .I e d?I*oireF Bo h .harles BlJ Go%dJ and Si-one Gba!bo ,ere arres ed #or- he Go*ern-en ?s c%s ody. The /ar#%r& S%dan and Libya ,ere all D1 Sec%ri y .o%ncil re#errals b% ,i h aci s%00or #ro- he +#rican -e-bers o# he Sec%ri y .o%ncil. So& ,ho is #oolin! ,ho9 GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
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