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This constant screeching noise of @NRMOnline opponents about 35yrs in power i hear, can not be an issue to define their alternate agenda. U can't fault @NRMOnline for winning the peoples' mandate over a long time. May be u can b envious about it. Assess @NRMOnline & it's leader..
..on the basis of its record of performance not longevity only. Longevity too has its merits big time. The question is: 35 yrs of doing what ? Rebuilding every sector ( informal & formal) of life that had collapsed. Resuscitating the economy back to normal macro-economic trends..
.. by squeezing inflation to a single digit & maintaining it at that, creating a diversified export base of the country, building & expanding the economy by prioritising physical & tech infrastructure ( roads, telecoms, broadband, water, electricity), developing human capital..
..thru universal educational programmes 4 all, building a bigger regional market, to mention but a few. I therefore, challenge our opponents to go beyond deceptive Rhetoric & base their contests on superioroty of policy instruments. Falsely labelling @NRMOnline a dictatorship..
..isnt proof of offering alternative leadership. If #NRM has prioritised physical & tech infrastructure in its polcy documents as key enablers of socio-economic growth, what is their counter alternative allegedly superior to this beyond accusing #M7 of being there for long?
...The base created by @NRMOnline can't be disputed. And it's bse of the good policy instruments we design. Remember bad policies stifle growth while good ones stimulate it. Yes, managing growth is always not easy even in large scale business operations. The logical..
...debate now, that contending leaders must answer is: How as a country do we leverage this base & growth created by the 35 yrs of #NRM to grow faster ?. E.g, How do we improve #govt efficiency ( both operative & allocative efficiencies) in the delivery of public services?...
...The gains we are making in public investments in #ICTs for example will bring about this efficiency. The inclusion of social protection programs in other big flagship projects like infrastructure devt is a deliberate policy strategy to bring about inclusive devt..In my view...
...This shd be the line of debate. A debate that provides #answers not #anger . A debate that acknowledges our journey & seeks to build on it, etc.I appeal to the media & all critical thinkers to ignore side-show antics of politicians & focus on these issues of our future..
......And yes, by @NRMOnline insisting on these, it's not only #securingyourfuture but it's also guaranteeing our livelihoods today & tomorrow. To the candidates that bother to focus on these issues, let's hear them out more & more. #M72021 @nyamadon @OfwonoOpondo @DuncanAbigaba
