Editorial
Implementation of cabinet decisions
It's impact on people's lives
According to a government report, it took 749 decisions, enacted 144 laws in parliament, formulated 24 policies and signed and ratified 57 international treaties and deals in 117 meetings during the last two and a half years. Thirty eight decisions are in the process of implementation while 24 bills are to be made into laws. That is, out of 749 decisions 670 have been implemented. This accounts for 89 percent implementation rate.
We appreciate the volume of implementation of the decisions taken. But people would like to know what positive impact have these decisions made on their lives? Have service deliveries improved radically? Importantly, have things changed in terms of governance?
Admittedly, there has been some improvement in sectors like agriculture, power supply, safety networking and education. Annual Development Plan(ADP) utilisation, which is where the quality public spending is involved, the rate has lagged behind the targets set.
Burning issues of law and order, corruption, price hike of essentials, violence on women still remain largely unattended.
The decisions and rates of implementation are important in themselves. But more important is to have periodic assessment of their outcomes. These evaluations should range from the short through the medium to the long term impact analyses.
We would like to believe that the ministries and directorates have set themselves targets to fulfill on a year to year basis. A segment of the cabinet decisions may be geared to facilitating through policy back-up for implementation of targets so set.
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