Problem identification, Zimbabwean Policy Making worst nightmare
Our government of presupposed learned folks irks
the eye and ear as policy making have become policy taking. Arriving at a
policy uptake level either based on populism or personal interest has been
their political strategy. The ever rising issue of banning the import of cheap
and used Japanese cars is yet one step that tells you we are going nowhere. The
Zimbabwean government has resorted to fighting symptoms of the disease rather
than the actual cause.
The willow vale dudes have shown lack of research
as to why people prefer Used cars than theirs. Instead of correcting that, they
lure the policy takers into a dead end personal interest journey. A journey
they think by banning used Japanese cars will see people affording theirs.
Today, the country suffers from many diseases that
shred from the economy, culture to politics. It is a reality that our sick
nation is slowly landing into the intensive care unit fading into a coma.
Zimbabwe is so sick that no one wants to invest through the government because
the future is uncertain. The latest government to deny us support is the
Chinese. Why we have resorted to the Chinese is a response to a disease that
saw the West as enemies and Looked East. Shamefully the East behaved like the
West, just “Mega Deals” that mean nothing to our crisis. In short, I would say
we are under Chinese invisible sanctions.
The government has been superb on giving problem
causes a blind eye since they got into power. Corruption is one main problem
that is high and it is up surged by the absence of law towards those highly
placed in political positions. In any case the President was accompanied by
these same culprits to China. Who would dare give well-known thieves money and
expect it to be paid back or used as agreed.
The corruption issues are causing a sharp decline in FDI noted by
Mangudya.
The country realised $1,2billion from exports for
the first half of the year compared to $2,9billion worth of imports. A clue for
the liquidity crisis cause which was caused by corruption and policy taking by
this government of ours.
Policy Taking driven by populism have seen the
emergence of the Indigenisation Act. The idea could have been noble if it was
addressing a problem, however the Act was and is responding to symptoms of
unemployment not causes of unemployment.
It is sickening that these culprits are aware, and
they are not feeling the heat. No nation hates the Chinese like Zimbabweans.
Ask Zimbos working with or for them, from the diamonds to clothes. Yet, they
are our government`s friend who can`t even transform mega deals into reality.
I am certain and definite that in Zimbabwe we are
going to see any policy being fulfilled. Unless problem identification is
correct. In short problem identification is the foundation of staging a policy
into life. However, when the problem turns to be symptoms, it is best described
as a complete waste of time and resources.
This article was first published in the Newsday Zmbabwe Newspaper on 5 September 2014
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