I attended a meeting of concerned Americans and Kenyans about the current Ethnic Conflicts in Kenya. It was large gathering of people with different perspectives of Kenya.
In another meeting, someone asked me about the conflicts in Africa. What is the one thing that would improve conditions in Africa? Health or Education was the obvious suggestions. Surprisely, I thought if I had to chose just one thing, then it would good governance.
Prior to the meeting with the Kenyans, I would have said something like health or education. But when you look at Kenya, you see that good governance is needed above anything. One of the Kenyan said that the presidents of Kenya have acted above the law. I met another Kenyan and he voiced the same problem with the structure of the Kenyan government, that is, too much power.
I hope and pray that it does not take African countries decades to realize that good governance is a must.
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