Implementation of policy- key to Malawi's development

Malawi's underdevelopment is a result of not poor policy formulation per se, but poor implementation. This is not to say Malawi has super policies, no..in fact some are so misleading and contradictory that one can only conclude that they are a product of unilateral sectoral efforts and emerged without exploiting the power of multi-stakeholderism... But few if any countries have everything well-crafted...

What we need to do is to implement policies ...In that regard, we need to know that while the private sector, the development partners, CSO inter alia are integral in the implementation process, the dominus stakeholder in many respects is the State. The state must at all times create the needed enabling environment for development by taking various actions which include truthful implementation.

Inevitably, this means the executive cannot escape mention in this discourse...ultimately it must show leadership in policy reform, implementation and in ensuring that the general environment is enabling enough for all stakeholders that matter in objective sense to deliver on their side of the development equation.

This is very important ...we have failed to do this to an appreciable extent since 1994 and we have hence lagged behind all countries we know of not only in the SADC but also beyond.... We need to start making a difference now in order to catch up and better the lives of of our citizens . 

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