Unintended consequences

I was challenged earlier this week by the idea that work trying to increase the accountability of government to citizens could even have a negative effect - that it could reduce accountability rather than strengthen it. This unlikely-sounding idea might actually have a point in many cases, and we need to make sure that we at Daraja are avoiding this.

Uhuru, Amani na Umoja

Today is Tanzanian independence day, exactly 48 years since the end of colonial rule on the mainland. This is obviously a day to celebrate, as without freedom there is very little that matters.

It is also a day to think about where the country has come in the past 48 years, and to think about where it's going.