This is problematic, because modest growth rates are proving insufficient to meet the expectations of one of the world’s fastest growing populations. In this context, it is perhaps unsurprising that presidential election campaigns have seen extravagant promises of job creation schemes from all three principal candidates, reliant on dramatic increases in government spending or new external investment.
Tatu, na kwangu hii ndio turufu muhimu zaidi, Membe ni ‘shushushu mstaafu.’ Pengine ni vigumu kuelezea kwa undani umuhimu wa kigezo hiki, lakini kwa kifupi, ni vigumu sana kwa mwanasiasa kuingia Ikulu pasi kuungwa mkono na Idara ya Usalama wa Taifa ya nchi husika (angalau katika ‘demokrasia changa’).