The Need to Review the Logic of Prioritizing the “Hardware” of the AFT over the “Software”
There is a widely known prioritization of the programs of the Agenda for Transformation, AFT, which gives top priority to the building of roads, bridges, dams, ports and power---the hardware, such that governance and human capacity building programs (which are the software) are moved forward at a slower pace. Postponing human capacity development and the development of governance institutions while accelerating implementation of hardware projects can be risky and can cause distortion in long term development. It is better that hardware and software programs are developed in ways that complement each other. This was the original intent of the Agenda for Transformation. There is need for return to the original logic that underpinned the crafting of the AFT and embedding it within the National Vision 2030.
