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Kiambu governor, Kimani Wamatangi.[File, Standard]
One of the enduring questions in governance is how best to improve people's lives. Governments often invest heavily in roads, hospitals, schools and other physical infrastructure, all of which are necessary for economic growth and social progress.
Yet there is another dimension of development that is sometimes overlooked. It is the deliberate investment in people themselves. Across the world, successful societies show that lasting transformation happens when citizens have the tools and opportunities to improve their circumstances. Development is most sustainable when it empowers people to shape their own advancement instead of remaining passive recipients of assistance.
When I assumed office as Governor of Kiambu, I was convinced that meaningful development required a dual approach. We had to invest in major infrastructure projects and create programmes that directly touched the lives of those at the bottom of the economic pyramid. That conviction was not universally shared.
