| What is “governance”? |
"Utawala" ni nini? |
| The term governance often gives rise to confusion because it is (erroneously) assumed that it must refer solely to acts or duties of the government. |
Neno utawala mara nyingi huleta utata sababu huwa linafikirika (kimakosa) kuwa lazima kuhusishwa kwa vitendo au majukumu ya serikali. |
| Of course, governments do play an important role in many kinds of governance. |
Kwa kweli, serikali zina jukumu muhimu katika aina nyingi za utawala. |
| However, in fact, the concept is far broader, and extends beyond merely the State. |
Lakini, kwa kweli, wazo hilo ni pana sana, na linaenea zaidi ya Jimbo tu. |
| For example, we have seen increasing reference recently to the notion of “corporate governance”, a process that involves oversight both by the State and by a host of non-State bodies, including corporations themselves. |
Kwa mfano, hivi karibuni tunaona kumbukumbu inayoongezeka kuhusu wazo la "utawala wa ushirika", ambao ni mchakato unaojumuisha uangalizi wa Serikali pamoja na jeshi ya mashirika isiyo ya Serikali, ikihusisha mashirika yenyewe. |
| Don McLean points out that the word governance derives from the Latin word “gubernare”, which refers to the action of steering a ship. |
Don McLean anasema kwamba neno utawala linatokana na neno la Kilatini "gubernare", ambalo linamaanisha hatua ya kuendesha meli. |
| This etymology suggests a broader definition for governance. |
Etimolojia hii inapendekeza ufafanuzi mpana wa utawala. |
| One important implication of this broader view is that governance includes multiple tools and mechanisms. |
Maana moja muhimu wa mtazamo huu mpana ni kuwa utawala unahusisha vifaa na njia nyingi. |
| Traditional law and policy are certainly among those mechanisms. |
Sheria na sera za jadi hakika ni kati ya njia hizo. |
| However, as we shall see throughout this primer, governance can take place through many other channels. |
Walakini, kama tutakavyoona katika utangulizi huu, utawala unaweza kufanyika kupitia njia zingine nyingi. |
| Technology, social norms, decision-making procedures, and institutional design: all of these are as equally important in governance as law or policy. |
Teknolojia, kanuni za kijamii, taratibu za kufanya maamuzi, na muundo wa kitaasisi: haya yote ni muhimu kwa usawa katika utawala kama sheria au sera. |