| 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 mingi huleta sitofahamu kwa sababu (kimakosa) hudhaniwa lazima lihusu vitendo au majukumu ya serikali. |
| Of course, governments do play an important role in many kinds of governance. |
Kwa kweli, serikali huwa na jukumu muhimu za aina nyingi za utawala. |
| However, in fact, the concept is far broader, and extends beyond merely the State. |
Walakini, kwa kweli, wazo hilo ni pana sana, na linazidi Nchi. |
| 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, tumeona kuongezeka kwa kumbukumbu hivi karibuni kwa wazo la "utawala wa ushirika", mchakato unaohusu uangalizi kwa pamoja wa Nchi na wingi wa mashirika yasiyo ya serikali, pamoja na 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 anaashiria kuwa neno utawala limetolewa kwa jina la Latini "gubernare", ambalo linaashiria kitendo cha kuendesha meli. |
| This etymology suggests a broader definition for governance. |
Hii etymolojia inapendekeza ufafanuzi wa upana wa utawala. |
| One important implication of this broader view is that governance includes multiple tools and mechanisms. |
Maana moja muhimu ya mtazamo mpana ni kwamba utawala unahusu vifaa vingi na taratibu nyingi. |
| Traditional law and policy are certainly among those mechanisms. |
Sheria na sera za jadi kwa uhakika ni moja wapo wa taratibu hizo. |
| However, as we shall see throughout this primer, governance can take place through many other channels. |
Walakini, kama vile tutaona kote katika maelezo haya, utawala unaweza kutendeka 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, ukawaida wa jamii, taratibu za kutoa uamuzi, na muundo wa kitaasisi: hizi zote ni za umuhimu sawa katika utawala kama sheria au sera. |
