| 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 mkanganyiko kwa sababu ya kudhaniwa kimakosa kwamba inapaswa kuelekeza tu 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. |
Walakini, kwa kweli, dhana ni pana zaidi, na inaenea zaidi ya Serikali 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, tumeona kuongezeka kwa kumbukumbu hivi karibuni kwa dhana ya "utawala wa ushirika", mchakato ambao unajumuisha usimamizi na Serikali na mashirika mengi 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 anasema kwamba neno utawala linatokana na neno la Kilatini "gubernare", ambalo linamaanisha hatua ya uendeshaji wa meli. |
| This etymology suggests a broader definition for governance. |
Hii etymolojia inapendekeza ufafanuzi mpana wa utawala. |
| One important implication of this broader view is that governance includes multiple tools and mechanisms. |
Maana moja muhimu ya maoni haya mapana ni kwamba utawala unajumuisha zana na njia nyingi. |
| Traditional law and policy are certainly among those mechanisms. |
Sheria ya jadi na sera hakika ni kati ya mifumo hiyo. |
| However, as we shall see throughout this primer, governance can take place through many other channels. |
Walakini, kama tutakavyoona wakati wote wa mwanzo, utawala unaweza kuchukua nafasi 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 taasisi: yote haya ni muhimu katika utawala kama sheria au sera. |
