| 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 huzua mkanganyiko kwa sababu (kimakosa) inachukuliwa kuwa ni lazima lirejele tu vitendo au majukumu ya serikali |
| Of course, governments do play an important role in many kinds of governance. |
Bila shaka serikali ina majukumu muhimu aina nyingi katika utwala |
| However, in fact, the concept is far broader, and extends beyond merely the State. |
walakini,kwa kweli,dhana hili ni pana inaeza enea za 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,tumeona ongezeko la swala la "utawala wa shirika" mchakato unaohusiana uanagalizi wa serikali na mashirika mengi yasiyo ya kiserikali,yakiwemo 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 arejelea neneo utawala yenye asili kutoka neno ya kilatini "gubernare" linalomaananisha hatua ya uendeshaji meli |
| This etymology suggests a broader definition for governance. |
Etimolojia hili lapendekeza ufafanuzi mpana wa utawala |
| One important implication of this broader view is that governance includes multiple tools and mechanisms. |
Maana moja muhimu wa mtazama huu mpana ni kwamba utaala ina jumuuisha zana na taratibu nyingi |
| Traditional law and policy are certainly among those mechanisms. |
Sera za jadi hakika ni miongoni mwa mifumo hiyo |
| However, as we shall see throughout this primer, governance can take place through many other channels. |
Hata hivo,tutakavyo ona katika somo hili la kwanza utawala unaeza fanyika kupitia njia nyingine 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 kitaasisiyote hay ni muhimu sawa katika utawala kama shria au sera |
