State should think big on unspent Pepfar funds

When faced with vast social challenges, bold action on big ideas often achieves more than a hesitant, considered approach. Consider the different outcomes in the way the Government implemented the Free Primary Education programme in 2003 and the resettlement of internally displaced people several years later. While both ran into unique difficulties, it is clear that the lack of a bold plan in the latter instance led to unique challenges.

Had there been a big, co-ordinated push to acquire land, resettle groups, rebuild homes and the like early on, some of the political and practical problems now being addressed would not be an issue.