Dr. Morsi head to Addis Ababa in Ethiopia to attend the African Union summit. His second visit since heading office. And there is yet to be progress on the 100 day program that is was put into play to help address the immediate needs of the Egyptian people.
Is it me or is there way too much formalities being addressed at the cost of the Egyptian people? Where is the new government? The same government that the Freedom and Justice party, that was headed by Dr. Morsi and that was the parliamentary majority, wanted to withdraw confidence from. Apparently the current government it worthy of confidence, or is it?
It baffles me to a great extent the lack of progress. Where are the promises of great investments that the FJP made? Where is the new constitution? Our neighbor, Libya, not only elected a new parliament, they have also put forth a new constitution. Did they learn from our mistakes? Maybe.
I believe that we need to address the following issues with the new government:
We need a government that is transparent in their actions, we need a constant stream of updates of their progress. Even if they haven't achieved something, we'd know they are working on it.
2. Improving Quality of Life (QoL)
Quality of life is one of the most important factors that affect people. We are talking about, working with governmental institutions that is made easier and more efficient, Clean environments, encouragement of growth and entrepreneurship, and availability of general goods and accessibility of services.
3. Speed of Action
The previous government (During Mubarak's rule) had many ideas and initiatives, some that would actually do good. However, they always failed in speed of action or even completion. We are still faced with an archaic system that follows the same rules. Today we live life at the the speed of the internet. We have grown impatient at processes that take years to accomplish. We need action and we need it NOW!
4. Long Term Planning
In addition to plans for a better Egypt today, we need to address where will Egypt be in years beyond the government's expiry date. Ten, twenty, even fifty years from now. And more importantly how we can provide better transparency, QoL, and Speed of action in those up coming years.
In Summary, Dr. Morsi should stop enjoying the formalities and get with the action. The people are getting impatient and restless. We need positive steps that the people can feel. I doubt Dr. Morsi would be taking this at a snails pace if he felt a lot more was at risk.
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