I am Emmanuel Kipyegon Rono.

Whereas African gender policies and programmes have been crafted and implemented to eradicate gender gaps, this paper situates debate on their failure to attain their goal. The paper amply demonstrates that the African worldview continues to be relevant to the success of the implemented gender policies and programs in Africa and concludes that, unless thorough research into the African lifeworld is contacted before crafting and implementation of the gender policies and programs to understand the African psyche, and establish a gender communicative interchange between the African and the Western views on gender, ills of ineffectiveness will continue to be witnessed regardless of how grand the gender projects of the West may be. The paper finds this critical for the sustainability of development efforts in Africa. Insights informing the paper were gleaned from various texts, researches done on African gender policies and programs and the world wide website. The paper recommends a research- informed crafting and implementation of African gender policies and programs.

Ingawa sera na mipango ya jinsia barani Afrika zimeundwa na kutekelezwa ili kufuta pengo la jinsia, karatasi hii inaweka mjadala kuhusu kushindwa kwao kufikia lengo lao. Karatasi hii inaonyesha kwa kiasi kikubwa kuwa mtazamo wa Kiafrika unaendelea kuwa muhimu kwa mafanikio ya sera na mipango ya jinsia iliyotekelezwa barani Afrika na inahitimisha kwamba, isipokuwa utafiti wa kina kuhusu maisha ya Kiafrika unafanywa kabla ya kuunda na kutekeleza sera na mipango ya jinsia ili kuelewa fikra za Kiafrika, na kuanzisha mawasiliano ya kubadilishana mawazo kuhusu jinsia kati ya mtazamo wa Kiafrika na Magharibi kuhusu jinsia, matatizo ya kutofaulu yataendelea kuonekana bila kujali jinsi miradi mikubwa ya jinsia kutoka Magharibi inavyoweza kuwa. Karatasi hii inaona hili kuwa muhimu kwa endelevu ya jitihada za maendeleo barani Afrika. Uzuri uliojumuishwa katika karatasi hii umetokana na maandishi mbalimbali, utafiti uliofanywa kuhusu sera na mipango ya jinsia barani Afrika na wavuti ya kimataifa. Karatasi hii inapendekeza utafiti unaotokana na taarifa kwa kuunda na kutekeleza sera na mipango ya jinsia barani Afrika.

Ngandan kikotestai bororiet kotur oratunuek je kerikirindoin kaimutyet ab iyotet, en karatasini kotieme kokon kaimutik jetere tetutionoton. Tetutik jetesendai emet ab Africa koborien ng’oloiot ab iyotet kotokuu kole wendi kosultoi ngot kisib arutunuek jeititoyotin, ak kesip tetutiet nemakat koweni kosultoi tetutionoton en oret ne karan. Ngandan tesetai kong’eme oratunuek joton atepto nepo kiplelajek keyome koporjike kewek atempto nemakat en emet noton nepo Africa komukul. Miten kibakengeisiek jekikejop asi kosulndaen tetutik joton. Kitieme koraa keker kele kakisip tetutik koyop kipng’omutik je tetesendai jikilisiet ne tieme koker kole kaisulnda tetutionoton en oret nenoton. Mwaat kora kole miten tetutik jepo kenet bik konam ge ak tetutionon, konetionoton kotetat kisuldaen en muswoknoton ab kasari kou television ak redioisek, mwoe kipng’omutik kole ngot keboisien orutunuek joton koityin bik jejang’ kanetionoton. Ngot koyojin emotunuek tukul jepo Africa kosuldaen tetutionoton en kipagenge kotoku kole wendi kosulto komabik koimutik alak tukul.

Western civilisation and culture began to creep into Africa when foreigners,’-- mainly Europeans -- quest were aimed at imposing imperial ideologies and pilfering African resources. Since then, African scholars argued that this practice continued even after independence in the continent. A number of challenges face the continent in the 21st century. These include colonial legacy; foreign aid; foreign direct investment (FDI); the climate change debate, Africa and the challenge of the MDGs; and cultural diplomacy as a new tool. This paper attempts to make a few provocative remarks on some of the key debates forming these issues. The paper argues that whether the continent is up on its tasks or not, there is lack of visionary leadership on the African side while Europe has been honest about its interests more than a mutually-agreed partnership with the continent.

Utamaduni na ustaarabu wa Magharibi ulianza kuingia Afrika wakati wageni, hasa Wazungu, walipokuwa wakitafuta kutekeleza ideolojia za ukoloni na kuchukua rasilimali za Kiafrika. Tangu wakati huo, wasomi wa Kiafrika wamehoji kwamba mazoea haya yameendelea hata baada ya uhuru katika bara hilo. Kuna changamoto kadhaa zinazokabili bara hilo katika karne ya 21. Hizi ni pamoja na mizizi ya ukoloni; misaada ya kigeni; uwekezaji wa moja kwa moja kutoka nje (FDI); mjadala wa mabadiliko ya hali ya hewa; Afrika na changamoto za Malengo ya Maendeleo Endelevu (MDGs); na diplomasia ya kitamaduni kama chombo kipya. Karatasi hii inajaribu kutoa maoni yenye changamoto kuhusu baadhi ya mjadala muhimu unaounda masuala haya. Ina hoja kwamba iwe bara hilo linatimiza majukumu yake au la, kuna ukosefu wa uongozi wenye maono upande wa Afrika huku Ulaya ikiwa wazi kuhusu maslahi yake zaidi ya ushirikiano uliokubaliana pande mbili na bara hilo.

Atepto nepo kiplelajek koki inam koit emenyon bo Africa kong’eten koib katiaknatet ab Africa kiplelajek sasa sasana ko kiplelajek jeyopu komosto nepo Europe. Kong’eten yoton kokikowak atapto nepo Africa, kotienge noton neyome bik kosip atepto noton nepo kiplelajek, akot indandan kikowektakei kiplelajek emenywan. Kotesatai koraa bik kosipi atepto noton nenywan. Ake en koimutik je imei Africa koraa kopoto taretet nepo rabishiek ak amitwokik koyop emotunuek joton jepo kiplelajek. Mwaat kelee motokuu bandaptai netokukonot kosuldaoen toretonon neyopu kiplelajek. Tokuu kole momiten kipakenke en kandoik jepo emotunuek jepo Africa koraa, ako tere noton bandap tai. Nekotang’ete kandoik jepo Africa konamke neunek asikotoretkei kosuldaen tetuk jetoreti emutunuek jwak koba tai, kong’ete ijeket komomoje koyan kou noton, ak kong’ete korwojin toretet nepunuu kiplelajek ijeket. Kijeree ijeket kobakaj terijinosiek jetinyen gei asikimuj kekirinda koimutik joton.