Innovativeness is attainable

In fact David Nelson once said "Stop assuming that a thing which has never been done before cannot be done at all". This statement fits well with our Vision 2016 commitment of being an innovative and productive nation. After being reminded on the importance of being innovative, I spent the weekend reflecting on these statements especially trying to figure out the extent to which we have applied the spirit of being innovative in economic diversificitation.

In fact I then recalled that our 2006 and 2007 Independence day celebrations theme was "economic diversification, the key to sustainable development". Appreciating the fact that a theme is not an event but a process, I then interrogated my thoughts further trying to ascertain whether we have been innovative enough as a nation in order to attain the ideals of this theme, especially in the context of a rural setting.