Feb 10, 2015

Is the Addis Ababa Light Rail Safe?

Picture credit facebook* I saw this photo after I wrote this article. 
Is the Addis Abeba Light Rail Transit (LRT) safe? Or is it set to commence providing full services before the upcoming Ethiopian election comes hell or high water?

The problem with democracy is that politicians and their immediate advisors spend as much time strategizing how to manipulate public perception just as much as they spend their time drafting and implementing laws on behalf of the public.
Democratic systems often see projects being patched up in hurry at the turn of an election to fulfill previous campaign promises. That way, politicians can say, “we accomplished this and that”.

Read the full version of my Op-Ed column on Addis Fortune published on Feb 8, 2015. Or simply click the following link. http://addisfortune.net/columns/is-the-light-rail-safe/

Cheers,

Daniel

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