I'm convinced the question of development is mainly an issue of governance and leadership.

The development agenda is not a straightforward one; it's a process with serious hurdles, but it's a path we've chosen to go down.

I have been busy working in order to make agriculture a priority sector not on a small scale, but into an agro-based industry.

We are running a very strong and ongoing marketing campaign to get families to send their children to school, particularly girls.

We're trying to bring improved seeds to rural villages to increase yields. We're also trying to improve the roads to make it easier for people to get their produce to the market.

It's rare that we get blindsided this way. In this era of Sarbanes-Oxley, governance is a front-burner issue. I just hope that the scandal doesn't become more widespread.