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Haiti - FLASH : Speech of Jovenel Moïse on the State of the Nation 09/01/2018 06:11:28
Extract from the intervention of Jovenel Moïse : "[...] Haitian people, The year 2017 was marked by many difficulties [...] Structural constraints with numerous economic, political and social consequences remain strong. [...] The lessons learned from the first 11 months of my five-year period reinforce my determination to pursue the structural reforms necessary for our homeland to become a country where life is good. [...] Therefore, upon my accession to the highest office of the State, aware of the need for the executive and the legislative powers to converge their efforts in the search for the common good, we had agreed to a joint legislative agenda to provide the country with the necessary legal tools for good governance [...] that led to the passing of long-awaited laws to launch state reform, an example of our ability to put ourselves together to launch the country in the path of modernity and economic, social and human progress. [...] it is clear that in order to change our country in the long term, we must first collectively integrate and firmly believe that this is possible. We must go beyond the political gossip, assume our past, to overcome it and face the future with intelligence and responsibility. [...] During this first year of my mandate, I listened to the opposition speaking in the Parliament, in neighborhoods, through civil society organizations or through media [...] The constructive criticism of the parliamentary opposition served as advice and allowed me to adjust some of my actions [...] To my brothers and sisters in the opposition, that do not share the political orientations of my administration, I say that I respect their choices. The plurality of ideas is a vital element for our democracy. [...] For the year 2018, my Administration wishes an additional effort from our Honorable Parliamentarians to complete the Legislative Agenda jointly established in 2017... In the meantime, building on the momentum of 2017, the government is preparing to present to Parliament a legislative agenda for the year 2018 in the fields of investment, strengthening and modernization of judicial institutions, public administration, basic services, climate change, public health, education, employment and youth. [...] It is in this same perspective that the executive power, after many consultations in the framework of the permanent political and social dialogue that I promote, launches the sectoral general states of the Nation. During our exchanges with compatriots from all sectors, we gathered your points of view. Some compatriots talk about national conference or other national dialogue. In the end, the goal is the same: to find a political and social consensus around an irreversible development program, to be carried out over a period of at least 25 years, to finally get the country out of its status of failed State that does not honor the sacrifices of our ancestors. [...] Beyond the political and social struggles, Corruption is the absolute evil, the gangrene that afflicts Our Country; it is a crime against development and the best interests of the Haitian people. I intend to intensify the fight against corruption, embezzlement and theft of state property. Similarly, it is necessary to stop the misbehavior of certain officials [...] to motorists who drive without license plates and even against [...] the ransomers who prevent the people from obtaining the public services to which they are entitled ; to the officials who do not work, but receive their salary; public servants who encourage extra billing to benefit from a rebate; gravediggers of all kinds who make life difficult for the citizens. I announce you that those people who violate the laws of the Republic will be prosecuted and punished. Likewise, the new police unit to fight smuggling on the border testifies to my administration's commitment to thwarting corruption. However, this fight is not only the business of executive power. Parliament must provide the legal arsenal and the judiciary to punish offenders. [...] if the majority of the citizens who are in detention, are arbitrarily, beyond the constitutional deadlines, it is partly because justice does not act. It is also because, beyond the material difficulties, the law and the rules of procedure are not applied. [...] Regarding external relations, Haiti is turning its back on the assistantship. Our country is committed to active partnership, which responds to its priorities. [...] We, Haitians, must recognize that the national development initiative comes back to us [...] Today, we declare, loud and clear, in front of the national representation, in front of all the Haitian citizens that they live in the country or abroad, we declare to the face of the world that the Republic of Haiti now takes its destiny into its own hands. [...] Last year, the Haitian government embarked on a new policy of reforming its diplomacy. It is now oriented towards the pursuit of higher national interests. [...] At the commercial and industrial level, Haiti attaches particular importance to constructive and mutually beneficial relations between all countries. However, Haiti can not, must not continue to be a place of purchase and resale of products of all kinds, without quality control. [...] Youth of the Country, We are convinced that the best migration policy is to strengthen the Haitian state, promote the rule of law, produce more and better, better educate the people, provide basic services and create decent and sustainable jobs... It is therefore in the interest of all our neighbors in the Caribbean Basin, North and South America, in particular, that Haiti can create more jobs, attracting direct investment and producing more for domestic consumption as well as for export. To this end, the Government, together with Parliament, and by strengthening the judiciary, will pursue its policy of improving the business climate, through the following major initiatives: 1) Intensify the fight against corruption by measures to curb extra billing; to improve the procurement process; to clean up the public administration; to secure the border and curb contraband, which continues to deprive the state of the resources it needs to provide basic services to the people. 2) The government will strengthen measures to secure the right to private property... The only obstacle to the guarantee of private property is the weakness of the State, at all levels, calling for the responsibility of the Government, legislators, lawyers, notaries, surveyors, police and other actors in the justice system. [...] The governance program for this year and for the rest of my five-year term is ambitious and requires the participation of all. It focuses on the sense of patriotic duty, continued political and social dialogue, public-private partnership, more equity and social justice, including the recognition of rights, as well as the duties of the citizen to make Our Country a investment destination [...] It is the challenge that all, together, in national unity, highlighting the ingenuity, creativity, courage, bravery and intelligence of our people, 214 years after political independence, we will continue to materialize in 2018." Download the full speech of Jovenel Moïse (PDF) : https://www.haitilibre.com/docs/jovenel-moise-08-01-2018.pdf HL/ HaitiLibre
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