By Ronald Toito’ona
The Solomon Islands Government for National Unity and Transformation (GNUT) 100-days Policy agenda officially came to an end on 17th September, 2024, but the Prime Minister, Jeremiah Manele is yet to be informed of how much his administration has achieved.
While he refrained from providing an exact percentage of achievements, he confirmed that his office is in the process of compiling the official report.
Speaking to members of the media today, Mr Manele said “our office, the Policy Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation Unit (PIMEU) is presently compiling the report. Once the report is finalised, we will be able to determine exactly how much we have achieved.”
The policy agenda, launched on June 12, 2024, set out to address critical challenges in the Solomon Islands across four key pillars: National Unity, Good Governance, Economic Recovery, and Human Capital Development.
While the Prime Minister refrained from providing a quantitative evaluation before the release of the full report, some milestones were publicly acknowledged, including the National Economic Summit.
However, other initiatives, such as the Electoral Reform and National Laboratory Policy, require further monitoring and implementation.
Despite the initial optimism surrounding the program, the government faces scrutiny over whether the 100-days policy has fully delivered on its promises.
With 37% of the policy focusing on governance reforms, 36% on economic recovery, 17% on human capital development, and 10% on national unity, Solomon Islanders are waiting to see whether these initiatives have made tangible improvements in their daily lives.
Honiara resident Clyde Iro said “people are very interested in what the GNUT government has achieved in its 100-day plan, especially in terms of improving the economy and fighting corruption.”
He told In-depth Solomons tonight that he worries the same thing might happen again, just like when the last government, led by Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare from 2019-2024, didn’t meet most of its goals during a similar 100-day plan.
Prime Minister Manele was also a minister in that government.