I've been tinkering with this idea. And it goes like this...

What if we merge all planning-related ministries into one consolidated ministry. Like say… “Ministry of Economy & Development Planning?

Naive, maybe.

But…
What if one of the reasons planning keeps failing isn’t implementation?
What if it's simply because of the fragmented governance structure?

Today, transportation plans sit in one ministry. Works, Housing, & Physical planning, each in another. Water & environment elsewhere.
Economic planning somewhere far removed.
All different parts of the same engine, but each with its own dashboard, metrics, bottlnecks, budget, approvals, timelines, and politics.


And what do we have?

Fragmented thinking, duplicated spending, slow execution.

So what if we consolidate all of them?
A consolidated ministry would mean:

👉 Reduced cost of governance
👉 One integrated plan instead of competing agendas
👉 One consolidated budget instead of duplicated line items
👉 Single dashboard, smarter metrics monitoring, faster decisions, fewer bottlenecks

And hopefully, holistic planning that works for people.

Of course, I believe fragmentation serves a purpose.
But does that purpose still justify its performance?

Especially since it has for long, seemed like "too much structure" is killing planning and development.
Now it has come to asking whether or not, fragmentation has become a liability.


This is a sincere question I'd love you to join in finding answers to.

I believe it's worth asking:
Would governance work better if planning decisions and functions stopped happening in silos?

Please join the conversation.