A TOP presidential adviser has been on a rare field trip to the northern tourism corridor, spending part of the weekend in Ngorongoro District.

The presidential advisor on political and community relations, Rajab Omar Luhwavi, said President Samia Suluhu Hassan was happy with the positive response to further ensure that the Ngorongoro Conservation Area is conserved.

That means the heads of state is satisfied that people in the area understand what the government is trying to do and on the whole accept that it is acting fairly.

It wasn’t surprising that the presidential adviser pointed at the peaceful environment as having prompted the president to instruct aides to monitor the implementation of current directives in the area.

The point is that the government intends to proceed with moves to ensure the sustainability of conserving the Ngorongoro ‘wonderland’ from devastation.

Assuming that what the presidential adviser said is right, it follows that the impression created by the remarks is correct. The very presence of a top State House official being invited to speak in public as part of vital consultations is evidence of the climate there.

Noticeably, the presidential adviser used the rostrum to illustrate how the calm in the area is a compliment to the president’s governance philosophy, which a range of other stakeholders are finding difficult to accommodate.

The State House emissary commended the people in the area for the show of unity, peace and tranquility, if sporadic events in the past are put aside, as embodying the spirit of the 4Rs – reconciliation, resilience, reforms and rebuilding. The point is that if someone somewhere moves to do what is morally right, the 4Rs are exhibited.

So the 4Rs aren’t something one needs to go to a school of diplomacy or public administration to grasp their meaning or relevance.

Indeed, all meaningful social engagement where the needs of the wider public and national economy are uppermost will unavoidably be embedded in the 4Rs.

There are likely to remain a few areas that the State House in liaison with the relevant regulatory authorities may need to work upon, but there is much hope that the matter will not get out of hand.

There may be people possibly with reasons for detesting tourism, convinced that conservation means leaving indigenous people on the land so the rest shall work out for itself. Obviously this isn’t the view of the government.

Heavy doses of focused sensitisation, education and popularisation will surely come in handy in ensuring meaningful dialogue for the good of our country and nation runs on.