The Economic Governance Programme empowers citizens to effectively participate in the management and development of their economies. The programme involves activities geared towards eradication of corruption, mismanagement and theft of public resources, which are major obstacles to economic prosperity. It enhances the capacity of local communities and their respective sub-sectors to contribute towards the revival and growth of the economy with a view to creating employment and reducing poverty, especially in the rural areas where the majority of the poor live. It targets the agricultural sub-sectors of sugar, maize, dairy, pastoralism, dry land farming, horticulture (fruits and vegetables only), tea and coffee. The programme also focuses on corruption in the management of public resources including the state corporations. The rationale is that funds squandered through corruption and mismanagement of state corporations and other institutions can be redirected to investment in the development of the rural economy if corruption was reduced or eradicated.