Since the late 1990s, most donor countries have repeatedly demanded proof of improvement in "governance" - in what relates to corruption, improvements in accountability and the rule of law. 
Tangu mwishoni mwa miaka ya 1990, nchi wafadhili nyingi kila mara zimekuwa zikidai ushahidi wa kuboreshwa kwa “utawala” – katika kile ambacho kinahusiana na ufisadi, uboreshwaji katika uwajibikaji na utawala wa sheria.