Ernst said: "Light industry has begun to receive attention at this stage of our country's development, but industrialization is a complex and enormous issue."
"For the past thirty years, the focus of East Africa's development has always been agriculture, infrastructure, and heavy industry. Even if the One-Five Plan is completed, the problems of East African light industry cannot be resolved, so during the Two-Five Plan, developing light industry will become one of the key government tasks."
Although East Africa is already an indisputable world power in terms of size, its level of development is slightly stronger than Japan and Tsarist Russia among world powers. In comparison with relatively developed countries, East Africa is relatively poor in terms of capital, technology, and foundation.
