Counties have performed especially dismally with regard to accountability and the rule of law. He cited self-enrichment, nepotism and cronyism as some of the problems in the counties. Curiously, he also opined that the number of counties is too large and suggested they be reduced from 47 to 14. It would be prudent to tackle endemic waste of resources, graft, parochialism and discrimination in the counties before we hold a referendum. The counties must complete contracts on time and the national government must commit to disburse county funds on time.

Source: The Star April 30, 2018 21:11 UTC