By KATHURE MUKURU
Meru Governor Peter Munya has blamed delay in commencement of some development projects on failure by the national government to let go functions meant for county governments.
Mr Munya said although the constitution was clear on the functions of the county governments, bureaucracy in national government has slowed down development.
Speaking while hosting Standard Group Chief Executive Officer Sam Shollei in his office yesterday, Munya said most affected by the government’s “rigid” stand was roads.
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Mr Shollei, who had paid Munya a courtesy call, was accompanied by Commercial Director Irene Kimani, Managing Editor (Daily) Charles Kimathi and Marketing Manager Doreen Mbaya, among others.
“Why should we have bodies running development projects in our areas while we are on the grassroots and know which projects are most needed by the people,” posed Munya.
He added: “The problem might not be with the President at the top, the problem is some civil servants who want to cling to some opportunities while others use lack of capacity as an excuse to hold on to the roles.”
The governor said he was consulting with various investors to commence roads projects in the area.
“We will be heading to Malaysia next week to equip ourselves with knowledge on cheaper ways of building roads,” he said.
Shollei said devolution had ushered a new dawn in the country. “We have great a opportunity as a country to use the devolved units to empower the people,” he said.
