Counties not listening to their people enough

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However, it is apparent that hadn’t he visited the area, Etangale residents would have had to wait much longer to get a decent bridge. Across the country, county governments appear largely out of touch with the reality on the ground. They plan and implement grandiose projects-some which gobble up millions of shillings-without consulting their subjects, although the law requires them to do so. At the end of the day, some of these projects fail to gain traction with the public. Others, of course, turn into white elephants. If they bother to ask the public, county authorities would be shocked by what people really want. Some may want a toilet in the marketplace, a cattle dip, feeder roads, market shades, and so forth; projects that can’t dent the pocket. To identify people’s priority projects, county bosses must learn to listen to their subjects more keenly.Do not miss out on the latest news. Join the Standard Digital Telegram channel HERE.