Governors must be accountable to get more cash

The recurring clamour for more money by counties has become a political song with serious ramifications. Nearly every other day, including the recent stand-off, the country has been treated to theatrics as Council of Governors demand more funding. The national government does not seem prepared to allocate more funds to county governments without adequate accountability. County governments claim the monies allocated to them are below expectations for their operations.

Many county governments are facing problems with payment of salaries and other commitments. We have also witnessed serious problems engendered by the bad relationships between MCAs and the Executive as is the case in Taita Taveta County at the moment. The problems appear many and have affected service delivery significantly in nearly all counties. The clamour for more money is a national problem, a disaster indeed! It is also coming from parliamentarians. This issue needs attention and must be addressed expeditiously so that Wanjiku can enjoy improved service delivery. After all that is one reason why we came up with a new Constitution in 2010.