Why having more counties will be 'regressive, misguided and foolish'

Prof Gitile Naituli during an interview on December 7,2020 in Nakuru. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

The contentious issue of increasing the number of counties, potentially raising the current count from 47 to approximately 58, has once again taken centre stage in the ongoing reform debates.

This matter first gained prominence several months ago when some MPs vociferously advocated for the addition of 11 more constituencies, saying their respective communities were marginalised.