Counties must learn from civic authorities’ failings

At last month’s congregation in Nairobi of mayors, and town clerks from all over the country, much was expected, but ended up as a mere talk shop.

Considering estimates that should all factors remain constant, over 50 per cent of the population of Kenya will be resident in urban areas in the next decade, a crisis meeting would not be out of place as civic authorities are the ones most knowledgeable about local population demographics and how they would impact on national development.