Locals said they were
generally unhappy with the frequent squabbles between Dr Mutua and Mr
Muthama, which they said had slowed down development in the county.
Those The Standard interviewed cited "the never-ending turf wars"
between the two leaders as the single greatest obstacle to development.
"What we expect is service delivery, and each leader will be held
squarely responsible for his obligation, for which he was voted into
office," said Timothy Muli, a registered voter in Kangundo Constituency.
Mr Muli criticised Mutua for giving "false hope" to residents,
particularly on the promise that each household would get piped water by
2017.
"What we have seen most is a lot of publicity over the project, but
nothing much is going on towards that end," he said.Another voter, David
Mutie, blamed Muthama for "opposing everything" that Mutua did.
"The reason we have lagged behind is because Muthama has been working
with some rogue officers in Mutua's administration with the aim of
bringing the governor down," he claimed.
In Machakos Town, another voter, Victor Mutua, said there was still hope
for both Mutua and Muthama to strike a working relationship.
"I believe the leaders can still agree if they want to, for the sake of
development. But that will take honest goodwill," he noted.
In Masinga, which is Mutua's deputy Bernard Kiala's backyard, resident
Jacinta Musyoki said the fallout between Mutua and Kiala had split the
"unity of purpose" between supporters of the two.
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