{"id":5775,"date":"2026-09-06T21:48:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T21:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/?p=5775"},"modified":"2026-09-06T21:48:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T21:48:51","slug":"mutua-sounds-alarm-on-kangundo-neglect-development-must-not-be-left-to-decay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/?p=5775","title":{"rendered":"MUTUA SOUNDS ALARM ON KANGUNDO NEGLECT: \u201cDEVELOPMENT MUST NOT BE LEFT TO DECAY\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<h1><strong>MUTUA SOUNDS ALARM ON KANGUNDO NEGLECT: \u201cDEVELOPMENT MUST NOT BE LEFT TO DECAY\u201d<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<pre><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">By Jeff Kizzilah Digital Editor\u00a0<\/span><\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WA_1788731171248.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5776\" src=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WA_1788731171248-300x208.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WA_1788731171248-300x208.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WA_1788731171248.jpeg 581w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>KANGUNDO, KENYA \u2014<\/strong> Former Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua has raised concern over what he described as the worrying deterioration of development projects and essential services in Kangundo, following a tour of the area.<\/p>\n<p>Mutua said the situation was troubling, particularly after residents shared their struggles with access to water and other basic services.<\/p>\n<p>He expressed deep dismay at the state of projects that were once serving local communities, warning that development cannot end with the launch of a project.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDevelopment must be maintained, services must be sustained, and the dignity of our people must always come first,\u201d Mutua said.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>The former CS stressed the need for responsible management and maintenance of public projects to ensure communities continue benefiting from government investments.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Residents used the engagement to highlight challenges affecting their daily lives, with access to reliable water emerging as one of the key concerns.<\/p>\n<p>Mutua said the concerns raised during the tour should serve as a wake-up call for leaders and authorities to prioritise the maintenance of existing infrastructure while addressing gaps in essential services.<\/p>\n<p>The visit has renewed debate over the state of development projects in Kangundo and the need for sustained investment to improve the quality of life for residents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MUTUA SOUNDS ALARM ON KANGUNDO NEGLECT: \u201cDEVELOPMENT MUST NOT BE LEFT TO DECAY\u201d &nbsp; By Jeff Kizzilah Digital Editor\u00a0 KANGUNDO, KENYA \u2014 Former Cabinet Secretary&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5777,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-county-news","category-latest-updates"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5775","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5775"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5775\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5778,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5775\/revisions\/5778"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5775"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5775"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}