It's difficult to see how you've stolen 'my' thunder @Wakanyugi.

Can devolution provide a better education? It seems it can't even hasten our appetite for entrepreneurship. But it's a great opportunity nevertheless.

I think it's a case of those who can, doing. And life going on.

When the new constitution was passed, some counties began to organize what were variously called 'Professionals forums.' I was part of one such forum. On day I took part in a brainstorming meeting on the opportunities that would arise from the new Counties system. They were unlimited!

Most importantly people saw the Counties not as yet another chance to milk the system, but rather as a challenge to leverage limited resources, to create new businesses that would grow the County.

I don't know if this spirit still survives, but the opportunities at County level are still there.

And not just in resource extraction.

Think of services, agriculture, technology, infrastructure, energy, health, all of which are badly needed in virtually every County. Or listen to some of the enlightened Governors (Kidero, Makau et al) talk about the potential in their counties.

The problem I see is that we have again been caught in the, politician-as-hero, trap. Everyone seems to think that the Governors, MP's and Senators we voted for are magicians, who only have to wave their wad and things will happen out of thin air.

I seriously hope this is a short term psychosis. People need to wake up and seize the moment, not wait for serikali to do things for them. Many of our politicians are more clueless than you and I.