Roads are an integral part of the development process

Even the indefatigable Raila Odinga has finally admitted it. The minister has agreed that his ministry has let Kenyans down. That is indeed the beginning of solving the problem of bad roads. Odinga now says that new measures have been put in place to ensure that roads are repaired in good time. The sad thing is that such an explanation will do little to sort out the mess of poor roads which we find ourselves in. The only way the government can convince us that this problem has been solved is through the revving of bulldozers hard at work. Only when we see contractors working and government engineers inspecting finished roads can we afford to smile.

The minister has warned corrupt officials in his ministry that their time is up. We support his stance and hope that this time we are going to see many of the country's roads servicing development in all sectors. Without good roads, no map makes sense.

The ministry of public works remains the foundation block of national reconstruction.