"I Am a Governor, Not a County Commissioner": Natembeya Draws the Line Between Elected and Appointed Power

Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya is making an argument about the structure of government as much as about courtesy. His point is that a governor is an elected leader responsible for a county, while county and regional commissioners are part of the national government's administrative structure, and he does not want to be treated as if he belonged to the second group.

"Ruto, I am not the County or the Regional Commissioner; I am a governor. I am not answerable to you," Natembeya said, rejecting the idea that he reports directly to the Head of State. In his view, that difference has a practical consequence: if President William Ruto plans to visit Trans Nzoia, the arrangements should go through the governor's office.

He was equally specific about what he is not refusing. Natembeya said he would receive the President, but that it is Ruto who should call and ask, and that the President cannot simply land unexpectedly and expect the governor to be there. The objection, as he frames it, is to being summoned without notice, not to the visit itself.

The remarks put a spotlight on how county leadership and the presidency coordinate official visits. The story does not say whether Ruto's office has responded, or whether a specific visit prompted the comments.

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