Masinga Sub-County residents have supported Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua's move to dismiss corrupt and incompetent officials.
Speaking in Masinga on Wednesday, the residents said the governor should have taken the crucial step a long time ago in a bid to curb corruption in the county.
"Corruption kills a society slowly and it is important for the county boss to start uprooting the corrupt people before they cripple our economy,” said Xavier Kilonzo, a business man in Masinga Town.
"The war against corruption will rid the county of undesirable people and I hope service delivery will improve after the cleanup,” said Simon Silu, a bodaboda operator in Kitangani Town.
However, some residents said Governor Mutua had cracked the whip a bit late in the health sector considering four children had lost their lives under unclear circumstances.
"If this clean-up had started a bit early, maybe these deaths would have been prevented, but it is never too late since other deaths will be prevented,” said Phyllis Mueni, a tailor in Ekalakala Town.