Nipate
Forum => Kenya Discussion => Topic started by: Empedocles on December 04, 2016, 03:02:42 PM
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As long as we Kenyans pretend that corruption is only perpetuated by "the other side", we'll never stop the true thieves. Kenyans of all tribes in positions of power are systematically looting from every single one of us:
273 lawmakers looted Sh4 billion from CDF kitty in one year (https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000225694/273-lawmakers-looted-sh4-billion-from-cdf-kitty-in-one-year)
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There's a problem with Kenyan in general.
Citizenry should sit down and redefine how to measure success. There's need for total overhaul of society values and an authoritarian government need to play a central role.
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I thought CDF was ruled unconstitutional by the courts.. or unlawful.. How did parliament circumvent the law after the ruling
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I thought CDF was ruled unconstitutional by the courts.. or unlawful.. How did parliament circumvent the law after the ruling
Pfft, which law(s) does our political class not circumvent when it's to their advantage and as long as they know wanainchi will never ever see their own as eating?
How MPs will share out Sh35.2 billion CDF cash (http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000167072/how-mps-will-share-out-sh35-2-billion-cdf-cash)
Members of the National Assembly yesterday released a new schedule of how they want to share out Sh35.2 billion allocated for the Constituency Development Fund (CDF).
In the MPs’ schedule, constituencies with higher poverty index like Kwale, Kilifi, Wajir, Mandera, Kitui, Makueni and Turkana counties won big, with many of them getting over Sh150 million each in the next financial year.
In their submissions, Sh23.8 billion will be shared equally among all the 290 constituencies, Sh1.7 billion will be for emergencies and Sh7.9 billion will be spent based on the poverty index of the constituencies. About Sh1.7 billion will be retained at the national level for the CDF Board to run the secretariat.
This comes just four months after the High Court declared the fund illegal, and at a time when MPs are engaged in a litigation overdrive to save the multi-billion shilling fund that is used to implement projects in their constituencies.
The money will be released any day from next Tuesday as MPs race against time to spend the billions before expiry of the year-long ultimatum issued by the High Court for them to either abolish the fund or regularise it.
The MPs will share the money even after they denied the Senate a Sh1 billion fund for oversight in the counties. The rejection has forced the Senate to push for a referendum to enhance their powers.
The lawmakers have also allocated Sh2 billion within the CDF plan to be used by the 47 woman representatives. The women MPs finally have a kitty to address gender issues, including equality and the fight against female genital mutilation.
Our MP's, irrespective of tribe, are blatantly stealing funds meant to help their own voters. Then the same voters line up to watch them dance while they convince us it's the other tribe who's looting.
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The governors forum should sue and have the 35.2 billion allocated to counties or go straight to certain general fund such as high school education fund for needy kids. The judge who ordered this should hold parliament in contempt.. very sad that court rulings continue to be mocked and ignored
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The only problem is that most of these monies are borrowed. Most of tax collections goes into paying salaries.
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Our MP's, irrespective of tribe, are blatantly stealing funds meant to help their own voters. Then the same voters line up to watch them dance while they convince us it's the other tribe who's looting.
Real change in Kenya will come in one of two ways:
(1) Some real leaders will pop out of some place.
(2) The sheeple will use their heads in voting, demanding their rights***, etc.
The chances of either happening any time soon is next to zero. If there were insurance companies that insured generations of populations, Kenya's current one would be declared a "write off" and the country given money to get a replacement. There is no such company, so we'll have to wait for evolution to work.
***The last demo (in Nairobi) against corruption had something like 20 people, about half from the "do-right" body that organized the demo.
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And here they go again, joined in their greed to continue making all of us pay with not a single dissenting voice:
MPs to walk away with Sh6.7m each after serving for four years (http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/MPs-to-walk-away-with-Sh6-7m-each-after-serving-for-four-years/539546-3477798-dgb3ru/index.html)
Members of Parliament will walk away with Sh6.7 million each at the end of their term next year, drawing from the Sh2.8 billion that the Treasury has allocated to pay their service gratuity.
The hefty payout will bring to a close the five-year bonanza that the MPs — including senators and members of the National Assembly — have been enjoying since they arm-twisted the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) to let them earn unlimited allowances for committee sittings.
It is also the latest demonstration of the heavy burden that taxpayers have carried to keep a pampered and bloated government afloat.
It would take 51 years for a Kenyan — whose average income stood at Sh131,504 last year — to make the Sh6.7 million each MP will take home at the end of their term.
The service gratuity amounts to nearly 80 per cent of an MP’s annual basic pay, which has grown to Sh8.5 million.
Moi and Kibaki pension will rise to Sh74m next year (http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Moi-and-Kibaki-pension-will-rise-to-Sh74m-next-year/539546-3477470-i5oxj0/index.html)
Former presidents Mwai Kibaki and Daniel arap Moi will see their pension increase by 15.6 per cent next year, reflecting the burden to taxpayers of keeping the former heads of state happy in retirement.
The former presidents have been allocated Sh74 million for pension next year up from Sh64 million in the year ending June, according to estimates in the supplementary budget tabled in Parliament last week.
Retirement benefits of former presidents have come under sharp criticism, especially in the past couple of years when allocations increased by large margins even as the government insisted it had put in place austerity measures to deal with a bourgeoning wage bill.
If awarded equally, the larger package assures each retired president of a monthly payout of Sh3 million — an amount that is higher than President Uhuru Kenyatta’s official salary of Sh1.5 million.
The High Court last year stopped the government from paying allowances worth millions of shillings to the two former presidents after finding that they were an unnecessary burden to the taxpayers.
The Attorney-General has since appealed the decision, allowing the two to continue enjoying the high packages.
Sections of the law that the court nullified entitled Mr Kibaki and his predecessor, Mr Moi, to a Sh379,500 house allowance per month, a fuel allowance of Sh247,500, entertainment perks Sh247,500, and utilities Sh379,500.
Mr Kibaki signed the perks into law two weeks before his retirement, effectively awarding himself millions of shillings on his way out.
The supplementary budget indicates that the former presidents have a separate benefits budget, which currently stands at Sh58.8 million or Sh4.9 monthly. This budget will remain unchanged next year.
The law also entitles the duo to two personal assistants, four secretaries, four messengers, four drivers and bodyguards.
Taxpayers also cater for workers in Mr Kibaki’s Nairobi office which was bought at Sh250 million three years ago and Mr Moi’s office at Kabarnet Gardens off the city’s Ngong Road.
Parliament passed the generous package as an incentive for politicians to leave office voluntarily in the knowledge that their comfort was assured.
The package has also come under heavy criticism on grounds that the retired presidents left office as rich men with property worth billions of shillings and vast business interests.
Mr Kibaki stepped down from the presidency in 2013 after serving two five-year terms while Mr Moi retired in 2002 having been in power for 24 years.
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Kibaki and Moi cannt die soon enough
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CBK pays its chair Sh6m retainer in year of no meeting (http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/CBK-pays-its-chair-Sh6m-retainer-in-year-of-no-meeting/539552-3479050-152j4st/index.html)
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) paid its chairman, Mohammed Nyaoga, Sh6 million in allowances without holding a single board meeting — raising corporate governance queries in an institution that regulates the country’s financial services sector.
The CBK’s latest financial statement shows that Mr Nyaoga received the amount, which translates to Sh500,000 a month, as a retainer even as the institution remained without enough directors to form a quorum for meetings.
Mr Nyaoga’s huge retainer for no work done is effectively the price that the Kenyan public paid for President Uhuru Kenyatta’s decision to leave the bank without directors for almost two years.
Yesterday Mr Nyaoga said he had been paid a retainer but no sitting or mileage allowances during the period under review.
He, however, declined to disclose how much he is paid in retainers — contesting the Sh6 million captured in the financial statements.
“As to the details of the account figures clarify with CBK auditors,” he said.
Mr Nyaoga was the CBK’s only non-executive during the period under review.
Other members of the board in office at the time were Treasury Principal Secretary Kamau Thugge, who is an ex-officio director, and CBK governor Patrick Njoroge, an executive director.
As an ex-officio member of the board, Dr Thugge is paid sitting allowances and is not eligible for any other payment.
Non-executive directors do not take part in day-to-day activities of the CBK, mainly because they are meant to be independent overseers of the management.
The financial statements show that Dr Njoroge earned an average of Sh1.75 million per month last year, the CBK having booked Sh21 million for remuneration of executive directors.
Dr Njoroge, as governor, is the CBK’s sole executive director.
Previous year’s financial statements showed that the bank paid its seven non-executive directors Sh20 million for the six meetings held.
The revelation of the hefty payments to Mr Nyaoga’s retainer signals the CBK’s failure to exercise prudence in the management of its resources, which would make it difficult for the regulator to question similar behaviour by commercial banks.
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They should take the whole budget and share. Kwani iko nini
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And here they go again, joined in their greed to continue making all of us pay with not a single dissenting voice:
MPs to walk away with Sh6.7m each after serving for four years (http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/MPs-to-walk-away-with-Sh6-7m-each-after-serving-for-four-years/539546-3477798-dgb3ru/index.html)
Members of Parliament will walk away with Sh6.7 million each at the end of their term next year, drawing from the Sh2.8 billion that the Treasury has allocated to pay their service gratuity.
The hefty payout will bring to a close the five-year bonanza that the MPs — including senators and members of the National Assembly — have been enjoying since they arm-twisted the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) to let them earn unlimited allowances for committee sittings.
It is also the latest demonstration of the heavy burden that taxpayers have carried to keep a pampered and bloated government afloat.
It would take 51 years for a Kenyan — whose average income stood at Sh131,504 last year — to make the Sh6.7 million each MP will take home at the end of their term.
The service gratuity amounts to nearly 80 per cent of an MP’s annual basic pay, which has grown to Sh8.5 million.
Life is just super sweet for these guys. They will take it fully intending to be back in the next iteration of parliament. And they don't have to show anything for it.
Moi and Kibaki pension will rise to Sh74m next year (http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Moi-and-Kibaki-pension-will-rise-to-Sh74m-next-year/539546-3477470-i5oxj0/index.html)
Former presidents Mwai Kibaki and Daniel arap Moi will see their pension increase by 15.6 per cent next year, reflecting the burden to taxpayers of keeping the former heads of state happy in retirement.
The former presidents have been allocated Sh74 million for pension next year up from Sh64 million in the year ending June, according to estimates in the supplementary budget tabled in Parliament last week.
Retirement benefits of former presidents have come under sharp criticism, especially in the past couple of years when allocations increased by large margins even as the government insisted it had put in place austerity measures to deal with a bourgeoning wage bill.
If awarded equally, the larger package assures each retired president of a monthly payout of Sh3 million — an amount that is higher than President Uhuru Kenyatta’s official salary of Sh1.5 million.
The High Court last year stopped the government from paying allowances worth millions of shillings to the two former presidents after finding that they were an unnecessary burden to the taxpayers.
The Attorney-General has since appealed the decision, allowing the two to continue enjoying the high packages.
Sections of the law that the court nullified entitled Mr Kibaki and his predecessor, Mr Moi, to a Sh379,500 house allowance per month, a fuel allowance of Sh247,500, entertainment perks Sh247,500, and utilities Sh379,500.
Mr Kibaki signed the perks into law two weeks before his retirement, effectively awarding himself millions of shillings on his way out.
The supplementary budget indicates that the former presidents have a separate benefits budget, which currently stands at Sh58.8 million or Sh4.9 monthly. This budget will remain unchanged next year.
The law also entitles the duo to two personal assistants, four secretaries, four messengers, four drivers and bodyguards.
Taxpayers also cater for workers in Mr Kibaki’s Nairobi office which was bought at Sh250 million three years ago and Mr Moi’s office at Kabarnet Gardens off the city’s Ngong Road.
Parliament passed the generous package as an incentive for politicians to leave office voluntarily in the knowledge that their comfort was assured.
The package has also come under heavy criticism on grounds that the retired presidents left office as rich men with property worth billions of shillings and vast business interests.
Mr Kibaki stepped down from the presidency in 2013 after serving two five-year terms while Mr Moi retired in 2002 having been in power for 24 years.
Apparently it is to protect them against the discomfort of not being in office.
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Kenya is Greece is the making. Uhuru is busy borrowing to pay for goods tha are never delivered because all taxes go to pay salaries.