Lawmakers looted Sh4 billion from CDF

[Empedocles]

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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

[RVtitem]

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.

[Globalcitizen12]

I thought CDF was ruled unconstitutional by the courts.. or unlawful.. How did parliament circumvent the law after the ruling

[Empedocles]

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 cashThis 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.

[Globalcitizen12]

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

[Georgesoros]

The only problem is that most of these monies are borrowed. Most of tax collections goes into paying salaries.

[MOON Ki]

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.   

[Empedocles]

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

Moi and Kibaki pension will rise to Sh74m next year

[Globalcitizen12]

Kibaki and Moi cannt die soon enough

[Empedocles]

CBK pays its chair Sh6m retainer in year of no meeting

[Globalcitizen12]

They should take the whole budget and share. Kwani iko nini

[Kim Jong-Un's Pajama Pants]

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

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 yearParliament 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.

[Georgesoros]

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.