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afu kuna hii pia....
By ALPHONSE SHIUNDU and OLIVER MATHENGE
The spouses of the country's top three leaders are set to earn huge allowances once the leaders retire from active politics.
A report by the Akilano Akiwumi tribunal proposes that the Presidential Retirement Benefits Act be changed to give "some benefits" to the First Lady so that "she can continue to discharge those duties that she did while the President was in office."
If passed in Parliament, past, present and future First Ladies will enjoy the allowances.
New car of choice
The spouses of the Vice-President and Prime Minister will also be entitled to "a new car of choice" once their partners leave office - on condition that the car's engine capacity must not exceed 3,000cc.
They will also receive Sh25,000 for fuel every month, and the cars will be replaced with new ones every four years.
The recommendations are contained in a secret report seen by the Nation. An 11-member team led by judge Akiwumi compiled the report after months of countrywide sittings.
The tribunal was also to review salaries of MPs and Cabinet ministers.
The report has no details of the First Lady's perks, but it proposes to amend the law to include her in the President's retirement package.
The proposal came from the coalition government's submission to the tribunal as made by Head of Public Service, Mr Francis Muthaura during the tribunal's sittings at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre.
Similarly, each spouse will have a security officer and a personal assistant all at the expense of the taxpayer.
The VP's and PM's wives were recently awarded a monthly stipend of Sh400,000, but Mrs Odinga declined while Mrs Musyoka accepted it, saying, she would donate it to charity.
Currently, First Lady Lucy Kibaki, the VP's wife, Mrs Pauline Musyoka and the PM's wife, Mrs Ida Odinga, have special officers from the official press units of their husbands to report their activities.
They also have personal assistants to help manage the responsibilities associated with the duties of their husbands. They host official parties and have to accompany their spouses on foreign trips, with the taxpayer often footing the bills.
http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/-/1064/838344/-/wsx15iz/-/index.html
afu kuna hii pia....
Wives of country's top three leaders to earn massive perks
Lucy Kibaki, Ida Odinga na Pauline Musyoka
By ALPHONSE SHIUNDU and OLIVER MATHENGE
The spouses of the country's top three leaders are set to earn huge allowances once the leaders retire from active politics.
A report by the Akilano Akiwumi tribunal proposes that the Presidential Retirement Benefits Act be changed to give "some benefits" to the First Lady so that "she can continue to discharge those duties that she did while the President was in office."
If passed in Parliament, past, present and future First Ladies will enjoy the allowances.
New car of choice
The spouses of the Vice-President and Prime Minister will also be entitled to "a new car of choice" once their partners leave office - on condition that the car's engine capacity must not exceed 3,000cc.
They will also receive Sh25,000 for fuel every month, and the cars will be replaced with new ones every four years.
The recommendations are contained in a secret report seen by the Nation. An 11-member team led by judge Akiwumi compiled the report after months of countrywide sittings.
The tribunal was also to review salaries of MPs and Cabinet ministers.
The report has no details of the First Lady's perks, but it proposes to amend the law to include her in the President's retirement package.
The proposal came from the coalition government's submission to the tribunal as made by Head of Public Service, Mr Francis Muthaura during the tribunal's sittings at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre.
Similarly, each spouse will have a security officer and a personal assistant all at the expense of the taxpayer.
The VP's and PM's wives were recently awarded a monthly stipend of Sh400,000, but Mrs Odinga declined while Mrs Musyoka accepted it, saying, she would donate it to charity.
Currently, First Lady Lucy Kibaki, the VP's wife, Mrs Pauline Musyoka and the PM's wife, Mrs Ida Odinga, have special officers from the official press units of their husbands to report their activities.
They also have personal assistants to help manage the responsibilities associated with the duties of their husbands. They host official parties and have to accompany their spouses on foreign trips, with the taxpayer often footing the bills.
http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/-/1064/838344/-/wsx15iz/-/index.html
