Kenyan lawmakers have hatched a new plan full of demand packages that will see them get free top-of-the-range vehicles, cheap mortgages and increased medical covers after the August 9 general election.
This is a result of the latest petition by the National assembly to the National Treasury seeking the treasury to include an extra Ksh11.7 billion in the budget to facilitate their new demands.
This new development by the Budget and Appropriations Committee is seeking to award members of the national assembly a whooping Ksh 4.2 billion all these for free cars after elections. They also want an extra Ksh 500 million added on top of that for their subsidized mortgage.
The members of parliament are also seeking to get extra millions in excess of Ksh 373 million that will cater for medical bills and expenses for those legislators who won’t reclaim their seats in the August polls.
In addition, they are also pushing to have their aides given a send-off package amounting to Ksh6.6 billion.
Currently, the lawmakers are entitled to a Ksh7 million car loan, Ksh5 million car grant, and Ksh20 million mortgage. If Kanini Kega’s petition is approved, it will see them double their car grant to Ksh10 million from the Ksh5 million they are currently enjoying.
All these new pecks are bound to be shouldered by the taxpayer. If these changes are effected, Kenyan parliamentarians will be the top-earning legislators in the region.
The Figures:
New Budget =Ksh 11.7 billion.
Car Loans = Ksh 4.2 billion.
Subsidized Mortgages = Ksh 500 million.
Medical bills = 373 million.
Pecks for aides = Ksh 6.6 billion.
