Orengo & Murkomen Join Hands To Rob Kenyans Their Hard Earned Money

Kenya is currently going through tough economic times with a number of citizens still leaving in poverty and unable to afford the basic needs in life like food and shelter.

Funny thing is that as Kenyans continue to suffer, their leaders, people that they voted in to serve them continue to reap big from their hard paid taxes.

It all started with the Kenyan Members of Parliament who made outrageous demands ranging from high house allowances, mortgages and Health insurances etc.

Then came the Members of the County Assemblies who are now about to make Kenyans dig deep into their pockets to raise billions to buy top-of-the-range vehicles for them.

If they have their way on the Sh5 million car grant demand, the 2,224 MCAs (1,450 elected and 774 nominated), will cumulatively cost the taxpayer Sh11.12 billion.

Leader of Majority in the Senate Kipchumba Murkomen and his Minority counterpart James Orengo have backed the MCAs’ demands.

MCAs also want financial autonomy similar to the one enjoyed by MPs and Senators under the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC).

They are proposing that they control their own budgets, instead of the money being channelled through the county government.

Orengo said MCAs should enjoy all privileges that are available to Members of the National Assembly and Senators.

“For the MCAs to do their work effectively, there should be some framework to determine what they need to execute their mandate,” said Orengo, who is the Siaya Senator.

Murkomen promised to rally his colleagues in the Senate to amend the Public Finance Management Act to permit county assemblies to have financial autonomy.

“The National Treasury should not be an imperial power that controls resources distributed to County governments and county assemblies,” he said.

The leaders were speaking at the ongoing Annual Legislative Summit, a joint meeting for the Senate and County Assemblies, in Kisumu.

President Uhuru Kenyatta, who was expected to address the meeting yesterday, did not show up.

MCAs are also demanding enhanced travel, mileage and housing allowances, mortgages and a development kitty similar to the National Government Constituency Development Fund to finance projects.

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