President Uhuru Kenyatta is deeply haunted by his words and promise he made to the MCAs.
In 2014, during a retreat for MCAs in Mombasa, Uhuru told the MCAs that they are entitled to car grants just like Parliamentarians.
The head of state, who had just won his first term, argued that MCAs and MPs are elected into office by same Kenyans and their benefits should be at par.
“As the white man says, what is good for the goose is good for the gander. If it’s a car loan, let it be a car loan for everybody. If it is a grant, it must be a grant for everybody. Justice is justice,” Uhuru said.
But now the MCAs are on President Uhuru’s neck.
Topping the demand list of the MCAs is car grants to buy vehicles and mortgages, which would gobble up at least Sh10 billion.
There are 1,450 elected MCAs and another 774 nominated in the 47 counties.
If the national Parliament approves their request, each MCA will be entitled to a Sh5 million car grant.
This demands forced President Uhuru Kenyatta to skip the legislative summit which was held in Kisumu last week.
Do you think the country has the capability of fulfilling the MCAs demands?