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The Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) has approved a proposal to give MCAs a car grant of Sh2 million each.
SRC said the decision was informed by principles of equity and fairness, adding that the facility will not increase the expenditure ceiling since the existing Sh4.5 billion car loan facility for MCAs will simply be converted to a car grant.
As a result, all 2,224 MCAs across the country and 47 county assembly speakers will enjoy a car grant of Sh2 million each.
“Taking into account the principle of equity and fairness, affordability and fiscal sustainability, SRC hereby reviews the car loan benefit as set earlier to a transport facilitation benefit in the form of a grant,” SRC Chairperson Lynn Mengich said in a statement.
County governments have been directed to administratively undertake the conversion of the car loan in transport facilitation benefit in form of a car grant for speakers and MCAs.
The approval comes after President Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga pledged to push the award of a car grant to MCAs, who will play a vital role in the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) process.
But the move has angered a section of Kenyans on social media, who wondered why the government would prioritize car grants for MCAs instead of paying healthcare workers.
Former MP Billow Kerrow said: “The duplicity! Only months earlier, SRC rejected allowances for our health workers. This morning, it advised Governors to give MCAs car grants totaling sh 4.5B. What a shame for an independent Constitutional commission that now plays second fiddle to the Executive.”
KResearcher tweeted: “How do you justify giving MCAs car grants, CAR GRANTS!!! in the middle of a pandemic that has caused an economic crisis that has pushed 2 million Kenyans below the poverty line. What level of tone-deafness is this?”
Alvin Mwangi noted: “And the insanity continues, we forgot about problems that doctors are going thru from this pressured health system and giving MCAs Car grants to floss around the area with no bursaries, schools or health centers! Rubbish!!”
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I thought I had heard it all from our educated friends. And this is from the economists at SRC "the facility will not increase the expenditure ceiling since the existing Sh4.5 billion car loan facility for MCAs will simply be converted to a car grant". Educated fools.
What about the healthcare professionals? They have no salaries or PPE’s.
The Kenyan government real hates Kenyan doctors.
Are the cars going to be For the office of MCA or for the person. This is ridiculous!!! We all know that they are not going to use the money to buy cars or leave the cars for the next person. An MCA needing a ‘car grant’ is bollocks. Do your job and move on. This is bribery. I wash my hands caring about this country. Let them eat until we wake up to the reality. Allah says that greed is only for here. I see a bloody revolution as the solution.
Loans vs grants are two different things. We aint fools
I hope the high court declares this BBI unconstitutional. It is too expensive for the Kenyan Tax Payer. It is not leading Kenya in a good direction. And Kenya will be better off without it. Loans and Grants should be given to struggling youths, small businesses, Health Care Sector/Covid 19 relief, farmers, charitable courses etc etc.
Wow and the poor kids have to learn under a tree exposed to the elements due to social distancing while the children of these greedy Mpigs are flown to some rich boarding schools by helicopter.Uhuru please sober up I guess the rumor that you are most times drunk while making some of these decisions is true.
The core problem with this BBI is that it is a give away of grouse amounts of power and money to the political class. In the times that we are living in of COVID 19 Pandemic Crisis, this is absolutely the wrong time for this kind of "grouse give aways to the rich". That is why the high court and those with the authority within the Kenyan Govt to scuttle the process of BBI, should use that power to basically stop this BBI. The focus at this period in time should be towards providing charity and economic empowerment to the poor. The Govt should use its collective creativity to figure out the best and most appropriate ways to genuinely provide charitable policies to its majority poor population.
Living lavishly while 80 per cent are barely living. It's time politicians are outlawed to save the nation.
How much will they bribe Cherubo,Wanjiku,Mutisya,yaani the hungry billionaire to vote YES?How can anybody stop me from bribing a MUTYAMBAI while driving my NG’OTHI or DRINKING BUZAA,MUNG’ARI or KIRURU?Uhuru is the THIEF/BRIBER IN CHIEF.Muchawi is the deputy.
History has a way of repeating itself. The gap between the rich and poor will keep growing.
Wanjinga sisi
I am protesting this diabolical move! The rich don’t need grants! Give loans to the struggling youth & small businesses!