Retired President Uhuru Kenyatta Starts Enjoying Sh1.32 Million Monthly Pension

Retired President Uhuru Kenyatta Starts Enjoying Sh1.32 Million Monthly Pension

Former President Uhuru Kenyatta, who left office last September, has started receiving his monthly pension of Sh1.32 million. 

Kenyatta has been receiving the pension payments from December 1st, 2022, and was also paid a lump sum of Sh39.6 million send-off package, Business Daily reported citing Treasury documents.

He is required to formally retire from party politics in order to access a retirement benefit budget of Sh655 million for a fully furnished office, luxury cars and salaries for his aides.

A clause of the Presidential Retirement Benefits Act states that a “retired president shall not hold office in any political party for more than six months after ceasing to hold office as president.” 

Despite his retirement, Kenyatta is still the head of the Jubilee Party and Chairman of the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition party. 

Kenyatta is also entitled to full medical cover, a fuel allowance of Sh216,563, Sh332,063 as his monthly house allowance, a monthly entertainment allowance of Sh200,000, and Sh379,500 in monthly electricity, telephone and water bills.

Other benefits include a fully-furnished office with the necessary personnel that he may require, six security officers, two personal assistants, four secretaries, four drivers, four messengers, and four high-end vehicles replaceable every three years.

Kenyatta served as the country’s fourth president from 2013 to 2022.
 

Comments

Imara (Mtafut… (not verified)     Thu, 04/06/2023 @ 01:46pm

Kwa nini Ndugu yetu Rais Mstaafu Uhuru Ngina Kamau anapokea hela nyingi kama hizo katika nchi iliyojaa maskini na fukara wengi sana?

Maxiley (not verified)     Fri, 04/07/2023 @ 12:46am

In reply to by Imara (Mtafut… (not verified)

Arnold Schwaizeneger,and former governor of Florida Rick Scott never collected salary while they where governors of their respective states. Ofcourse one might point out that ,so what the rest of the governors gladly took their pay,and that is fine.However,Iam more impressed with the I- have- enough-sentiments that prompted these exempary governors to turn down salaries. It is with the same spirit I would hope that Uhuru would have used to reject his retirement package. Whether he earned it or not is not the issue,my concern here is ,"does he need it"?
Since retiring Uhuru has been pretty quiet.Which I take as agood sign,and probably he might just surprise the Nation by saying," My fellow Kenyans, after much deliberations and consultations with my big brother Raila Amolo Odinga,I have decided not accept the enormous retirement parkage you have extended to me,even though some of you might think that I did not earn it ,or deserve it.
At this time when Mwananchi is scratching the bottom of the barrel,and leaving their cars at home for lack of petrol money, it would be a great insult to Ngai our father.It's just not right and does not feel right...Next week accompanied by my other brother,Gachagua,we are going to Mount Kenya ;Kneel at its base,look up at the top where it touches god's 'thatched hut' and seek absolution for whatever I may have inadertenly done that caused harm to any fellow Kenyan.This will help me relax and contines a quiet and pieceful retiment as I work on my Memoir; From Kenyatta to Kenyatta-A tale of Father,and Son's dynasty.Asante ni sana. May God bless Kenya;abundantly".

Mūndūmūgo (not verified)     Mon, 04/10/2023 @ 01:46pm

In reply to by Maxiley (not verified)

I know Arnold was independently wealthy and I thought Rick Scott(not to be confused with Lurch) defrauded the federal government thru HCA as the head honcho.

Kanyenyaini (not verified)     Fri, 04/07/2023 @ 04:01am

In reply to by Imara (Mtafut… (not verified)

Blame it on your retarded lawmakers! Third world mentality. Even most advanced democratic countries don't pay such hefty retirement packages to their former heads of states! Only in Africa.

SimamaImara (not verified)     Thu, 04/06/2023 @ 05:33pm

Surely poverty is in the mind. Who comes up with such pay scale amidst poverty. Counties haven't received funds since Feb and MPs and senators haven't been paid due to insufficient funds. The smiling guy here put Kenya in so much debt that 48pc of revenue goes into repayment and is sucking 1.32m a month like a juju.. shetani ashindwe

Imara (suluhis… (not verified)     Thu, 04/06/2023 @ 08:09pm

@ Ndugu SimamaImara:

Ni makosa wachache kuachiwa uongozi wa taifa. Haya ndiyo matokeo ya watu wachache sana kuchukua hatamu ya uongozi wa nchi.

SULUHISHO:

Chama kinachotawala sasa cha UDA kitazamwe kwa macho ya darubini kisije kikaangamiza nchi ya Kenya kama vile Jubilee ilivofanya. Shida ni kuwa hamna tafauti baina ya Jubilee na UDA. Jubilee na UDA ni kama mkono wa kushoto na mkono wa kulia. Mikono yote miwili hufanya kazi pamoja.

Menye (not verified)     Thu, 04/06/2023 @ 11:58pm

Experimental katiba MUST BE OVERHAULED as it cannot work anywhere.Lakini munalia nini na ni nyinyi mulijiletea?You voted YES to the useless katiba full of errors and hidden nonsense.Yet I heard others BARKING BBI instead of downsizing the bloated govt by 3/4.I propose the retiring presidents be PUT TO DEATH instead of adding luggage to hungry billionaires.

Mūndūmūgo (not verified)     Sun, 04/09/2023 @ 12:14pm

In reply to by Mbutamtu (not verified)

Depending on the source, the average Kenyan makes from $1704 to $4800 per annum in per capita income. This very wealthy gentleman is averaging 2 to 6 times as much on a monthly basis or 12 to 72 times as much on an annualized basis. While that wage is good in the US, in Kenya he is being paid a king's ransom. That on top of his already considerable wealth.

mteja (not verified)     Sat, 04/08/2023 @ 06:38am

Lord of Mercy!!!
After all the wealth(legitimate and not) that these African leaders accumulate while in the leadership, leaving their electorates poor as church mice! Locally, this is true defaecation on poor Kenyans, who elected these leaders to hopefully save them from the unforgiving pangs of poverty. Why can't Ngina's son just set a precedent and refuse that excessive money being poured into their already overflowing family wealth accumulated since the dawn of independence? Like, donate that money to some cause that can help humanity, etc., he should know better.
No wonder we have the Jesus of Tongaren in Kenya, for example...this is too much now. True Jesus come down to Kenya na usitumane.

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