MP Tables Motion for Ksh 78M Refund, Adds Woes for Uhuru
President (Rtd.) Uhuru Kenyatta may be required to return Ksh78 million in retirement benefits if a motion introduced in Parliament passes.
The motion was introduced by Gatundu South MP Gabriel Kagombe, who represents the former President’s ancestral home, on Tuesday, May 2, according to a document obtained by GossipA2Z
Kagombe desires that the National Assembly compel the government to recover the retirement benefits paid to the former head of state because he violated the terms.
Gabriel Kagombe, Member of Parliament for Gatundu South, during a parliamentary committee session.
On March 16, 2023, Gabriel Kagombe, a member of parliament for Gatundu South, participated in a session of a parliamentary committee.
“Despite violating clause 4 (d), the immediate former president has continued to receive benefits. Therefore, as stewards of the law and public resources. This House resolves that the National government recover the Ksh78,764,000 paid to Uhuru Kenyatta through the appropriate ministries and agencies.
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The lawmaker also requested that Prof. Njunguna Ndung’u, Cabinet Secretary of the National Treasury, cease future payments of retirement benefits to the former President.
In the motion, Kagombe also demanded that former Prime Minister Raila Odinga and his co-principal, Kalonzo Musyoka, be required to repay Ksh388.8 million and Ksh375.7 million, respectively, for their continued political involvement.
The motion by Kagombe also requests that CS Ndung’u provide the National Assembly with information regarding payments. Made to the three politicians since their respective retirement dates.
Former Murang’a Woman Representative Sabina Chege replaced Uhuru in an interim capacity as the leader of the Jubilee Party.
East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) member Kanini Kega, who claimed to be the former ruling party’s Secretary-General, made the announcement.
Uhuru, caught in the crossfire between the Kenya Kwanza administration and the opposition led by Raila. Is on the verge of losing the party that won him the country’s highest office.
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