Ex-president Uhuru Kenyatta is supposed to enjoy benefits under the Presidential Retirement Benefits Act of 2003 The government wants Uhuru to occupy the office block in Nairobi’s Nyari Estate that was assigned to the late president Mwai Kibaki The government is uncomfortable allowing Uhuru to use his private residence because they will be forced to pay him rent Nairobi – Former president Uhuru Kenyatta is yet to secure a government-funded office block that he is entitled to under the Presidential Retirement Benefits Act of 2003....CONTINUE READING THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
Nation reported that there is a stalemate between Uhuru and the Kenya Kwanza administration regarding the office to be occupied by the former president.
The government wants Uhuru to settle in the office block at Nairobi’s Nyari estate that was assigned to the late president Mwai Kibaki, but Uhuru wants to use his residence near State House, Nairobi.
The retired president wants to convert his private Caledonia residence, where the government will have to pay him rent for his own house.
According to the law, a living retired president shall be given an office and permanent staff, who shall be public officers remunerated on the terms dictated by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC), a retirement package and insurance costs, among others.
The government is uncomfortable allowing Uhuru to use his private residence, citing it as a misuse of public funds, yet the Gigiri officer remains unoccupied.
If the retired president’s wish goes through, it will mean that the government will pay him rent for his own property.
A State House official said while the retired president wants to be paid rent for his own house, the government is not ready to play ball.
Elsewhere, Gatundu South MP Gabriel Kagombe filed a motion in the National Assembly seeking to have the former president denied his retirement perks.
The National Assembly would require a supermajority to stop monthly pension and other benefits enjoyed by Uhuru for engaging in active politics after his retirement.
Section 6 (1) 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 leaving the presidency…CONTINUE READING>>
