Today I woke up in a brilliant mood, whistling to myself as I did my chores. As usual, when I got to the office I checked up on my favorite blogs (e.g. A day in a dog's life, Capital FM, etc)and shock on me the news in Kenya. KPLC have rebranded. For what? I won't even get into that because I think Michael covered it well here.
What took me by storm was the headline, "Mars Group points out Shs 251 bn error." In the budget. The budget that has been praised by all and sundry. I read on with growing horror at some of the errors the Mars group pointed out, and I quote, "The shocking details reveal that Mr Kenyatta and his mandarins at Treasury went ahead and allocated Sh1.2 billion for the payment of KenRen fertiliser factory — which was never built — even after Parliament’s unanimous approval that the payments be stopped, because the country was being conned."
I have tasked myself with the job of asking Mr. Kenyatta to give a statement regarding these allegations. Last week, I asked Mr. Kenyatta and his team to respond to another article that had been posted on the net with regards to the fact that the travel allowance for MPS had tripled in the name of our MPs going abroad to learn the new two house parliament system and the county system. Wouldn't it be easier to ship in 10-30 experts into the country and cater for all their needs?
I don't know if I am even writing in a logical and concise manner. All I know is that today I felt something in me snap. I look at my payslip and see the amount of money my boss has deducted as tax and feel like crying. MPs do not even want to pay tax. The two principals are proposing measures to try and cushion Kenyans from the high cost of living which, to me, is too little too late. There is still the question of whether they will go through with some of the things they propose here.
Mr. Kenyatta, when you were preparing the budget, your presence on the cyberspace was actively felt as you solicited people's opinions and ideas on what should be considered a priority in the budget. Kenyans applauded you. Now that it seems there are a few questions raised by citizens with regards to the lauded budget, isn't it fair to respond and explain yourself?
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I love your passion...we have been given these platforms to raise our concerns and you do a good job at it.
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Thanks so much!!! Keep reading and spread the word :) You'll see I am as random as they come LOL
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