Following public outrage President Kibaki has rightly denounced
the ridiculous Sh9.3 million sendoff package sought by outgoing MPs.
The President directed the Attorney-General to redraft the Bill to ensure it complies with the Constitution.
This is good news to taxpayers who, on Thursday night, felt betrayed by the lawmakers.
What really infuriates many citizens is why the
public should accord a state funeral to the current crop of legislators,
many of them on their first term, and who, in any case, will be voted
out by their constituents on March 4.
Why should public funds be spent on providing
ex-MPs with armed bodyguards for the rest of their lives while armed
gangs terrorise Tana Delta and city slums with abandon?
The attempt to raid public coffers in total
disregard of the state of the economy was simply selfish and out of step
with the kind of leadership Kenyans yearn for.
What the MPs sought in retirement benefits does not make sense for our struggling economy.
In fact, the whole Bill reeked of impunity and was in bad faith.
The move was a bald-faced attempt to legally steal from what the public worked tirelessly to produce.
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