Raila, Kalonzo May Miss Out On Retirement Benefits

[MaxShimba]

Prime Minister Raila Odinga and Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka are facing the prospect of leaving office without a retirement package, following the rejection early this year of a Bill defining their benefits.

President Kibaki refused to assent to the Retirement Benefits (Deputy President and Designated State Officers) Bill 2012 without giving reasons for his decision.

The Bill also contained the huge retirement packages that MPs had awarded themselves a few days before the 10th Parliament's term expired.

Others who would have benefited from the Bill were Deputy Prime Ministers Musalia Mudavadi and Uhuru Kenyatta, Speaker Kenneth Marende, Chief Justice Willy Mutunga and Chief of Kenya Defence Forces Jeremiah Karangi.

"Subject to Sections 5(3) and 14, persons entitled to the benefits conferred by this Act shall be persons who at any time after 15th January 2008 retire as Deputy President or Designated State Officers,' reads the annulled Bill.

Mr Marende who served as Speaker in the 10th Parliament was on a salary of Sh800,000 and Sh700,000 in allowances while the Prime Minister and the Vice-President are on a monthly salary of Sh1.7 million.

The rejected Bill entitled a retired Speaker of the National Assembly or Senate, a retired Deputy President or Chief Justice to a monthly pension equal to 80 per cent of their last monthly salary while in office.

The retirees would also earn a house allowance equal to 15 per cent of their last monthly salary, a lump sum payment calculated as a sum equal to one-and-a-half-year salary for each term served in office and one saloon vehicle of an engine capacity not exceeding 2000 cc, which was to be replaced once every four years.

The Bill also entitled the retired State officers and their spouses to one four-wheel-drive vehicle of an engine capacity not exceeding 3000 cc replaceable every four years, a fuel allowance equal to 15 per cent of current monthly salary and full medical and hospital cover for local and oversees treatment with a reputableinsurance company.
Diplomatic passport

Under the Bill, a retired Speaker of the National Assembly or the Senate or a retired Deputy Chief Justice was also entitled to one driver, one armed security guard, a diplomatic passport for the retirees and their spouses and access to the VIP lounges at all airports in Kenya.

Mr Kibaki, however, awarded himself a Sh25 million send-off package and the right to a Sh1 million pension every month of his life outside State House.

The Salaries and Remuneration Commission recently reduced salaries for top State officers and capped their monthly allowances to not more than 40 per cent of their gross pay. This means that any Bill that the 11th Parliament may pass will have much lower retirement packages for the State officers.

The proposed remuneration packages have fixed the President's salary at Sh1.24 million down from Sh2.4 million that the retiring President Kibaki earned. The Deputy President's gross salary has been capped at a maximum of Sh1.04 million per month.

Under the new structure that took effect from March 1, 2013, Governors will earn Sh640,000 and MPs and Senators Sh535,000 a month.

The Chief of Defence Forces will earn Sh792, 000 while the Speakers of the National Assembly and the Senate will take home a monthly pay of Sh990, 000 each.

Source: Business Daily Africa

 

[MaxShimba]

Wapo kwenye hot seat. Ndio maana wanalia hawa. Poleni sana na maisha mapya.

 

[Uwezo Tunao]

KIKWETE'S CURRENT 'ALL-OUT CONTINENTAL CAMPAIGN AGAINST EUROPE AND UNITED STATES OF AMERICA' TOO COSTLY A MOVE FOR TANZANIA ECONOMY


In recent weeks, President Kikwete is reliably reported to be embarking on a major secret mission of a lone-project aimed at lobbying as many African countries for an anti-West crusade.

Indeed our Tanzania leader is currently criss-crossing the African continent knocking on the doors of one state house after another in attempt to win the support of a number of heads of state to troop to his side toward a wider goal of 'pulling the rugs under the feet of United States America and Europe in general.

President Kikwete is said to be making frantic attempts to lobby Presidents Mugabe, Zuma, Kibaki and a hanfull other heads of state from West Africa to buy his idea of turning their backs on the western world en masse. It is still not very clear chances of success with new path chose, however, past experiences reminds us most vehemently that this razer-blade-sharp-edge mission touching on the very socio-political, security and economic interest of the west may at some point in time prove to be too heavy a load to curry for a third-world country leader with a dwindling-rooted economy.

Records put it that President Kikwete has until very recently been a darling-in-arms of the West with most of his numerous international trips registering a number of international airports in those regions. It is not clear the exact time within which relations may have begun taking a twist of some kind.

However, in recent times, some cases in point may well provide strong pointers to Kikwete's scarthing wars that he is currently seen to be waging western civilisation; a set up that has all along given impression to be supporting.

One, it was a matter wide currency in ther international media about Tanzania's strongman's deliberate choice to a disguised re-flagging of several Iranian vessels in order that the later country develop an immune system to a number of sanctions presently hanging on it shoulders.

In spite of the hotly contest of the distasteful development, ou leader is yet to let the world whether he personally had a hand in there or not. The leader is in record as having remained eloquently silent over his government's role in such an increasingly delicate matter that stands to compromise Tanzania's opportunities as a global participant with some levels of integrity to attracting investments from a cross-section of western world countries.

Two, the numerous instances of cold-blood killings of people with opinions perceived to be somewhat antagonistic to that of his own. Indeed some reliable sources put it that a sweeping record on individuals killed in our country todate has since been compiled by both home and foreign rights bodies discrediting the country's good governance stitched and genuinnes in supporting a thrive for multiparty democratisation in the country.

The brutal murder of a journalist, Daudi Mwangosi, a recent cold-blood erasing of live in a number of religious leaders, the sudden deaths of CHADEMA's in Arusha, Igunga, and USA River have since sunk too low Tanzania human rights rating. Other major development with saw taste in the mouth are since noted to include the attempts on Dr Ulimboka's life, private media editor Absalom Kibanda as well as the unabeited vandalism into religious residence. Suchlike attrocities are never good for a country and its leaders.

Three, president Kikwete's new-found conspiracy strategy for rigging out any person that he is perceiving to be enjoying some amount of rapport with western civilisation is seen to be a counterproductive move yet to explode on his face some periods to come.

Well, the first victim of Kikwete's onslaught in record Raila Odinga of the neighbouring country Kenya. It is reliably pointed that President Kikwete met President Mwai Kibaki, the retired President Arap Moi and Uhuru Kenyatta at luxurious Giraffe Hotel in the posh neighbourhoods of Msasani two weeks Kenya's General Elections.

The focus of the talks are reported to have been centred on how to ensure an undisturbed continuity of independence parties across the region. It is at the backdrop of this agenda that the forceful alternative political parties seen to be threatening longlife of indepence parties at the helm were discussed at length and ways to best keep them out from capturing state houses in their respective countries. Some personalities whose names got prominence in the secret meeting included Raila Odinga of Kenya, Tsvangirai of Zimbabwe and Dr Willibrod Slaa of Tanzania main opposition party - CHADEMA.

Whereas Colonel Abdulrahman Kinana team was dispatched to Kenya to help with technical networking with the country's counterparts in stopping Odinga from getting to state house, counting on his faith and Somalia decence that tallies with that of Kenya's electoral body chairperson, the man was equally assigned to acquire arsenals from China to be used by un-official militia to counter any eventual street riots by Odinga's supporters as projections had easlier predicted likelihood such a reaction.

On another front, Kikwete is said to have taken it upon himself to mobilise military support to go and fight Odinga to the tilt so as to ensure that the Dar es Salaam Secret Accord (DSA) of an Uhuru presidency sees the day at all costs.

In spite of a chorus of 'peace' coming from various leaders in Kenya and around Africa, there aare evidence suggesting that Odinga's choice to calm-down his supporters and instead opting for an audience with the country's supreme court has since generated untold frustation on the part of DSA participants since Adinga is said to have tactically evaded their pre-designed radar development to justify employment of military force against him.

Now the questions remain in the air as to what Tanzania will be doing with the military catche that was meant to be handed over secretly to a Major Chirchir who is equally famed for the prominent part that he had to play for William Ruto in slaughtering hundreds of thousands of Uhuru Kenyatta's tribesmen as well as the neighbouring Kisiis in the larger Rift Valley home turf.

Chirchir is said to have had a hand too in the just-ended elections in Kenya in league with a team from our country that travelled much earlier to Nairobi. Other personalities that are said to have featured prominently in 2013 vote rigging is said to have borrowed from Isack Hassan's own staff member (Kiprotich) and a fellow from the defunct Kivuitu electoral body.

To this end, the world is keenly following Kikwete's mechinisation of Africa against the west and how far it can go, given a hand of time, with a number of his continental lined-up impending revoltees to ICC and other links as their new-found shift is slowly being seen to be getting a persuation from China, Iran and Russia.

On another end, Kikwete's secret toeing on Raila Odinga's shadows is described to be a time bomb that is likely to explode on the ruling party CCM especially with a commanding number of voters in the larger lake zone regions and a cross-section of youth voters in Tanzania that see Odinga both as an agent of change and role model.

We, Tanzania included are subdcribed to the global citizenry, no third world country can dare raise her neck half high and say we can make it. Zimbabwe tried, a nobel feat with dire consequences.

We dont need there congratulations, we only need business with them. Dont forget Kenya is a net importer of its factory consumables, machinery and technological framework. The little we export are usually targetted to the western nation and they include floriculture, tea included among other animal produce.

GOD FORBID THIS NEVER HAPPENS: What if they advise their tourists from flying to Kenya? .....a three month campaign will be enough to cripple Kenyas economy, make KQ lose business .

As i said you are in Tanzania and all this math doesnt worry you one bit, a revolution at this point in time isnt a far fetched idea. We made an error we must constitutionally leave with, me the ordinary man not that elitist up there....

 

[Rutashubanyuma]

Mr Kibaki, however, awarded himself a Sh25 million send-off package and the right to a Sh1 million pension every month of his life outside State House.

The Salaries and Remuneration Commission recently reduced salaries for top State officers and capped their monthly allowances to not more than 40 per cent of their gross pay. This means that any Bill that the 11th Parliament may pass will have much lower retirement packages for the State officers.

The proposed remuneration packages have fixed the President's salary at Sh1.24 million down from Sh2.4 million that the retiring President Kibaki earned. The Deputy President's gross salary has been capped at a maximum of Sh1.04 million per month.

Under the new structure that took effect from March 1, 2013, Governors will earn Sh640,000 and MPs and Senators Sh535,000 a month.

The Chief of Defence Forces will earn Sh792, 000 while the Speakers of the National Assembly and the Senate will take home a monthly pay of Sh990, 000 each.

Raila alimwandikia barua Kibaki kuwa yeye hahitaji hiyo package akifikiria ingelimsaidia kuukwaa uraisi lakini imeba-backfire...............uraisi kaangukia pua na pension hakuna.

Kuhusu hiyo commission hayo ni mapendeklezo ni hadi bunge liyaafiki. bunge halitawaliwi na taasisi hizo ila lenyewe bado lina uwezo wa kuytengua hayo mapendekezo...................na hapo umuhimu wa hiyo taasisi unaweza kuonekana haupo. Kama wanatoa mapendekezo halafu hayafuatwi inakuwaje?

 

[Rutashubanyuma]

Mr Kibaki, however, awarded himself a Sh25 million send-off package and the right to a Sh1 million pension every month of his life outside State House.

The Salaries and Remuneration Commission recently reduced salaries for top State officers and capped their monthly allowances to not more than 40 per cent of their gross pay. This means that any Bill that the 11th Parliament may pass will have much lower retirement packages for the State officers.

The proposed remuneration packages have fixed the President’s salary at Sh1.24 million down from Sh2.4 million that the retiring President Kibaki earned. The Deputy President’s gross salary has been capped at a maximum of Sh1.04 million per month.

Under the new structure that took effect from March 1, 2013, Governors will earn Sh640,000 and MPs and Senators Sh535,000 a month.

The Chief of Defence Forces will earn Sh792, 000 while the Speakers of the National Assembly and the Senate will take home a monthly pay of Sh990, 000 each.

Raila alimwandikia barua Kibaki kuwa yeye hahitaji hiyo package akifikiria ingelimsaidia kuukwaa uraisi lakini imeba-backfire...............uraisi kaangukia pua na pension hakuna.

Kuhusu hiyo commission hayo ni mapendeklezo ni hadi bunge liyaafiki. bunge halitawaliwi na taasisi hizo ila lenyewe bado lina uwezo wa kuytengua hayo mapendekezo...................na hapo umuhimu wa hiyo taasisi unaweza kuonekana haupo. Kama wanatoa mapendekezo halafu hayafuatwi inakuwaje?

 

[Kiranga]

Karma is a byaaach.

"Come baby, come" or is it "Karma baby, Karma" ?

Raila huyu huyu alimfanyia roho stock Miguna malipo yake.

What goes around, "karma" around.

 

[MaxShimba]

Raila, kweli anatia huruma sana. Hesabu za vitendawili zimekwaa kisiki,

 

[MaxShimba]

Kimbelembele cha Raila akifikiria kuwa atashinda Urais kimemfikisha pabaya, zaidi ya hapo, kamuimngiza Mkenge Musyoka. vilio vingi sana vitakuwa kwa jamaa Cord.

 

[Gang Chomba]

kilanga komo...

 

[MABAGHEE]

Walishakuwa na hela za kutosha.

 

[MaxShimba]

That is why they are fighting for the presidential position.

 

[MaxShimba]

That is why they are fighting to the max. Sad to put Country on hold kwa matumbo yao tu.

 

[MaxShimba]

Learning through mistakes!! That is what Musyoka did when he joined RAO.