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President Uhuru Kenyatta addresses Jubilee Governors and MCAs during a past meeting at State House, Nairobi.
The Salaries and Remunerations Commission (SRC) has approved the Sh4.5 billion car grants for MCAs and their speakers paving way for its implementation.
In a statement sent to media houses on Tuesday, SRC chairperson Lynn Mengich said the commission has reviewed and directed the conversion of the Sh4.5 billion Car Loan Benefit to a Transport Facilitation Benefit in form of a grant for the MCAs.
“Taking into account the principle of equity and fairness, affordability and fiscal sustainability, SRC hereby reviews the car loan benefit as set earlier to a transport facilitation benefit in the form of a grant,” read the statement in parts.
THE STANDARD By
Ndungu Gachane |
February 2nd 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
President Uhuru Kenyatta addresses Jubilee Governors and MCAs at State House, Nairobi.
Legal experts have termed President Uhuru Kenyatta’s directive of car grants for Members of County Assembly as an empty promise.
They say the president does not have the powers to decide on salaries and perks for State officers, including MCAs. They argue that even if the order of the Head of State was to be implemented, it could only benefit MCAs who will be elected in 2022.
Prof Gitile Naituli quotes the 2012 County Governments Act, which directs that for any financial benefit to be, the beneficiaries would be those who would be elected in the next general election.