Former councillors seek president William Ruto's intervention over their pension
Neglect and living in abject poverty describe the life of many former councillors who served in local governments since independence to the pre-devolution era...
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Former Kenyan councillors who served between 1963 and 2013 are appealing to President William Ruto for intervention regarding their unpaid pensions. Many are living in extreme poverty and struggling with health issues, despite their past public service.
- The former councillors are seeking an additional monthly pension of Sh80,000 each.
- Pius Mzee Arap Kauka, former deputy mayor of Kitale, highlights their struggles, stating that many colleagues have died due to frustrations over unpaid dues.
- In April 2023, Treasury CS Prof Njuguna Ndung'u promised to pay the ex-councillors before the financial year ending June 2024, with proposed gratuity payments of Sh2.3 billion for 11,919 councillors and Sh218 million for 328 councillors.
- However, Treasury CS John Mbadi later argued that a Sh200,000 honorarium for those serving less than 20 years is no longer legally possible, proposing the Inua Jamii program (Sh2,000 monthly) as an alternative due to "legal constraints."
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