While Nigeria president Goodluck Jonathan is ranked the most foolish president in the world, the President of Uruguay Jose Mujica as earned a position in history as poorest president in the world. Our Kenyan leaders have been scolded for refusing to declare their wealth publicly and demanding for astronomical pay rise on top of their already exorbitant allowances. Meanwhile, the Uruguayan president has earned a worldwide recognition and respect for donating 90 percent of his salary to charitable causes. I have a premonition that if he was the president of Kenya, they could call him “Mjinga” – a foolish man – instead of his Surname Mujica. He has earned what most people would call an enviable reputation as the “poorest,” or the “most generous,” president in the world. His nickname, “el presidente mas pobre” translates to “poorest president”. The President said in a recent interview that the only big item he owns is his Volkswagen Beetle car, valued at $1,945 dollars (about Kshs160,000). He earns a salary of $12,500 a month (Kshs1000,000), but only keeps $1,250(Kshs100’000)for himself, donating the rest to charity. He lives in a farmhouse which is under his wife’s name, Lucía Topolansky, a Senator, who also donates part of her salary.
Posted on: Fri, 02 Jan 2015 05:31:11 +0000
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