The Chama Cha Maslahi Ya Wakenya Presidential Platform THE POLICY ON INCREMENT OF INCOMES FOR ELECTED LEADERSHIP Past Behaviour of Our Elected Leaders 1. As discussed earlier our current and past elected leaders (President, Deputy President, Prime Minister, MPs, Senators, MCAs, Governors, Speakers of Parliament, Ministers, etc ) whether in Jubilee, Cord, Amani, Eagle, Narc, etc have always been in agreement and strongly united in fleecing us -the citizens- by increasing their allowances, salaries and many hidden benefits by strangely huge margins unparalled anywhere in the modern world. In 2013, they refused to start work demanding their salaries be raised from about ksh.550,000 to over 850,000 in addition to millions more in allowances such as the Ksh.20million house allowance. Politicians have increased their incomes by margins of: 2,690% in 1968; 50% in 1975 and 1986; 90% in 1994; 8, 580% in 2003. This month (Sept. 2014), Senators demanded that they each get about Ksh. 4.8 million. MCAs also demanded increments. About Ksh.13 billion of our hard-earned taxes is set to pay for the comfort and luxuries of our Senators and MCAs. 2. As your President in 2017, my Government and Administration will end this hyena/vulture like predatory behaviour once and for all through several measures. Conditions for Incomes Increments Under Dr. Joseph Mburu (PhD) Presidency & Administration: 1. No increment will be made by my Parliament or any other parliament thereafter. My Government shall give the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) enhanced powers, mandates and legal protection to determine ALL incomes (salary, allowances, etc) to anyone receiving such income from taxes and other public funds. Its decisions will be final unless its disapproved through widespread outcry from the CITIZENRY or by a Court of Justice-(my government will finance any ordinary Kenyan who wishes to challenge SRC decision)- if the pay is extra-ordinarily and unreasonably too high as the situation is today with regard to incomes paid to: the President, Deputy President, Parliament, Senate, MCAs, Ministers, etc. SRC Commissioners MUST never advance their own selfish interests as the case is alleged to be today. 2. Except there is proven EXTRA-ORDINARY performance of a sitting parliament, no increments will benefit the parliament in session. Such increments will benefit the next incoming parliamentarians. All other conditions justifying increment must be met too. 3. Increments will be subject to: a. Economic growth rate of 10% or more or maintaining a high or the right growth rate over the years with no negative postings arising due to avoidable actions at any point b. Political stability – no political violence is witnessed anywhere in the Kenyan soil and territory. No political deaths, displacements of families fleeing violence(ethnic, clan, animal rustlers) or insecurity- all due to political differences (e.g.- 2007/08 violence; those currently occurring in Moyale, Mandera, Baringo, Turkana, etc) at any given time each year. c. Revenue collection grows at Ksh. 500 billion per year over the next 7 years without tax increases. Incase of any tax increases this would be based on internationally acceptable practices informed by economic growth rate. d. Elected leaders will not earn increment in isolation of other public servants. e. The general public must also be seen to have benefited significantly prior to any pay increase to elected leaders. It does not make sense for a father/mother to eat nice food while their children are starving or scavenging for scrubs. f. Any increment to politicians must take into account incomes levels of other professionals such as engineers, surveyors, nurses, social scientists, judges, prosecutors, teachers, etc. The disparity MUST NOT exceed Ksh.100,000-200,000. The difference today is astronomical -over Ksh.1m-3 MILLION. Its unacceptable that a medical doctor who has spend 7 years in medical college (hence about 20years in school) to earn a paltry Ksh.100,000 while an MP earns over. Ksh.1.2 million. A University Professor spends about 15 years training hence a total of 27 years in school yet earns around Ksh.100,000 per month while elected leaders earn up to Ksh. 1.2m- 3.1 million.
Posted on: Sun, 21 Sep 2014 13:15:49 +0000
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