By Teddy Omondi
President Uhuru Kenyatta has opted
not to sign a Bill that would have granted opposition leaders retirement
benefits packages.
After wide consultation, the President chose
not to assent to a law granting Raila Odinga and Kalonzo Musyoka millions of
shillings in retirement benefits, a fleet of State-maintained cars, VIP
protection and qualified employees of their choice paid for by the government.
In a brief ceremony at State House, Nairobi,
attended by National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi, Majority Leader Aden Duale
and Clerk of the National Assembly Justin Bundi, the President refused to sign
into law the Retirement Benefits Bill.
The rejection of the Bill is bad news to
Opposition leader Raila Odinga, and his co-principal Kalonzo Musyoka who served
as Prime Minister and Vice President respectively between 2008 and 2013 – a
period for which Parliament wants them rewarded for their service foot.
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