Protesters against proposed MP bonus arrested
First, a huge bouquet to Mwalimu Mati and other members of the Kenyan civil society for saying enough is enough and taking Kenyan MPs to task for the proposed gratuity payment that amounts to Kshs 1.4 billion. It is encouraging to see Kenyans saying enough is enough and visibly demonstrating their dismay with the shenanigans of the Ninth Parliament. We hope other Kenyans will lend them their support…we must demand accountability from our PUBLIC servants.
Not only does the proposal tantamount to theft of public funds, particularly in light of the already hefty salary that MPs get and their continued refusal to take attendance and debate in Parliament seriously, it also smacks of extreme DISREGARD for the very people who put them in office.
Second, a huge barb to the government, which overreacted to the protest and arrested four of the organizers Mwalimu Mati, Cyprian Nyamwamu, Anne Njogu, and Okoiti Omtatah. As of Tuesday evening, the four have yet to be charged although Minister Michuki is supposedly preparing to charge them with incitement to violence. How a peaceful protest equates to incitement to violence is beyond us…perhaps the silver lining in this is that it has provided the campaign with increased local and international publicity.
Finally, we URGE Mzalendo users to support the protest in your own small way by letting your MP know exactly how you feel about the proposed gratuity by leaving them a comment on their profile and letting them know that their support for the payment will be remembered come voting time. We at Mzalendo will try to gather details about which MPs have lent their support to the proposal, such as MP Mardsen Madoka.
EDIT: You can footage of the protests here.
7 Comments
wilberakello said,
Comment • August 1, 2007 @ 12:31 am
THIS IS SO THIS IS SATANIC RASS ,RAPING C,DEVILISH,AND RAPACIOUS FOR MPs to propose send off package.They earn millions yet Kenyans are poor.They are greedy and selfish.They only mind their own salaries.They do nothing.SHAME ON THOSE GREEDY MPs panning to rape Kenya their own money through selfish means.
mso said,
Comment • August 1, 2007 @ 3:16 am
shame on them…shameless MP’s…shameless Administration..we will NOT forget this in December..they can be sure of that.
Francis said,
Comment • August 2, 2007 @ 4:41 am
Hon. Arunga Odenyo (Khwisero), if you support this shameless robbery of the Kenyan taxpayers (even in your thoughts) you are not going to see the inside of the debating chamber in 2008!
JANE ANYANGO ODONGO said,
Comment • August 2, 2007 @ 10:32 pm
I speak as a grassroot person, only us at the grassroot level knows how harsh the Kenyan economy has been on us, our MPs are so selfish they care about noone but themselves. But remember NOTHING LASTS FOREVER. They are sure their services have been worst and many are sure never to step in parliament again. You are all shameless and those arrested are our HEROS, I wish I knew about it, I would have joined them. KENYAN PEOPLE ARISE!
Mkenya said,
Comment • August 7, 2007 @ 1:21 am
These MP’s are so GREEDY!!! They’re among the most paid parliamentarians IN THE WORLD!!! yet they do practically nothing. Honestly, what warrants such payments? What do they do? Do you know they only go to Parliament 12 days in a month? 12 days!!!!! Absolute greed…theft even. Unbelievable!!!!!
Matiko said,
Comment • August 7, 2007 @ 9:32 am
What scoundrels, gluttonous morons we have in the lot we of our MPs. May I tell this lot with big bellies , big mouths but with nothing between their ears that the Bible says that do not love money – a divine sage that ministers and assistant ministers swear while holding ( not forgetting the Koran).
Further, it states that be satisfied with the money that you have.
The good-for-nothing irritants choke my ever thinking head like hyacinth in the lake Victoria. See the crap they are feeding us in: that CDF, our own tax-money is their invention!
Do they think that we are babies to buy their rubbish empty lip services?
When people are dying in the slums of water-born diseases and other related ailments, they are fussy a sleep in the chambers in the name of debating motions. Worse, not making quorums.
Some are busy taking their mediocre and lazy children to foreign countries robbing our universities and the country even more money as revenues in form of fees.
Shameless beasts, I hate you! I hate you. But the love to hate you
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Patrick Gathara said,
Comment • July 31, 2007 @ 11:34 am
It is obvious that the police are resolved that government of the MPs, by the MPs and for the MPs shall not perish from Kenya.