http://www.mzalendo.com Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:47:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Mzalendo reporter Before his exit as the country's Finance minister, Amos Kimunya was a besieged man and not just because of the Grand Regency row, but because of his proposal that MPs allowances be taxed. Kimunya's proposal that the 222 legislators start paying tax on their allowances had not ... http://www.mzalendo.com/2008/07/15/what-the-mps-said-regarding-the-taxation-of-their-salaries/ While the MPs of the 10th Parliament have been very vocal in challenging the proposal to tax their allowances, this vigor has, unfortunately, not found its way to other critical aspects of the Budget. This week the Speaker raised concerns that the Budget will be passed without proper debate. ... http://www.mzalendo.com/2008/06/21/mps-abidicating-their-duty-to-scrutinize-the-budget/ By Mzalendo Reporter The People's Budget A day before Kenya's Finance Minister Amos Kimunya read in Parliament the 2008/2009 financial year budget, civil society groups presented an alternative fiscal plan which they called The People's Budget. Among the key proposals contained in The People's Budget is that salaries of Members of ... http://www.mzalendo.com/2008/06/13/peoples-budget/ Unlike last year, the Ministry of Finance has not been diligent about putting up budget related documents on their website. Perhaps due to the long hiatus and confusion arising out of the post-election crisis, which required the Ministry to focus on other matters. We do hope ... http://www.mzalendo.com/2008/06/12/kenya-budget-2008/ BY MWALIMU MATI In 2007, the Kenya National Budget was set at about Ksh 700 billion (about USD 10.7 billion). Of this amount, the Government has to make loan repayments and pension payments (for retired civil servants) to the tune of Ksh 141 billion (or USD 2.1 billion). Of the remaining Ksh ... http://www.mzalendo.com/2008/04/14/truth-be-told-cabinet-is-bad-news-for-kenya/ Kenyans for Peace and Justice (KPTJ) have launched a SMS campaign to urge politicians to fight against a bloated Cabinet. Given the current impasse, there is still an opportunity to urge OUR elected representatives to stop being selfish and to put the nation's interest before their personal interests. ... http://www.mzalendo.com/2008/04/08/no-more-than-24-sms-campaign/ By Mwalimu Mati It is astonishing to hear that some crazy person, or people have suggested a Kenya Cabinet size of 44. According to the 2007/8 budget the total cost of running 34 ministries this year is Ksh 299.6 billion (an average of Ksh 8 billion per ministry per annum). Using the same ... http://www.mzalendo.com/2008/03/27/feed-the-people-not-the-fat-cats/ Details can be found here. http://www.mzalendo.com/2008/03/25/sign-a-petition-asking-kenyan-mps-to-cut-their-salaries/ -MP vows to table Bill to cut MPs salaries. A table showing how Kenyan MPs' salaries compares with their counterparts in other countries can be found here. - MPs lifelong pension to cost Kenyans billions of shillings. - Mutahi Ngunyi on why the Accord Bill should be amended. ... http://www.mzalendo.com/2008/03/18/parliament-in-the-news-3/ Orange Democratic Party (ODM) Sophia Abdi Noor (Mrs.) Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo (Mrs.) Racheal Wambui Shabesh (Mrs.) Musa Cherutich Sirma Muhamad Dory Mohamad yakub Joseph Nyagah Party of National Unity Maison Leshomo (Ms.) Musikari Kombo Nazi George Omari Nyamweya Orange Democratic Movement-Kenya (ODM-K) Shakila Abdalla (Ms.) Mohamed Abdi Affey Kenya African National Union (KANU) Amina Abdalla (Ms.) http://www.mzalendo.com/2008/03/11/list-of-nominated-mps-for-the-10th-parliament/