State allocates Sh. 72 million for Raila's office, cars, furniture

Raila Odinga Office: The National Treasury has allocated ODM leader and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s office Sh. 72 million.

This comes shortly after the Sh. 1.5 billion pension benefits for the former prime minister and ex-Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka were frozen by the government. The two leaders currently earn a monthly pension of nearly Sh. 200,000 for the multiple terms they served as MPs for Lang’ata and Mwingi North constituencies respectively.

In the new allocation, Raila’s office will be entitled to Sh. 10 million for his employees’ wages. He will get Sh. 20 million for insurance cover and another Sh. 26 million for purchase of vehicles and other transport equipment. Raila has also been allocated Sh. 10 million to purchase office furniture and general equipment and will have his cars maintained at Sh. 4.2 million. He is also due to get fuel – including oil and lubricants – at Sh. 1.5 million.

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This is the first time that Raila will e getting these benefits. The benefits also come as his relationship with President Uhuru Kenyatta continues to thrive. As a result the latest allocation is seen as the fruits of this relationship.

The Treasury had withdrawn Sh. 1.5 billion that had been set aside for the retirement benefits of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga and retired Vice-Presidents, including Kalonzo Musyoka, in the review of the budget following the Coronavirus crisis.

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The withdrawal of the money earlier approved by Parliament is contained in the Supplementary Budget where the Treasury is reorganising its expenditure with additional resources needed to fight the deadly virus. Raila Odinga Office.