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    Friday, October 16, 2015

    MPs siphoning millions in mileage claims regardless of feeble economy





    The Kenyan citizen is losing more than Ksh 1.8 billion every year through mileage cases made by Individuals from Parliament who don't as a matter of course drive to their voting demographics week by week or month to month.



    A MPs' percentage, particularly those whose bodies electorate are a long way from Nairobi, have been taking more than Ksh 2 million month to month, through a barefaced misuse of a benefit that was intended to encourage the administrators get to their electorate.



    A gathering of 20 MPs, primarily from Nairobi and its environs have appealed to the Pay rates and Compensation Commission (SRC) to mediate and detail elective strategies that would stop the mileage sham.



    The benefit has been transformed into a money cow by the MPs who have been guaranteeing mileage repayment, without essentially venturing out to their voting public.



    So broad is the sham that a dominant part of MPs, especially those from bodies electorate that are a long way from the capital city have been asserting the mileage remittances on a week after week premise whether Parliament is on session or on break.



    Measurements show that the citizen is spending more than Ksh 150 million every month in mileage claims, with a few MPs taking in any event Ksh 600,000 consistently without essentially setting foot in their voting public.



    Most MPs have been traveling to their voting public consistently yet at the same time assert the mileage repayments, yet such claims are just expected to be made when a part goes by street.



    A gathering of 20 MPs, essentially from Nairobi and its environs has appealed to SRC to deny the mileage repayment benefit for Parliamentarians, and rather build up more practical and reasonable options that can be utilized to encourage MPs get to their voting demographics without troubling the citizen.



    The sum total of what MPs have been doing to stash the millions every week, is filling the mileage case shapes with the vehicle office, and presenting the applications to the Parliamentary Money Office for installment.



    In the very much arranged intrigue with Parliamentary staff individuals from transport and back offices, MPs don't give evidence of go to their voting demographics to guarantee the mileage repayment.



    The mileage cases are arranged per kilometer secured at a rate of Ksh 187 for each kilometer. Case in point, the Mandera East MP can claim up to Ksh 430,100 every week through false mileage claims for an arrival excursion to his voting demographic that is 2,300kms.



    His Turkana Focal partner with an arrival excursion of 2,260 kms at a rate of Ksh 187 for each km consistently can make Ksh 1.7 million every month in mileage claims.



    The Lamu West Individual from Parliament even without leaving his Nairobi base can make Ksh 333,982 consistently to file mileage claims for an arrival excursion of 1,786km.



    The mileage cases have been a very much protected parliamentary benefit, and MPs from supporters that are a long way from Nairobi demand it was the main pad to week by week cooperation with the electorate.



    They contend that their partners from Nairobi and its environs were uncalled for and undependable in appealing to SRC to obstruct the millions since were closer to their electorate.



    MPs siphoning millions in mileage claims in spite of weak economy



    Each of the MPs got a Ksh 5 million auto gift when they expected their administrative workplaces in 2013, and home loans of Ksh 20 million. This is adjacent to the Ksh 1 million they every make in compensations and recompenses.



    Could SRC led by Sarah Serem bear down and stop the MPs' false mileage claims money making machine or will it be coerced by the House as regularly seen?






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