Nairobi After the establishment of the Office of the Spouse of the Prime Cabinet Secretary, Senator Edwin Sifuna has accused the administration of making unnecessary public expenditures.
Senator Sifuna claims that despite claiming to be curbing high public spending, the administration is indiscriminately spending public monies. He claims that the government could just as well set up offices for senators' wives and other leadership positions.
He claimed that the creation of the Prime CS Spouse's Office is a glaring example of how the government is misusing tax dollars, and the privileges that incoming Cabinet Assistant Secretaries (CAS) will be receiving will further exacerbate the problem.
"This administration has taken no actions to address the problem of public spending. Even the shortlist of CASs has been revealed, and these offices spend Ksh 2 billion annually on salaries and benefits, Ksh 1 million on cars, and Ksh 30 million on homes."
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The Nairobi Senator further asserted that President William Ruto received double the average amount of monies allotted to the government for entertainment.
He now claims that the government is returning to its election-year commitments and expanding borrowing, which would eventually require people to pay a significant portion of their income in taxes.
Sifuna alleged that the president's office had received an allocation already double what it had previously received. " It is only for amusement and consuming tea and mandazi," Sifuna said.
"We were informed that the Kenya Kwanza administration would fully prohibit public borrowing. They intend to borrow roughly Ksh. 700 billion, with half coming from the local market and the remainder coming from abroad "said he.
He asked the government to reduce its excessive spending and use the savings to help the economy recover.
The office of Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi's wife, Tessie Shangatti Mudavadi, was officially opened on Friday, February 24. Its mission is to support the work of the First Lady mama Rachel Ruto and the Second Lady Dorcas Gachagua.
To what extent public or private sources will fund the office is still being determined at the time of publication.
