Former President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Monday that he would not retire from politics anytime soon and would continue engaged in politics.
The ex-president declared in an angry tone at a Jubilee party National Delegates Conference (NDC) at the Ngong Racecourse that he was ready to retire from active politics after handing over to President William Ruto until some unnamed persons began intimidating him.
"I wanted to put politics aside and deal with other issues." Conversely, others have concluded that their job is to coerce and frighten. You cannot do that to Uhuru Kenyatta, I tell you today. "Let them find someone else," he said to the delegates.
However, this violates the restrictions outlined in Section 6 of the Presidential Retirement Benefits Act of 2013, which states that a retired president may not hold a position in any political party for more than six months after leaving office as President.
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Contrary to the preceding rule, Mr Kenyatta is still active as the leader of the Jubilee party eight months after leaving the government in September 2022.
As a result, the former premier may be denied the right to the retirement compensation he is due since he violated the act's provisions.
Section 4b (ii) of the legislation specifies that a retired President may not be entitled to the entire or any portion of the benefits if he or she served in or actively participated in the operations of any political party.
Kenyatta now faces a loss of around Ksh.34.56 million as part of his retirement send-off package, equal to one year's salary for each term as President. He presided over the country for ten years.
President Kenyatta is entitled to a monthly pension of Ksh.1.15 million as part of the package.
This began on September 13, when he turned over the instruments of power to Ruto.
In addition to the abovementioned items, President Kenyatta is entitled to a Ksh.216,563 fuel allowance. He was given two four-wheel drive vehicles of his choice, which would be replaced every three years.
Each vehicle's engine capacity should be at least 3000cc and no more than 4000cc.
He is also entitled to a monthly home allowance of Ksh.332,062 and a monthly entertainment allowance of Ksh.216,562.
He was also given an additional Ksh.332,062 to cover his monthly electricity, telephone, and water costs.
The previous President was provided with two personal assistants, four secretaries, four messengers, four drivers, and adequate security at his urban and rural properties as certified by the Minister of National Security occasionally.
Cooks, housekeepers, gardeners, laundry people, and home cleaners were also assigned to him.
