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The allocation follows a pledge by President Uhuru Kenyatta during a meeting in January with MCAs at the Sagana State lodge

THE STANDARD KENYA President Uhuru Kenyatta [File, Standard] Members of County Assemblies (MCAs) may have to wait a little longer to benefit from President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Sh4.5 billion car grant pledge. Just days after the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) chair Lynn Mengich gave the green light to governors to effect the conversion of the car loan into car grants in line with President Kenyatta’s pledge to MCAs, the Controller of Budget (CoB) is raising fundamental concerns that could slow implementation. In a letter to SRC Chief Executive Officer Ann Gitau, the Controller of...

THE STANDARD By James Munyeki | February 14th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300 Former Nyandarua County Assembly Speaker Ndegwa Wahome ( pictured) who was known more for his legal background than politics, represented a key constituency of professionals in the agriculture-rich county. He rose to fame in 2012 when he represented Samuel Wanjiru, the 2008 Beijing Olympic Marathon gold medalist and 2011 Chicago Marathon champion, in a death threat case. He offered his legal services to Wanjiru’s widow Triza Njeri during the inquest in the athlete’s death. On Wednesday, 26 out of 39 Nyandarua MCAs ...

THE STANDARD By James Munyeki | February 11th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300 Nyandarua County Assembly Speaker Ndegwa Wahome. [Boniface Okendo, Standard] Nyandarua County Assembly Speaker Ndegwa Wahome was Tuesday impeached for a second time over allegations of gross misconduct. Twenty-six ward representatives voted to remove him from office. Four MCAs voted against the impeachment motion. In December, last year, Wahome survived the first impeachment motion supported by 39 MCAs after he rushed to court to challenge their decision, claiming they had failed to follow due process. MCAs suspended T...

THE STANDARD KENYA Salaries and Remuneration Commission chairperson Lynn Mengich with vice-chairman Dalmas Otieno briefing on house allowance for members of parliament and senate on May 15, 2019. [David Gichuru] The Salaries and Remunerations Commission (SRC) is reluctant to make any commitment in the raging debate over the Sh4.5 billion car grants for MCAs. On Friday last week, President Uhuru Kenyatta yielded to pressure from MCAs from the Mt Kenya region and promised them a Sh2 million car grant each after they made it a condition for passing the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) Bill. Uh...