[ours]

Truth be told - quite apart from who is in it, this cabinet is bad news for kenya.


In 2007, the kenya national budget was set at ksh 700 billion (about usd 10.7 billion). Of this amount, the government has to make loan repayments and pension payments (for retired civil servants) to the tune of ksh 141 billion (or usd 2.1 billion). Of the remaining ksh 559 billion (usd 8.6 billion), the government planned to spend ksh 300 billion (usd 4.6 billion) on running 34 ministries. After catering for government’s running costs (salaries, equipment, furniture both office and household), there is only ksh 260 billion (or usd 4 billion) for development expenditure available. However not all this money comes from the government. In fact it borrows about ksh 52 billion (or usd 800 million) for building roads, improving infrastructure, providing health and education services etc… from international donors. In the past the government has misused loans and left kenyans to repay. At the end, only ksh 200 billion (usd 3.2 billion) will remain for spending on the people of kenya - the majority of whom live below the poverty line. Now that the cabinet has been increased to 43, the government must spend more. Back of the envelope calculations say that the average recurrent cost of running a ministry is ksh 8.8 billion – or usd 130million. Therefore 9 new ministries would cost 9 times ksh 8.8 billion equivalent to ksh 79.2 billion or usd 1.2 billion. This increase wipes out the ksh 50 billion, the ministry of finance will raise from selling some of its safaricom shares. This money has to be deducted from the ksh 200 billion development budget (usd 3.2 billion). So at the end of the day, having 43 ministries means that kenyans are not likely to have more than ksh 130 billion (usd 2billion) spent on them for education, health, road construction and water to take a few examples of what government is meant to actually be doing to develop kenya. It is tragic that a 43 member cabinet means that kenyans will expect only about 19% of the ksh 700 billion national budget to be spent on developing the country. It appears as if the gok has ceased to have a development function and exists only to tax kenyans, and spend taxpayer’s money on gok recurrent costs (salaries, loans and pensions). What will those who pay for all this (taxpayers and donors) have to say to this economic mismanagement knowing that kenyans:- live with inflation above 20%- 150,000 idps live in tents (supported by the red cross – not the gok)- will soon suffer from food shortages this year and have to rely on charity- thought that the national accord was intended to facilitate relief to the poorest and worst off – and not to construct a bloated government- have heard that the government has asked donors for ksh 31 billion (usd 476 million) to resettle the idps, because the gok is unable to raise this amount from its own resources.

[TikTok]

^^Blah blah blah. The only bad news we have in Kenya is bandit president Kibaki, homeguards and collaborators, mungiki beheaders and Lesothians who have a siege mentality.

[ours]

Originally Posted by TikTok

^^Blah blah blah. The only bad news we have in Kenya is bandit president Kibaki, homeguards and collaborators, mungiki beheaders and Lesothians who have a siege mentality.

Even if you own mashada or you have the longest foreskin to blind you from reasoning i dont post for you.

Opiyo inanitafuta na utanipata.

[ChipsHazijaivapoa]

Originally Posted by TikTok

^^Blah blah blah. The only bad news we have in Kenya is bandit president Kibaki, homeguards and collaborators, mungiki beheaders and Lesothians who have a siege mentality.

Your hatred for kibaki and kiuks will not solve poverty kenyans experience and infact poverty knows no tribe..Ours is trying to get you to think how our Politicians are taking us for granted and you are here suffering from lesothophobia.SHINDWE!!

[TikTok]

Waru,

You are wrong. Poverty does not eradicate itself amidst thieving and nepotism. It florishes where Kibaki homegaurd and his cohorts are because they have no intention of uplifitng Kenyans' lives including Lesothians. The most annoying thing is that Lesothians believe there is no problem in Kenya with our political leadership.

[ours]

i think this cabinet portfolios r just a waste of recources and a burden to the taxpayer. Can someone pliz advice if we cant do without this ministries??????????????????? minister for vision 2030: wycliffe oparanya asst minister: peter kenneth minister for regional development: fred gumo asst minister: katoo ole metito minister for nairobi metropolitan development: mutula kilonzo asst minister: elizabeth ongoro minister for national heritage: william ole ntimama asst. Minister: joel onyancha minister for industrialisation : henry kosgey asst. Minister: nderitu mureithi minister for public service: dalmas otieno asst. Minister: aden sugow we don need the above, this as a joke, why do we need a minister of public service when there is a head of civil service in goverment

[Ni_Diambo]

@ ours:
Your sobering post puts actual shilling/dollar values on what we already knew. Assuming they are accurate (it’s a good idea to include your source), the pain is about to begin. Our ‘visionary’ leaders, who cannot make hard decisions, opted for this temporary easy way out: Relative peace within their ranks as opposed to prudent management of state resources. The term “Working for the government” is about to take a literal meaning.

Food prices are rising around the world. Believe it or not, the IDPs are a major threat to national security. Once what was supposed to be temporary becomes permanent, bitterness, hopelessness, resentment and extremism take over. Just look at Palestinians, Tutsis etc. And this does not mean traditional land injustices should be overlooked. But we cannot postpone this problem indefinitely. James Orengo, sir.

[Mwenye-kiti]

Hopefully, we can have peace while they eat ...

[The banned Kip Nakuru]

We are watching our country go down to the dogs economically while we cheer stupidly.Thanks ours.At the end of the day its about building a country but the grand coalition which was pushed by our former colonialists with pure jealous of economic successes of the last five years will do just the opposite.
I guess we are returning to see a Kenya that begs abroad again!!

Originally Posted by ours

Truth be told - quite apart from who is in it, this cabinet is bad news for kenya.


In 2007, the kenya national budget was set at ksh 700 billion (about usd 10.7 billion). Of this amount, the government has to make loan repayments and pension payments (for retired civil servants) to the tune of ksh 141 billion (or usd 2.1 billion). Of the remaining ksh 559 billion (usd 8.6 billion), the government planned to spend ksh 300 billion (usd 4.6 billion) on running 34 ministries. After catering for government’s running costs (salaries, equipment, furniture both office and household), there is only ksh 260 billion (or usd 4 billion) for development expenditure available. However not all this money comes from the government. In fact it borrows about ksh 52 billion (or usd 800 million) for building roads, improving infrastructure, providing health and education services etc… from international donors. In the past the government has misused loans and left kenyans to repay. At the end, only ksh 200 billion (usd 3.2 billion) will remain for spending on the people of kenya - the majority of whom live below the poverty line. Now that the cabinet has been increased to 43, the government must spend more. Back of the envelope calculations say that the average recurrent cost of running a ministry is ksh 8.8 billion – or usd 130million. Therefore 9 new ministries would cost 9 times ksh 8.8 billion equivalent to ksh 79.2 billion or usd 1.2 billion. This increase wipes out the ksh 50 billion, the ministry of finance will raise from selling some of its safaricom shares. This money has to be deducted from the ksh 200 billion development budget (usd 3.2 billion). So at the end of the day, having 43 ministries means that kenyans are not likely to have more than ksh 130 billion (usd 2billion) spent on them for education, health, road construction and water to take a few examples of what government is meant to actually be doing to develop kenya. It is tragic that a 43 member cabinet means that kenyans will expect only about 19% of the ksh 700 billion national budget to be spent on developing the country. It appears as if the gok has ceased to have a development function and exists only to tax kenyans, and spend taxpayer’s money on gok recurrent costs (salaries, loans and pensions). What will those who pay for all this (taxpayers and donors) have to say to this economic mismanagement knowing that kenyans:- live with inflation above 20%- 150,000 idps live in tents (supported by the red cross – not the gok)- will soon suffer from food shortages this year and have to rely on charity- thought that the national accord was intended to facilitate relief to the poorest and worst off – and not to construct a bloated government- have heard that the government has asked donors for ksh 31 billion (usd 476 million) to resettle the idps, because the gok is unable to raise this amount from its own resources.