For the last Six years of Kibaki government in Kenya,the poor taxpayers have been coerced to part with 700 million Kenya shillings( 17.5 billion Uganda shillings)on six commissions.That is an average of one commission per year.We had the Goldenberg commission,the land commission,the Arthur brothers commission,the waki commission and the Kriegler commission among them.None and I repeat none of these commission`s recommendations have ever been implemented or at least taken seriously.
While the amount of money going into these commissions are huge and a real burden to the taxpayers who are also the poor of the society reeling under the weight of hunger,insecurity and all forms of injustices;Of course the rich and the political class don't pay taxes.The very taxpayers are the victims of the injustices that these commissions are geared to address.They are the victims whose coffers have been looted through grand corruption,whose land have been grabbed and have been made landless,whose properties have been destroyed and loved ones butchered on poll clashes and whose lives are mythically drained out of their physical bodies by all forms of governance related issues.
The grand coalition government has "rubbished" the recommendation of the last two of these commissions,just as it has with the others.
One,the reinstatement of Amos Kimunya into the Cabinet even before he is cleared of corruption charges,including having the central bank governor in office,while the commissions report implicates him of lying in office is a scam to the public funds and a signal that the grand coalition government is not committed at all to fighting corruption.
Worst,but not in any scale, is the watering down of the waki report and the recommendations that instead of taking the matter to the International court,the matter be settled through a local "Kamkunji". Simply put,throwing out the recommendations,while the post election violence was a crime against humanity.Without the recommendations being implemented to the later,we might see an amplified recurrence of the same in future.
We have witnessed the sacking of the Cereals board directors on charges of corruption and even the prime minister has suspended one of his aides on maize scandal and an "investigation" put in place on some individuals who colluded with government officials.Why has the government not arrested the sacked corrupt officials including the prime minister aide? What assurance do Kenyans have that these same people are not goin to be reappointed back at a later date?
Why all these.Do we have a government? why waste public funds on commissions that dont have results.Is it not another way of defrauding Kenyans.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
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