Azimio demands an inquiry into the financial crisis as civil servants miss salaries
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Azimio coalition now wants an inquiry into the country's financial situation delays by the government in paying civil servants, among them MPs
Azimio coalition now wants an inquiry into the country’s financial situation delays by the government in paying civil servants, among them MPs.
The Opposition has called for a probe into the Kenya Revenue Authority following delays by the government to pay salaries.
The coalition wants to know what the government did with the money it saved when it scrapped subsidies on basic goods.
In a statement issued on Friday morning, signed by National Assembly minority leader and Ugunja MP Opiyo Wandayi, Azimio said the inquiry should compel the production of documents to establish what has gone wrong in critical financial institutions.
“Azimio is deeply concerned at the worsening economic situation in the country, which has seen the government unable to meet one of its most basic of obligations, which is paying its workers. We fear this country is collapsing while we sit pretty, hoping for miracles,” stated Mr. Wandayi.
The coalition noted that the government can no longer hide behind the Covid-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and the general economic meltdown around the globe.
“We believe a lot of our cash flow problems have to do with the corruption, tribalism, nepotism, incompetence, and plain theft at critical revenue collection points, starting with the KRA, in addition to wrong spending priorities,” Opiyo Wandayi wrote.
National Assembly Minority Leader Opiyo Wandayi said the probe should be extended to individuals and systems at the National Treasury and Central Bank of Kenya with a view to establishing what has gone wrong.
He stated that for the first time since independence in 1963, the government of Kenya is unable to pay salaries to civil servants and Members of Parliament.
“Nearly all civil servants don’t know when or if they will ever be paid. The situation has been degenerating progressively since December last year,” he stated.
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Wandayi said only members of the security services-police and military-have been paid.
“..but it won’t be long before members of the disciplined forces also begin missing salaries if we continue this way,” he added.
Since the beginning of the year, civil servants, including parliamentarians and their staff, who had previously been receiving their salaries by the 25th of every month, have been receiving their pay after the 30th day.
By Thursday, 6, hundreds of thousands of government and parastatal workers, save for teachers and members of the disciplined services, were yet to be paid.
Only individuals employed by the Teachers Service Commission, Kenya Defence Force, and the National Police Service have so far received their pay.
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