Former State House Spokesperson Kanze Dena has claimed that former President Uhuru Kenyatta is running his office using his own money.
Speaking during a press briefing on Monday, June 10, Kanze maintained that the former Head of State was not enjoying a fully furnished office as the office he acquired after retirement was through his own money.
She claimed that Uhuru's choice of office was necessary due to the international roles he was accorded during his retirement.
"On the issue of the office, before retirement and during his retirement, the former President Uhuru Kenyatta has been sought to undertake various international roles in his capacity as a former head of state. These engagements necessitated the need to identify and establish a suitable office for the former president to enable him to carry out these roles.
"With no response from State House and a lack of commitment to finalize on the issue of the office space, H.E. the former president identified a suitable office space and went ahead to fully furnish and equip it from his pocket," Kanze remarked.
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The former State House Spokesperson further claimed that a letter was written to State House requesting the valuation of the office, but there was no response.
"A formal letter was written to State House requesting the valuation of the office that was identified by the former president as suitable for him to carry out his duties. However, the office did not receive a response on the issue and instead, the communication that the office received was via text message indicating rent estimates for the property in question," she further stated.
She added that, up to date, the office of the former president was running on his goodwill while waiting for action from the State House.
Kanze, however, disclosed that Uhuru received a lump sum of Sh48 million as a gratuity from the current administration, as earlier reported by government spokesperson Isaac Mwaura.
She further confirmed that the former president was receiving his monthly allowances and had a medical cover.
Kanze claimed that in the 2023/24 budget allocation, Uhuru's office was allocated Ksh503 million but it has never gained access to the funds up to date.
