Editor's Review

Azimio claims that only police officers and members of the military have received their March salaries

The Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Alliance coalition through National Assembly Minority leader Opiyo Wandayi has issued a statement after the government delayed the March salaries of civil servants.  

In the statement issued on Friday, April 7, Wandayi stated that it is the first time since independence that the government is unable to pay salaries to civil servants and members of parliament.  

Wandayi claimed that the only civil servants who have received their salaries are the members of the security services (police and military). 

He called on the parliamentary leadership to carry out an inquiry about the current financial crisis noting that the country may collapse. 

“This state of affairs calls for bold leadership. We are calling on parliament to take leadership and conduct inquiry on the financial and economic crisis building up in the country before we collapse like other African countries that have gone that route,” read the statement in part.

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File image of Opiyo Wandayi

Wandayi stated that the National Treasury, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) and the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) should be probed with a view of establishing what has gone wrong.

The Ugunja MP further pointed out that revenue collection points should be looked at. 

“We need to take a close and thorough look at the goings-on at our revenue collection points and revenue sources like the Kenya Airports Authority, the courts, customs, National Social Security Fund (NSSF), aids and grants and revenue administration in addition to probing government spending,” Wandayi stated.

He added, “We believe a lot of our cash flow problems have got 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.