The Eldoret Municipality Board Chairperson, Julius Kitur has proposed a Ksh15,000 monthly pay to jobless Kenyans in Uasin Gishu County.
Kitur on Saturday, July 22 noted that giving unemployed Kenyans under the age of 45 years monthly stipend will help in reducing unrest in the country.
According to the county official, the Ksh15,000 monthly stipend will allow jobless Kenyans make ends meet while also calming the dissatisfaction amidst anti-government protests and the high cost of living.
Moreover, Kitur said the youth should be given priority when job opportunities arise.
“The President talked about cottage industries and as he is pursuing that, he must have a team that is thinking about cottage industries and industrial parks and what we are going to get and ensure it is managed well and youth get jobs,” he stated.
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Reduce MPs, Public Servants Salaries
Likewise, the county official dismissed salary increments for members of parliament and public servants holding higher ranks in the government.
He instead called for the reduction of the public servants’ salary, further proposing that a standard rate of Ksh 500,000 for MPs was enough.
“You find someone who is earning above Ksh1.5 million and there is someone who is not earning anything. We must leave the greed of adding more to our MPs who are asking for more while their voters at home have nothing,” he noted.
Furthermore, the Municipality Board Chairperson proposed that the government should revise the retirement age to 50 years.
According to Kitur, there should be a cycle of young people joining the job market to help curb the issue of unemployment in the country.
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Anti-Government Protests
Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition is leading a series of demonstrations to push the government to lower the high cost of living and repeal the Finance Act 2023.
As such, Kitur argues that the demonstrations, which are costing the country at least Ksh3 billion daily, according to the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA), can be reduced if the monthly stipend takes effect.
These huge losses have been attributed to looting, destruction and damage of property during the nationwide protests.
