By JUSTUS OCHIENG'More by this AuthorThirdway Alliance party leader Ekuru Aukot wants President Uhuru Kenyatta, politicians and senior government officials to take pay cuts and redirect the money to cushion low-income earners against the impact of coronavirus pandemic. They include the deputy president, Cabinet secretaries, principal secretaries, chief administrative secretaries, governors and their deputies, county executives and heads of parastatals. "In times like this, leaders ought to sacrifice for the welfare of the majority poor," Dr Aukot said in an open letter to Mr Kenyatta on Sunday. Dr Aukot also criticised the government's measure of forcing people to work from home, arguing it is detrimental to the economy. We urge your administration to consider other interventions to cushion the ordinary citizens from probable dangers from the current crisis," he wrote.

Source: Daily Nation March 22, 2020 13:18 UTC