The Civil Society Reference Group instead wants the government to put such resources into manufacturing, housing for the poor and rural infrastructural development. By DAVID MWEREMore by this AuthorThe civil society in Kenya now wants a proposal by MPs to increase their pension and other retirement benefits once they leave office dropped saying its implementation will cripple the other critical sectors of the economy. The Civil Society Reference Group instead wants the government to put such resources into manufacturing, housing for the poor and rural infrastructural development to spur growth in the agricultural sector. BIG FOUR AGENDAMr Suba Churchill, the presiding convener of the civil society, noted that president Uhuru Kenyatta’s Big Four agenda will also not be met if the MPs get their way. “The civil society calls on the Treasury and the presidency to assure Kenyans that the idea of retirement benefits for MPs whose implementation will gobble up limited funds is dropped,” Mr Suba said.

Source: Daily Nation May 14, 2018 08:26 UTC