Members of County Assemblies (MCAs) have started pocketing their KSh 2 million car grants without paying the 30% tax demanded by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA). The ward representatives had earlier protested the move by KRA to slap their car grants with a 30%. Photo: Siaya CountySource: FacebookPAY ATTENTION: Help us change more lives, join TUKO.co.ke’s Patreon programmeFor instance, Siaya ward representatives awarded themselves the benefit in full despite the Ksh 600,000 taxation decree by KRA which meant they were entitled to only KSh 1.4 million. According to Nation, the county speaker George Okode defended the speedy payment saying the cash was not to be budgeted afresh as it had already been allocated at the beginning of the MCAs terms. "We are only going to remain with about KSh 1.4 million and not the KSh 2 million that the president announced.

Source: Daily Nation March 04, 2021 13:41 UTC