CHERARGEI- Corruption Is Killing This Country, Office Of The First Lady Must Be Scrapped off

GUEST: Samson Cheragei, Senator, Nandi County
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[@isaacwandera9002]

WHY SHOULD PARLIAMENTARIANS HAVE A SEATING ALLOWANCE??? IS LIKE A TEACHER BEING GIVEN AN ALLOWANCE FOR BEING IN CLASS

[@fuadsaadkinanguka1432]

INFACT FROM NOW ON.. ALL THE FINANCE BILLS.. MUST BE VOTED FOR IN ALL COUNTIES {PUBLIC PARTICIPATION} TO HAVE LEGITIMACY. THIS WILL INFORM THE WHOLE COUNTRY HOW HIS/HER TAXES ARE BEING SPENT FOR..!! NO MORE SECTRET ACTS BEHIND THE SCENES..!!

[@muhidintahir3194]

I like that one 😂😂

[@elizabethnjoki6397]

The allowance should be scrapped off

[@odhiambookwirry2603]

Scrapped salary @200k

[@puritykananu9920]

My question also cuz wanalipwa salary

[@URJohn254]

This is the caricature that was yelling that the president's term should be extended......... shame on him.

[@abbassishmael317]

A mongrel

[@snownfire]

Anatupima, anafkiri atahepa kiboko

[@aaronmutua]

He thinks we forgot. He's just pretending. His time is coming

[@dufeedem8868]

The comment I was eagerly waiting for 😁😁🤣

[@Bru-q3r]

Anajua nikubaya, he has to pretend to be holier than Jesus Christ.

[@sejerianlioness1398]

British Mp’s live in normal streets with everyone. Some cycle to work because they work for people……The corruption has killed Kenya

[@jessiebond8688]

Absolutely correct,even in Netherlands MPs,Prime Minister cycles to n from work.Whats so special with parliament Thieves

[@muhidintahir3194]

Very true

[@cobwebtheorem7538]

The Netherlands' minister for defence cycles to work. Why? Because his country is secure and public officials do their work.

[@carollynne5943]

We the people slept way too long but going forward they are people servants

[@Blueboy-d8m]

In Sweden, the MPs who live over 50 km away from Parliament are accommodated in flats- spouses and kids over 18 who are allowed to visit for short stays must pay. MPs wash their clothes,cook own food. They're also provided with cards for public transport only the PM is entitled to a car and security escort. Ideally you should be catching the Rongai Matatu with Sakaja and Jalas.

[@spinachorganic8740]

I totally disagree with the Senator on public not attending participation forums. At county level last year I went for a public participation forum on the county budget. What happened was the county officials who had the draft budget & the mca's did as follows: 1. came 2hours 30minutes late from the set time they had set. 2. Didn't have sufficient copies of the documents to be read & commented on by the public. 3. They started by saying there was insuffucient time to go through the documents, so they would brief us on the contents and go to the next pp forum they had scheduled! I personally had to tell them, that then it was futile to have called us for the meeting and if they really wanted feedback, give us copies of the docs, we read them & send them feedback by the end of the week. You should have seen the look of shock on the officials as to 'who is this who is insisting on reading...? They quickly discussed amongst themselves and decided, give her the document and an officers email. I did read, give feedback on email AND, THAT WAS THE END OF THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION & FEEDBACK BEING INCORPORATED IN THE county finance bill. Despite asking severally for the final budget document, until today 2/7/2024. My observation, even at county level, public participation is done by the executive offices as a means of 'rubber-stamping and pardiem (out of office trips!)

[@rosemokogi2896]

I concur on the bit of extravagance in trips . The love for per diems is crippling our nation Kenya.....naivasha & mombasa hotels are full all year round by organisations that even have first class board rooms ... Why can't we revert to zoom meetings till the economy improves..It is common to find an employee making 100-200% equivalent of their pay in per diems....I pray for austerity measures to be effected so that our country moves forward

[@pchab1966]

Well said and true.

[@raphael8021]

That how it happens in all public forums, no one wants your views more so if you are going against whatever is in the document.

[@wyclefmarie5385]

In Kenya its leaders who are thriving while young people are jobless

[@evansshikanda8961]

Ask Cherargei is this a parliament or a rubber stamp for misuse. Ruto is on record praising mps for good job yet look at the mess we are. This is why we call kk a gang of majambazi

[@johngitimu6346]

Mr. Senator, when will your friend stop lying?

[@josphatngeno4579]

😂

[@nyamz_ayz.]

Corruption and nepotism are the first to be condemned.

[@amedeogikonye4694]

The solution is to dissolve parliament so that we can get MPs who are ready to earn not more than 300k per month.

[@phylismwihaki2308]

Yes we also need 100 MPs. All the others go home

[@ricowriting4296]

​Every county should have two​@@phylismwihaki2308

[@maureenmugatnzi623]

Charges on National IDs should be scrapped off..

[@kougin13aller]

💯💯💯💯

[@abdihakimgaani6270]

No they should increase

[@brilliantmind9729]

​​@@abdihakimgaani6270shenzi sana

[@gsamoei]

That service should pay itself instead of borrowing to process ids. Like incase of visa in us embassies the services pays itself. The only thing is transparency and accounting for such monies.

[@marywaithira5037]

Yes it should be scrapped for every never.

[@davidwaithaka1567]

If Ruto was to engage Kenyans on serious matters of cutting government expenditures, probably,he can redeem his image. 1 lower salaries for executive's, cutting it by half. and everyone in the government who earn huge salaries. 2 Abolish completely, political nominations.Nominated mps senators,mca etc 3 The president should cut his presidential escort by half,the same of the deputy,the cs to have only one escort etc. 4 Abolish, Women representative sit, 5 National days like Madaraka,Jamuhuri etc should remain but the President should address the Nation through the television. 6 All government tenders, should be advertised on local newspapers 7 The president should from now on,walk the talk,End Corruption. .......... The least is endless.

[@jedielmuthuri3033]

I don't why people don't talk of MCA's as people who have captured the government. It started when Uhuru Kenyatta gave them 5 million for house & car. I am told this money is given without any security given to acquire the assets

[@ezekielmburu3418]

I wish bbi passed and zakayo did not oppose it,some of the grievances taking youth to streets were in bbi

[@iamsyourdadi]

@@ezekielmburu3418 Except it expanded government that we dont need more of..addressing some issues doesnt negate the impact of others

[@nganganjoroge6357]

Why should Parliament get budget allocation of 50 billion while judiciary gets less than half of that 21 billion. The state House gets 9 billion same as kiambu County

[@X-TATE]

Someone tell us the office of Denis Itumbi and Farouk Kibet.

[@ministerkenn1793]

Ruto maintainance and elimination team😂😂😂don't you know?

[@jav856]

So that you do want uhuru had such people leave president Ruto alone

[@yegonhillary3267]

It's came here go there

[@emmanuelokumu5708]

​@@jav856mmmmh, if it did happen it should stop henceforth.... we aren't taking that route going forward, we want accountability and transparency

[@aaronmutua]

Yeah we want to know where those offices are

[@Kaheavenup]

It wasn't in the best interest of Kenyans, but Kimani Inchungwa's and Zakayo. If they thought so they (Zakayo and Gichungwa) should be admitted in Mathare hospital

[@wahavundla2830]

Let there be a cap on the type of vehicles assigned to government officials. If you want a fancy car, get it for yourself!

[@MohamedOmar-ew8hb]

Why are we not talking about value for money audit.why should government offices be purchasing items at 10 or 20 times the market prices. I believe we can save billions

[@Monroe-fq3tz]

you guys have lots of ideas

[@FaustinOndore]

Dear GenZ, Najua mko pagumu kwa hiyo siulizi kama hamjambo. Mna mpango na kazi ngumu ya ukombozi wa Kenya, namwomba Mungu Awabariki. The hour of liberation is at hand. The hour of freedom from corruption, youth unemployment, tyranny, exploitation, misrule, mismanagement, incompetence, and impunity has truly arrived. It's jubilee moment when the corrupt must be dispossessed of their ill-gotten loot. Stolen land and assets must be surrendered. Punitive taxes and odiuos debts from thieved trillions must be disowned, and thieves thrown into prison. It's time to take our country back. The youth are leading the way. The rest of us must follow. GenZ, have a successful maandamano. Ruto out. GenZ in.

[@duncanouma7354]

These offices keep multiplying like mushrooms.. there was even a suggestion for the office of the first daughter.. what a joke😂

[@Sl45135]

We are a digital nation do public participation through the phone

[@Blueboy-d8m]

Correct 💯

[@raphaelkimoni3605]

This senator is not the best person to advice . He has in the past advocates for extension of president term

[@lillian796]

He has always castigated opulence especially by CSs

[@davidbutuk1615]

In addition ask Cherargei to address hefty salaries of public officials and bloated government. Gen z's are watching and they know where the money is largely wasted. The country should live within our means and stop the display of extra vacant lifestyles

[@edwardboro6859]

Eric ask the senator if he will accept 50% reduction on his salary. If corruption is carved there will be no need for borrowing.

[@saidmohamed7178]

NOT ONLY FIRST LADY EVEN YOU MPS U MUST DECREASE UA EXPENSES.

[@bayoosa-emmanuel2613]

In, Kenya...you, should count yourselves lucky as a people...in Nigeria..the totality of all of the allowances for "legislathieves"..are more than the budget for a year in Kenya or for kenyans...these so called democracies in Africa,is just a "funnel", to stealing public funds.. simply put.. commiserations, however to the lost, brave Gen z..of Kenya...the, struggle continues 👍💪👊

[@rebecca9937]

Hefty allowances: Travel allowances-like travelling to UK by MPs to visit Parliament to benchmark catering, sitting allowances, car grants etc. No accountability by county governments, CDF fund, CAS offices, Statehouse renovations.... the list is endless

[@Blueboy-d8m]

It's truly appauling. My relative was an MP in the 80's, their basic salary was ksh 35k and with allowance added up to about 50k. I don't know how they survived with harambee, school fees etc...they didn't even have chase cars, insurance and pension. The few that had money were corrupt and used their positions to bulldoze for tenders etc...

[@albertkhamala2339]

Office of women rep, office of deputy governor, CAS, Reduced state departments, prime CAS

[@msa3957]

The mpigs salaries too must be halved

[@adhd875]

Body guards should be minimised too

[@bryankibet1587]

Also nominated mca,mpigs,senators should be scrapped

[@kip1052]

There is no position called "women rep". It is "woman rep". Illiteracy in this country😢😢😢

[@martins.k3359]

Still it is a wolf 🐺 in a sheep skin but at least can give one point out of ten why couldn't the dog train it's master how to back?he could have at least give Ruto one advice before coming for interview lakini yote ni uongo hali yakujitetea mwizi mwenye hela hujitetea na kuepuka ukumu kotini but innocent bila hela hufungwa jela trust me.

[@stevenkabaga3971]

the motor vehicle tax was dropped after you people saw that, things were running out of hand not because you had to due to public participation, it has never been done in good faith but a PR to hoodwink Kenyans

[@balancedviewpoint7418]

This same guy is not a SAINT himself. He is one of them. Check his previous pronouncements with arrogance and superiority complex. I don't trust him too, despite the fact that he sounds well educated.

[@ministerkenn1793]

Let him help us deal with ruto and will be our next work

[@bowizthejoblessgwiji3128]

What about Charlene's office, Mrs. Riggy G's office, Mudavadi and wife's offices, the 50 CAS? All unconstitutional and avenues of corruption. Then there's the KK MPigs giving and CSs giving their families positions and tenders. Saa hii ndio anaongea akisahau alikuwa anadai Ruto na all elected members waongezewe miaka 7?

[@Spectre-Turner20]

Not him. He has always been a critic of Ruto and Murkomens

[@jav856]

Mudavadi his has an office because he is a C's stop your bitterness

[@bowizthejoblessgwiji3128]

@@jav856 Why must you assume my emotional state when you don't know me. The office of Prime Cabinet Secretary is unconstitutional, plain and simple. It was a position given out of cronyism.

[@bowizthejoblessgwiji3128]

@@Spectre-Turner20 m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJOVdWCFhZ2Gd80

[@kennyrodgers1]

​@jav856 so what is his work?..by assuming duties meant for the vice president ? 🤔...think beyond your political opinion...

[@Kipash]

Why can't these clowns tell Ruto because when others say it, Kelez say they hate Ruto. Useless form of patriotism.

[@jk-yr1rx]

Which Kale said ,tumia akili kijana

[@mercyyoutubecheptoo9144]

They are scared

[@jav856]

President Ruto is your kingpin just Raila

[@stupidtom9542]

No need to say Ruto must go, replace em with what now? Instead pressure parliament to enact DEATH PENALTY law against corruption

[@annakamau7153]

The office of the Prime CS should be scrapped! Mdvd can be CS for Foreign Affairs only which is sanctioned by the constitution but not the former. This office of Prime CS was one of the sources of friction points between President and his DP because Prime CS role overlapped the role of the DP...

[@anthonykenneth.1780]

It makes MDVD have a very big head

[@ring-tone278]

Take Enough Photos for ICC Everywhere.

[@jessiebond8688]

Let Mps walk.

[@perkimskrims]

Gathoni Wa Muchomba mp of Githunguri does it very well so public participation is not difficult if as a leader your determined

[@nyamz_ayz.]

@@perkimskrims Talking of wastage and corruption, let us start by reducing counties to 9NLY 8 like the provinces we had. That way we shall have only 8 and qual8f8ed governors, Then jobs are given onmerits.

[@williamwambugu587]

The day our parliament embraces and understands the doctrine if separation of powers and their roll of oversight of the executive on behalf of Wanjiku then they will make meaning of their being elected bu Wanjiku their boss.

[@stephenotieno1343]

The senator is saying the correct things but still like the president is doging to answer the question. The question is simple should we trust the parliament? Yes or No period.

[@oliverwabwire2836]

Imagine how versatile public participation would be via twitter poll / comments or google forms!

[@reinhardbarsuch301]

5:23 devolution is what is next for the Gen Z movement.

[@Spectre-Turner20]

True Governor's, mcas and mpigs are stealing everything.

[@juliusmatekwa7625]

Most of our revenue is spent on super-inflated procurement and payment for non supplies....Ask senator to comment on this

[@tedsonkabiru5287]

oscar sudi is running around like a gimmick flashing 20 million weekly???

[@carolodada6729]

Cheregai, wewe tutakusalimia ukiendelea kusema uwuongo kama Ruto.

[@thejkyt9557]

From MCAs, Governors, MPs to Senators - you are in position ONLY to serve the interests of those that elected you. i.e. You are the peoples' representatives. If the people, by a substantial majority, and with loud voices, are saying that their 'representatives' are no longer that, then what business do these ladies and gentlemen have remaining in position. Genuine leaders would say, let's go back to the ballot and renew our mandate if we feel we have done right by our people. Not cling to power as what now appears to be the case. Short of this what we have is just 'hot air'.

[@mauriceshilabula4574]

and then someone tells the public that he will not employ teachers... that he will not be able to pay some public servants. so why are we paying taxes. tusitishiwe bwana

[@Ngangaf462]

Ask Cherargei why he felt that President term should be extended…. And Do the flowers 🌺 in the office of the wither or shrivel within 24 hours and be serviced Daily …That is all wastage

[@gracebiggie8330]

They can buy plastic flowers instead so they don’t have to keep buying

[@msa3957]

😢😢😢 soo sad. Why didn't you legislate accordingly b4???!!!!!. Nkt. Your salaries are equally highest in the world while other workers are paid peanuts and many hard working teachers, doctors, law enforcement agents etc can hardly afford a decent meal today while you forcibly mposed senseless and ridiculous taxes on them. Ati housing levy yet thousands of poor workers cant afford food. Nkt. Your salaries must be halved asap to employ the youth. Bure kabisa. You are the causality agents of all these tribulations and you better leave those offices to leaders who want to assist the masses. Looting, embezzlement, wanton plunder of public coffers and gross runaway corrupt in this era is extremely high. Taxes are paid heavily but all go to few insensitive people masquerading as leaders. Bure kabisa

[@vincentmiruka664]

Kenyans are too busy not to attend public participation because you legislature are not serious at all

[@domin842]

Hii ndio mkora ingine ingestahili kutembelewa i remember him saying there will be no removal of even a comma from the finance bill,watu wa nandi hebu msalimie hii mutu msaliti,

[@myselectlimited688]

This is the pride of being independent this guy has been outspoken about spending on some members

[@NiKass-oz3rj]

Let's not forget he also wanted an extension of presidential term.

[@gyeboor1270]

Let us not forget that dictatorships work, more often and more efficiently than democracies, China, Rwanda, Germany etc Our obsession with Western concepts needs to be questioned and evaluated. India is boasting of democracy and yet its 1.4 billion population is wallowing in poverty, in spite of it huge pool of talent and resources, China just galloped past them

[@kipkuruigilbert7714]

Eric latiff you impressed during Roundtable with president.Professional journalist.God bless you

[@righttoknowwiththomas9178]

Remove sitting allowance for mps.The SRC recommended the same but the MPS in their arrogance stood it down.Some MPS make technical appearances in meetings and register in order to make money.

[@EmeldaOntita]

Will they return all the money they have received the last two years like the office of mdvd and his wife since the offices they are holding are not in the constitution kindly cheragei answer kenyans that question.

[@charlesnyagah7423]

Church and Funeral gatherings can be pivotal in public participation

[@timinahakina]

Very few people go to parliament.when a new pill is tabled in the parliament very few people can not talk about it,what they do is to pass it

[@culinaryinspire9089]

Who reads newspapers anymore? Public participation should be digital yawa. 😊

[@Gachango-mr2xq]

😫😫😫😫these parliamentarians needs to go home like yesterday be audited for lifestyle audit.The government needs to be audited, the counties too all the way since inception of county governments for sanity.

[@gasperkiwo6109]

The president kept on bragging the rejected financial bill was the best till the end though previously he admitted it wasn't good and agreed he will cut some of it like the First Lady and the dp's wife etc the guy is a double-speak person and a great liar if he remains in that office he will push the blame to citizens because of the bill rejection so the only best thing is resign he and his dp.

[@vincentmiruka664]

Parliament decision are being pre-determined in state house that is.the reason why people don't turn-up for public participation

[@righttoknowwiththomas9178]

CDF money should go through the various Ministries under project portfolio. This is the most misused money

[@nganganjoroge6357]

Or through the governors.The county has a whole ministry say in road construction engineers, machinery.what do mp have in say road construction.

[@carollynne5943]

The more the hands handling money the more the losses.

[@JosephMicho18]

No time to be wasted here... No room for dialogue. What we asking are doable and it is just of using common sense.

[@elizabethiradukunda1950]

occupy spice FM! some of these guests need greetings

[@kabuthakabutha9472]

😂😂 acha zako

[@davidgachoka]

Bw.Cherargei,whether the recommendations were through other bills,the financial effects are the same=punitive taxation!!!!

[@abiomar1652]

You said president apatiwe 7 years muibe vizuri

[@DuncanMbugua]

The umbilical cord joining parliament and the executive is the political party. Cut it. Have legislators as independents and parliament will start working.

[@mamakedenique]

wezi waende nyumbani pamoja na zakayo

[@kibzshow7122]

Cherargei's a true definition of a turncourt

[@aheudit]

What is with this 'Less than a dollar per day' that was a western expression of Africans and poor people in general. Why cant you just say less than a hundred Kenya shillings?

[@Felixkip]

Public participation should also go digital. What are parliament social media accounts???

[@amosgiture]

I like my brother Samson. He is intelligent, eloquent and an exceedingly cunning 🦊 With regard to public participation, he is saying, "you do not come to stop us"

[@almnr81S7]

The Scars remain forever and serve as a reminder.

[@isaacwandera9002]

WHY SHOULD FUEL LEVIES BE HIGHER BY 40% ITS COST?

[@generalcomments6694]

Cherargei anatuambia nini hapa???? You guys did you watch the video where they looted the people of Uasin Gishu pesa zao ati watapelekwa Australia???What do you mean Corruption?? Hypocrite???

[@jmk134.]

Very very true Corruption is the main pendamic in kenya

[@abelnyarangi5163]

Kuna comment nimeona ati "occupyspicefm" 😅😅😅

[@theophilusnzumbi4099]

Its long overdue you should have advice your president before

[@Tokneetoe]

Hawa wasee ni wazee tu sana ideas zimeisha kwa hizo vichwa zao public participation GenZ imeprove online communication inareach far and wide and very effectively

[@sammykurabu5124]

what is cherargai saying we cant go to this public participations coz of timing, you doing it from mon to fri i have to go to work

[@MrVayolence]

Hata huyu

[@onechristianwallace]

The counties are way worse.

[@nafcizzle2095]

Huyu jamaa ako na Ruto, kizungu mingi but he wants his bread buttered, not his suffering citizens who appointed him.

[@georgeamara8356]

We need Magufuli to clean the government

[@kabuthakabutha9472]

Magufuli is dead.

[@kougin13aller]

You mean Miguna right

[@sharikharib]

Why cherargei has been treated with such warmth by this panel,puzzles me....a guy who advocates for an extension in rutos term limit? a pro yes financial bill2024?...BLINK TWICE for assistance

[@jacyahya3063]

The CAS office must be scrapped off and all sitting allowances be withdrawn for MPs.

[@celestindoctor]

Shame on you senators and MPs who accepted ruto corruption to pass the finance bill 2023 that has caused painful and high cost of living, youths are tired of you guys,and this year also you accepted to worsen it again against the will of your voters. THERE SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWANCE FOR MP BECAUSE HE COMES IN THE HOUSE. They already have a huge salary which needs to be reduced at least by HALF. Useless

[@amorosogombe9650]

You only have the right to talk about the necessity of taxes and borrowing when the existing tax revenue and debt is being efficiently spent. The current budget is 3 trillion a year. In tangible terms that's 100 Thika Super highways a year. Halve it. Make it 50% recurrent expenditure 50% development expenditure. Is anyone seeing 150 Thika Roads equivalent of publuc physical capital formation happening in Kenya per year? In any form? Anyone? That's how you become Haiti. 200 years of independence and still a 4th world basket case slum. Stop wastage!!!

[@paulineochieng5956]

How is he saying he doesnt know how it will be recorded.. what is it they do? Magufuli of Tanzania was elected and never went out of the country because he believed the Ambassadors in the respective countries can collect the information and feed back so the same can be done in Kenya both national ,MRS Senators and even the president should STOP THIS COUNTRY TO COUNTRY VISITS!!!

[@TN_KE]

For the public participation, how about hiring these GEN Z and MILLENIALS who do not have jobs to present creative and modernized ways to conduct the public participation. Am sure someone who doesn't earn anything would be happy to have a job.

[@mashamambea5704]

UDA nonsense

[@anthonykenneth.1780]

Some people like mrs samido do a lot of nothing in parliament kindly invite her to this show then ask her the same questions your asking Cheraragei (1) SHOCK on you the comedy and ZERO knowledge of what you will ask. (2)She will be a NO SHOW.

[@jfk2kennedy]

This man Cherargei just talks too much..."you know, bla bla; you know bla bla..."

[@jameskihonge7449]

Politicians are double tongued and double faced. Look at the man who fronted war againest the person of retired president😂

[@njagikibuthu1436]

I really wonder on how every politician went to school and graduated in two weeks to know the problem with the government.

[@peternyingi5545]

Exactly, they are playing mind game with us

[@gottimaranzano9409]

Transparency and Accountability. Something that has never existed since 1963

[@tobiasnyawade1953]

This guy politically behaves Rigathi.Their political ideology is always the same ~ (TRIBALISM)

[@badrudinhassanali1919]

Dont trust ICC😊

[@jimakenga7046]

Did I hear right, that the salaries of all MPs, CSs,PSs and a few others walijiongezea mishahara? Kenya is a country where public opinion is contemptuously disregarded.

[@MouseleyMarshals-fm5vr]

SPICE FM why are you even giving a platform to these seasoned liars and corrupt KK politicians????this specific guy was saying the finance bill is good and will pass by force coz they have numbers in parliament.

[@babajela6860]

There are 3 level corruption Sir: Executive , MPs with CDF and Governors. That is why public services are failing . .