President Uhuru's multi-million shillings retirement package

President Uhuru's multi-million shillings retirement package

President Uhuru Kenyatta will be taking home at least Ksh 34.56 million as part of his retirement send-off package after sitting at the helm of the country for 10 years.

According to the benefits enshrined in the Presidential Retirement Benefits Act of 2013, an outgoing President is entitled to a lump sum payment on retirement, "calculated as a sum equal to one year’s salary for each term served as President."

President Kenyatta will also be receiving a total of Ksh 1.15 million in monthly pension.

This will start once he hands over the instruments of power to President-elect William Ruto on Tuesday during the swearing-in ceremony.

Alongside the aforesaid packages, President Kenyatta will be entitled to Ksh.216,563 fuel allowance. He will be issued with two four-wheel drive motor vehicles of his choice, replaceable every three years.

Each vehicle should have an engine capacity of at least 3000cc and not exceeding 4000cc.

He will also receive Ksh.332,062 as his monthly house allowance and a monthly entertainment allowance of Ksh.216,562.

An additional Ksh.332,062 will be issued to him to cater for his monthly electricity, telephone and water bills.

In his residence, Uhuru is entitled to two personal assistants, four secretaries, four messengers, four drivers, and adequate security at his urban and rural residences as may from time to time be certified by the Minister for National Security.

He will also have cooks, housekeepers, gardeners, laundry persons and house cleaners.

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