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Linda Jamii Director Fred Ogola has alleged that the National Dialogue Committee is illegal adding that the talks are not for the benefit of Kenyans.
Ogola spoke on Wednesday during an interview with K24.
“The National Dialogue Committee was anchored in Parliament not because they were concerned about anchoring it in law but is actually illegal,” Ogola said.
Ogola said the initial reason the Committee went to Bomas was because Kenyans protested over the high cost of living.
He said the issues currently being discussed in Bomas no longer touch on the concerns of the people.
“The issues they are discussing in that Bomas are not within the law,” Ogola said.
He said Operation Linda Jamii is partisan to the Constitution, a friend to whoever aligns with the Constitution and a foe to those who do not.
“The National Dialogue Committee is not partisan to anything, not even to the constitution nor the citizens because they talk about extending the presidential term limit and creating an office for the leader of the opposition,” Ogola said.
“Have you seen them come up with an economic formula to solve the high cost of living which was the main reason why Wanjiku was in the streets?”
This comes after a revelation that the committee is currently seeking up to Sh106 million for allowances.
According to Nation, a document seeking that the Committee should receive a budget allocation of Sh106 million was prepared by the secretariat and adopted by the committee.
The document showed that this week’s talks which started on Monday set to run till Friday will cost the taxpayer a total of Sh5,996,000.
Much of this amount will go to allowances, refreshments and conference facilities.
“Another Sh10 million would be spent on ‘document translation’ while publication of 1,000 copies would gobble up Sh15,000,000 at a cost of Sh15,000 per unit. Sh9.7 million has been earmarked for contingency, being 10 per cent of the total project cost,” the media outlet reported on Wednesday.
Further, the document showed that the dialogue chairs, Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka and National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah, will each receive Sh50,000 per sitting in Bomas while the members will each receive Sh40,000.
The budget document showed that for all the sitting the two will chair, they will receive a total of Sh2 million each.
The Bomas talks are set to run for 60 days unless Parliament moves to extend the period. BY THE STAR