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Article: More nice jobs for the boys; Kenya.(Kenya's new government)
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- The Economist (US)
- Article date:
- April 19, 2008
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It's even better than business as usual for the country's politicians
THREE-AND-A-HALF months after a disputed election, the politicians at last agreed on a coalition cabinet. Everyone gets a slice of the cake; everyone, that is, except the average Kenyan voter, who may wonder how his paltry income can go towards paying for 40 ministers, 50-odd assistant ministers, a new prime minister's post for the opposition leader, Raila Odinga, and a second term in the ever plush presidency for Mwai Kibaki. Almost half of Parliament's members now have some ministerial position. Many will get extra salaries, security and cars. The cabinet may now cost $1 billion a year, about ...