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  1. Signatures
    15 out of 5,000
    Petitioning
    1. The Prime Minister of Kenya (Raila Odinga)
  2. Created By
    Kennedy Rotich
    Litein, Kenya
About this Petition Petition Letter Petition Updates

It is no longer a secret that officials at the Office of the Kenya's Prime Minister, Raila Odinga, misappropriated millions of shillings that the World Bank intended to boost the "Kazi Kwa Vijana" (jobs for youth) programme.
A World Bank financial management review found out that millions of shillings meant for youths' empowerment had instead been paid to a number of senior officials in the PM’s office in contravention of the agreement between the bank and the government and in breach of procurement procedures.
The review identified a number of officials in the Prime Minister’s office who had spent up to KShs 37.5 million on seminars which never took place, illegal allowances and payments to companies for services which do not appear to have been rendered.
It is now record that the World Bank will want a refund of the money spent on 'ineligible expenditure' and taxpayers will be expected to foot the bill.

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PLEASE TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY AND RESIGN!

Greetings,

I just signed the following petition addressed to: The Prime Minister of Kenya, Raila Odinga, pminister@primeminister.go.ke.

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RAILA PLEASE TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND RESIGN.

During our second liberation, we pledge to fight for three things among our leaders and civil servants:
a) End of corruption,
b) Transparency and
c) Accountability
When the Kenya Youth Empowerment Project was initiated, we saw it as a noble strategy to empower the youths by offering them a modest income. As we saw, it was one way of preventing them from falling into a life of crime or being vulnerable to politicians who exploit them to commit acts of violence around election time.
With the current controversy in the 'Kazi Kwa Vijana' programme, Kenyans are loosing faith and confidence on Prime Minister, Raila Odinga. We therefore petition him to take responsibility and pave way for thorough investigation into the matter. The lives of millions of young Kenyans are at his mercy and his taking responsibility and resignation will be viewed by youths as noble and a lead by example.
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Sincerely,
Kenyan Youth

[Your name]

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