Bad blood over Kenyatta’s retirement perks

A fight between former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and the government that succeeded him, under William Ruto, has opened a window into the perks enjoyed by a retired head of state. News24 reports that Kenyatta’s office said it had been allocated 503m shillings (about $3.8m), but it has not been able to access the funds. ‘State house chooses a verbal form of communication on official issues or chooses not to respond to correspondence generated by this office,’ said Kenyatta’s spokesperson, Kanze Dena-Mararo. It sets a dangerous precedent for future retired Presidents, she said. On his retirement, Kenyatta was given two Toyota Land Cruisers, a Mercedes Benz, a Subaru Forester and a Range Rover, ‘but those just happen to be the vehicles he left with’.