Monthly salaries and fringe benefits that exceed millions of shillings per year
Retirement packages that guarantee security of income for life
Generating income through political favors to businesses, organizations, etc
Generating income through memberships in strategic parliamentary committees
Outright massive thefts and plundering of monies for projects etc
An inside track to investment in businesses and other income-generating activities
Income generated through either membership or protection of “cartels” (organized criminal groups), eg healthcare cartel, sugar cartel, coffee cartel, maize cartel, etc
All these methods of amassing wealth requires a robust layer of protection of interests through legitimate as well as illegitimate armed groups and undercover agents.
