State House official kicked out in limo row

“Definitely we will not give the police Mercedes cars. But the police have been asking for vehicles and there is no need of buying new ones when we have others,” said the PS.

He was speaking to the Daily Nation at Treasury after Mr Kenyatta and the Swedish ambassador, Ms Anna Brandt, signed a Sh3.5 billion-a-year development cooperation agreement which will run for five years.

Mr Kinyua said the government expected to generate about Sh500 million from the sale of cars returned by its officials.

The money will be used in an economic stimulus package and social projects such as resettling internally displaced people.

Earlier, Mr Kenyatta praised the move by the President and First Lady to reject the eight cars on Tuesday, saying the government will save about Sh150 million.