MPs Threaten to Disband Salaries Commission for Scrapping Sitting Allowances
Newly elected MPs have threatened to disband the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) over its decision to scrap sitting allowances in plenary sessions.
Led by Westlands MP Tim Wanyonyi, the lawmakers accused the SRC of overstepping its mandate and have asked the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) to challenge the move in court.
“We will not sit and watch the SRC take away what we enjoyed in the last Parliament. We will ask the Parliamentary Service Commission to challenge the gazette notice failing which we will embark on a process to disband the SRC,” Wanyonyi said on Thursday.
SRC announced the abolishment of sitting allowances as well as car grants and transport mileage for MPs through a gazette notice last month.
SRC Chairperson Lyn Mengich said the move was part of a new review of the remuneration and benefits for State officers.
The commission retained MPs’ committee sitting allowance where the chairperson pockets Sh15,000 per sitting before tax, the vice-chairperson gets Sh12,000 and a member of the committee gets Sh7,500. It also increased MPs' basic pay by Sh134,000 to Sh710,000.
By scrapping the plenary sitting allowance, SRC vice chairperson Dr. Amani Komora said the commission expects to save between Sh1 billion to Sh1.5 billion per year.
Comments (8)
On this SRC is right and MPs are wrong. We need BBI to add an option to recall MPs and Senators, and we don't need additional problems (read MPs).
SCRAB THAT S**** OUT!! Kenya is a failed state due to the debt burden and corruption! No more allowances!
I think we as a country need to sign a petition for such greedy moves!
Why should you “enjoy” a sitting allowance is that not part of the job requirements of being a Mpig brushing shoulders with your fellow 🐷 in parliament is enough .The regular commoner cannot afford a packet of maize and it is his taxes that pays your salary.Therein lies the problem of recycling Mpigs bloated with power and arrogance
You are right @ guest. Their demand is tantamount to an employee asking extra pay for coming to work,that is in addition to the work done.If you ask me, the allowance is inherently buried in their hefty salaries that are not commensurate with their output.Tax payers are being short changed.
Some of this Mpigs, Thy haven't even taken oath of office already blasting the agency with vengeance...What a ashame!!
These fools are very selfish animals. All they want is to feed their fat stomaches while Kenyans continue to surfer. This is ridiculous.
They are just trying to recoup what they invested.
It's their time to EAT.
Shame on anyone who took money during campaign season.
All we have to do is wait for 5 years, hopefully we will wake up.
Right on time. On your marks,Get set.....GO Mpigs. Let feeding frenzy begin.