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How many Jacobs do we have in Parliament now?

There is a young man by the name Jacob Macharia. He is the Member of Parliament for Molo constituency. Unlike other honourable members, he has a modicum of honour for ordinary Kenyans. He — thanks to Francis Atwoli for this gem — doesn’t believe that Kenyans’ heads are full of cow dung.

Mr Macharia has said that he will oppose the bid to remove the Salaries and Remuneration Commission ( SRC) for slashing MPs pay. He is also opposed to the increasing of MPs’ pay. Here, fellow Kenyans, finally is a sheep among wolves.

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