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Kenyan MPs expose colleagues earning millions in fake mileage claims

The unity of theft in Parliament was yesterday shattered when a group of 17 MPs exposed their colleagues who have been raking in millions every month in phony mileage claims costing the taxpayer a colossal Sh150 million every four weeks.

The 17 lawmakers mainly from Nairobi, Murang'a, Machakos, Kiambu and Kajiado counties have told the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) and Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) that their colleagues from far-flung constituencies file fraudulent claims to access millions.

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