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Fact-Checker: Kenyan MPs crying wolf in salaries row

MPs listen to Treasury CS Henry Rotich as he reads 2017/18 budget PHOTO.BONIFACE OKENDO

NAIROBI, KENYA: Last week, Gladys Wanga who is a member of the Parliamentary Service Commission accused the Salaries and Remuneration Commissions (SRC) of unfairly targeting Members of the National Assembly in the latest pay review that reduced the salaries and allowances paid out to legislators.

“The SRC circular intended to hugely bring down MPs’ salaries and allowances is in bad faith and unfairly targeting members of the legislature vis a vis other arms of government,” stated Ms Wanga, adding that the SRC had not conducted a job evaluation prior to its review.

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