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MPs greed bad for country's under-performing economy

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Yet again, Members of Parliament have proven that they are in the business of leadership for what they can squeeze out of it. From the moment we elected them to Parliament, it was all about them getting rich. The furthest thing from their collective minds is the duty to represent Wanjiku. The latest pointer to this is their raising of their pension by 700 percent.

Coming at a time when appeals for humanitarian help amid heavy rains that continue to cause havoc across the country fall on deaf ears, their act is disgusting, to say the least.

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