Thank you, Mr President, for coming to Wanjiku’s rescue

President Uhuru Kenyatta’s decision to decline to approve a bill that would have given MPs the carte blanche to award themselves hefty allowances at will deserves special plaudits.

Had the President signed the Parliamentary Service Bill, 2018 into law, this would have taken away the powers of Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) to determine allowances for the 416 legislators in the National Assembly and the Senate.