Reduced perks and row over House leadership await MPs

Moses Wetangula formally enters National Assembly after being elected Speaker. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

As the 13th Parliament opens its doors on Thursday, it will roll out the red carpet for President William Ruto who will address the first joint parliamentary sitting.

And with the 349 members of the National Assembly having concluded a five-day induction at Safari Park Hotel, they now have an overflowing in-tray and an arduous task of picking up from where their predecessors left. Even before they set foot in the august House they have to contend with the adjustment of their perks and withdrawal of the National Government Constituency Development Funds (NG-CDF) kitty.