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Elect two women MPs in each county, proposes Cecily Mbarire

Runyenjes MP Cecily Mbarire

You could be forced to dig deeper into your pockets to pay extra MPs, should the National Assembly pass a proposal by Runyenjes MP Cecily Mbarire.

In a move that would balloon the country’s wage bill, Mbarire is proposing that Kenyans should elect an extra woman MP in each county bringing their total number to 94 from the current 47 women representatives.

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