It is unfair to reward top Judiciary staff and overlook juniors

Parliament’s approval to double the pay for constitutional office holders is not necessarily a bad idea, given that their salaries have not been raised for a long time.

Many public officials, including MPs, have received huge pay and allowance raises in recent years. The beneficiaries of the Bill Parliament endorsed are Attorney-General, Chief Justice, Appeal and High Court judges and Controller and Auditor-General. Others are Public Service Commission chairman and deputy chairman, Interim Independent Electoral Commission (IIEC) chairman and deputy and PSC and IIEC commissioners.