MPs should stand up and be counted in these hard times

Parliament is on the spot after the courts ordered members to refund Sh2.7 billion they illegally allocated themselves in form of house allowances.

Judges ordered the Parliamentary Service Commission to recover the money within a year. According to the High Court, the commission had no powers to allocate Sh250,000 monthly to every legislator without the Salaries and Remuneration Commission’s approval.