Parliament's Sh2b cushion from new taxes

National Assembly Budget and Appropriations Committee members led by Chairman Ndindi Nyoro addressing the media at Hilton Garden Inn Hotel, Nairobi on November 14, 2023. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Members of Parliament have padded their remuneration by Sh2 billion apparently to cushion themselves against the new wave of President William Ruto's taxes such as the Housing levy.

In the 2024 Budget Policy Statement (BPS) report that has since been approved by the National Assembly, legislators increased their allocation by readjusting their spending limits.