Court rules house allowance illegal, MPs to repay millions

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Nation | by Sam Kiplagat


In a blow to legislators, a bench of three judges has directed Senate and National Assembly clerks to recover the millions already paid out to each lawmaker within one year.

The judges further faulted the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) for encroaching on the mandate of the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) by granting the MPs house allowance of Sh250,000 and backdating it to 2018. The move saw each MP get about Sh1 million.

“It is our finding that by exercising a function not vested…

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