MPs defend Sh250,000 monthly allowances

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Nation | by Sam Kiplagat


Lawmakers have defended their Sh250,000 monthly house allowance, saying it is a facilitative accommodation when they are attending to the parliamentary duties in Nairobi.

In an appeal challenging the quashing of the allowance, the MPs also faulted the High Court for directing clerks of the two Houses to recover about Sh2 million from each.

Through Senior Counsel Tom Ojienda, the lawmakers said do not get a consolidated pay but gross salary that is not inclusive of the allowance…

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