This archive report was first published on 9 July 2019.
On January 31, 2019, the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) wrote a memorandum to the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) citing a High Court judgement delivered on December 10, 2018, to review the SRC's decision to lower MPs' salaries.
The PSC argued that SRC had increased salaries for State officers in the Executive and Judiciary, and demanded the quashing of a gazette notice issued by SRC on July 7, 2017.
According to the memorandum, MPs ranked at the level of a Court of Appeal judge, earning between Ksh.689,244 to Ksh.1,156,108, while parliamentary office holders were ranked the same as a judge of the Supreme Court.
The MPs also demanded a house allowance of Ksh.250,000, a car grant of Ksh.10 million payable once in a parliamentary term, and the removal of restrictions on allowances paid as sitting allowance.
Additionally, the PSC pushed for a mortgage of Ksh.35 million for MPs and Ksh.40 million for the Speaker, as well as a car loan of Ksh.8 million for MPs and Ksh.10 million for the Speaker.
