This archive report was first published on 16 July 2019.
On July 15, 2019, Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko issued a 14-day ultimatum to Aden Duale, the Jubilee majority leader, to withdraw a proposed salary and allowances increment or face a mass demonstration.
Sonko warned Duale through his Facebook page that he will call a mass demonstration to storm the National Assembly if Duale does not comply within the given timeline.
"I do hereby seek for historic support from members of the public, civil society, comrades and religious leaders in storming the National Assembly if Aden Duale does not withdraw the proposed salary and allowances increment at the expense of taxpayers within the next 14 days," reads part of Sonko's post.
The proposed salary increment has been met with resistance from some lawmakers, who claim that their salaries are stretched to the limit due to contributions and handouts.
Earlier last week, Rarieda MP Otiende Amollo had said he's never been bankrupt like this before, while Suba MP Millie Odhiambo blamed her constituents for making her go broke.
However, Sonko believes that most of the MPs have fixed their lives in an extremely flashy superstar lifestyle that exceeds their pay.
His rants are coming at a time when Governors, led by Council of Governors Chairperson Wycliffe Oparanya, forced their way into the Supreme Court buildings to submit a petition seeking to compel parliament to pass the Division of Revenue Allocation Bill 2019.
