However, in a rejoinder, Mr Muturi refuted claims that the cost of the 26-storey building for MPs’ offices had been varied. Nyamira Senator Kennedy Mong’are said the Parliamentary Service Commission, chaired by National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi, had varied the cost of a parliamentary building by Sh1 billion and was planning to buy land from a member of the team at an inflated Sh1 billion. By JOHN NJAGIMore by this AuthorA House team on Wednesday dismissed the claim that it was planning to siphon Sh2 billion in two shoddy deals being fast-tracked at the end of a parliamentary term. Nyamira Senator Kennedy Mong’are said the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC), chaired by National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi, had varied the cost of a parliamentary building by Sh1 billion and was planning to buy land from a member of the team at an inflated Sh1 billion. However, in a rejoinder, Mr Muturi refuted claims that the cost of the 26-storey building for MPs’ offices had been varied.

Source: Daily Nation January 25, 2017 21:38 UTC