Only seven MPs will be cleared to travel for field visits or public hearings on matters before the National Assembly departmental committees. Speaker Justin Muturi, in the tough rules to tame spending by lawmakers, has asked MPs to form sub-committees for undertaking such trips. Muturi has also cautioned MPs against aiding, facilitating or permitting strangers to participate or listen in to committee deliberations. The Controller of Budget report for the last financial year showed Parliament expended Sh5.3 billion on local travel. Members are normally paid Sh2,500 per day in per diem after tax for local trips, since accommodation is catered for by the PSC.

Source: The Star October 12, 2020 14:26 UTC