Economy MPs make U-turn on hefty perks after Uhuru threatNational Assembly in session. FILE PHOTO | NMGMPs shelved the passage of a Bill that seeks to entrench their hefty perks in law a day after President Uhuru Kenyatta threatened to reject it. President Kenyatta on Wednesday vowed to reject the proposed Parliamentary Service Commission Bill, 2018, in which MPs are seeking to enhance their perks which include house allowances, car loans and an enhanced insurance cover. The Bill seeks to give power to the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC), the MPs employer, to handle the lawmakers' welfare, including reviewing their benefits. “The salaries of MPs are not set by the Parliamentary Service Commission but the Salaries and Remuneration Commission.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 06, 2018 18:21 UTC