Murkomen defends MPs, says pay cut will deplete their meagre salarySenate Majority Kipchumba Murkomen has defended MPs against claims that they are unwilling to take pay cut to boost the Coronavirus kitty. “I want to be honest, most of these MPs earn as little as Sh10, 000 or nothing due to heavy loans, therefore this issue of pay cut might not be a good idea,” he said. He said contrary to Kenyan’s assumption that MPs earn hefty perks, a majority of them mostly first time MPs are getting meagre pay. He said he was sent to the National Assembly to take pay cut but to make sure resources and laws are available. MPs have been on the spot for declining to take a pay cut in solidary with Kenyans in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic.

Source: Standard Digital April 14, 2020 21:11 UTC