But on December 21, 2017, the Parliamentary Service Commission successfully challenged this structure in court. In April 2019, the Parliamentary Service Commission decided to pay MPs a house allowance of Sh250,000 per month, backdated to October 2018. Cars are provided to other State and public officers who are eligible, while other public officers are facilitated through other mechanisms such as “pool cars”. Remember, meritocracy is enforced in the public service through performance contracts, and other governance and human resource instruments. It is a common phenomenon for employees to move from the private sector to the public sector and vice-versa.

Source: Standard Digital June 15, 2021 15:56 UTC