Mps retirement benefits Stories

MPs reject accountants’ proposal to give Auditor Generals huge retirement perks
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 27, 2024

Other high-end benefits requested by ICPAK included a dedicated driver, personal assistant, housekeeper, gardener, cleaner, and two armed security gua...

Wetang’ula blasts MPs for pocketing allowances meant for bodyguards, drivers
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 26, 2024

The night allowance for each bodyguard and driver assigned to an MP is a flat rate of Sh4,200.

Wetang'ula directs all MPs to travel by SGR to Mombasa EAC games
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 19, 2024

Speaker Wetang'ula emphasised that the directive to use the SGR is part of ongoing efforts to reduce government expenditure.

National Assembly committee rejects MPs' push for one-term pension perks
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 04, 2024

The Finance Committee said introducing a gratuity scheme for MPs would be too expensive for the government.

Conservancies in Garissa decry environmental degradation in refugee camps
Issa Hussein  |  Sep 28, 2024

Abdi said wildlife conservation was under threat due to extensive destruction of habitat.

MPs warn of disruption to Parliamentary functions after Sh3.7 billion budget cut
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 24, 2024

During a session with the Budget and Appropriations Committee chaired by Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro, the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) expressed...

Lawmakers reject proposed salary increase citing economic struggles
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 03, 2024

The proposal comes as protests take place countywide for President William Ruto to resign for reasons including funds wastage by his government, wanto...

MPs pass Finance Bill amid intensified protests, prepare for recess from June 28
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 25, 2024

In the vote on Tuesday, 195 MPs voted in favour of the bill rejected by the public as a tool to overburden citizens via higher taxation, while 106 opp...

MPs push for change in law to control their perks
Barack Oduor  |  Jun 13, 2024

The dissatisfied lawmakers now seek to change the law so that PSC can have the power to determine their perks.

Agony of more than 3,000 learners idling in IDP camps in Tana River
Issa Hussein  |  Jun 03, 2024

Some were helping parents fetch water, others playing, and some pensively sitting with their family members inside makeshift shelters at the overcrowd...

Brace for intensified rainfall, strong winds on Monday and Tuesday - Met
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 19, 2024

The weatherman said the heavy rainfall of more than 30mm in 24 hours, experienced in the Lake Victoria Basin, the Rift Valley, and the highlands west...

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