MPs allowances Stories

Katiba Institute seeks full disclosure of MPs’ mileage allowance details in push for accountability
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 12, 2025

The group is seeking clarity on how salaries are set and whether they are based on legal and economic considerations.

Muslim clerics threaten demonstrations against MPs’ pay rise
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 01, 2025

The SRC has awarded all 416 MPs and senators a fixed mileage allowance of Sh366,011 per month, amounting to Sh152.26 million monthly or Sh1.82 billion...

Health professionals slam government over MPs’ increased mileage allowances
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 30, 2025

The Kenya Environmental Health and Public Health Practitioners Union said the government is prioritising lawmakers' benefits over urgent healthcare ne...

Lavish travel spending persists as MPs, State House splash Sh7.8 billion in six months
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 13, 2025

The CoB notes that MPs emerged as the highest spenders, consuming Sh3.89 billion, which represents 40.7 per cent of the total travel expenditure.

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.

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...

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.

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