Speakers of the National Assembly Justin Muturi has defended a deal that was sealed silently which awards MPs in total of Ksh. 1 Billion in house allowance.
The allowances, adding up to Sh936 million, comprise a Sh250,000 monthly allowance for each of the 416 members of the two Houses, backdated to August last year when their employer, the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC), resolved to pay house allowances over and above their mortgages.
The new allowance comes at a time when the government is implementing austerity measures to finance the Jubilee government’s Big Four agenda.
Speaker Justin Muturi defended the new allowances, saying lawmakers, just like other state officers, are entitled to such benefits.