Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria shakes hand with Deputy President William Ruto during inauguration of Anne Waiguru (watches), as the Kirinyaga Governor, August 22, 2017. [Photo|Moses Kuria]Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria has hailed the chairperson of the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) Sarah Serem, following the new salary review pact, for state officers and civil servants.In the proposals, all the mentioned public servants would receive a pay cut, in bid to tame the public wage bill.Some MPs are opposed to the review, led by Gladys Wanga of Homa Bay County and Mbita's Millie Odhiambo.However, Kuria supported the proposal, saying he would prefer his salaries be slashed by a further 15 per cent.Below is Kuria's message, released Thursday."Dear Sarah Serem. By this post I authorise you to effect the new salary level for myself. I would even suggest you look for legal mechanism for cutting my salary by a further 15%. I also commend you for revoking all my sitting allowances, otherwise if you didn't do so I would have been tempted to also claim for squatting allowances or sleeping allowances. The Jubilee government will effect free day secondary education in January. I trust that with my reduced salary and no sitting allowances, we can now work towards subsidising fees in boarding schools or providing free meals for poor malnourished kids in primary schools. If we do that we will reduce the strain on our bursaries thus reducing my headache as Member of Parliament for Gatundu South. Finally Sarah I will be looking forward to working with you in the 12th parliament to reduce the public wage bill and reduce the many political offices in this country. We must work together towards a target if no more than 35% of our budget going to recurrent expenditure and 65% going towards capital expenditure that will spur development, long term growth and prosperity. It is tempting to ask you not to cut my salary or reduce my sitting allowances. But when I think of the kind of a country I will bequeath to my boys Brian and Dennis, I think twice. When I remember that there are families in this country who did not have something for dinner last night, not because they forgot to cook but because they did not have something to cook, I think twice. I hope that other non political public officers will take notice."

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