Members of parliament in session. [Photo/the-star.co.ke]
MPs are planning to acquire Sh5 million vehicles less than five months after the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) abolished the car grant.
According to BusinessDaily, the MPs were secretly asked to pick, fill and return the car grant application forms to the Clerk of the National Assembl.
The quest for the free cars come after the term of the SRC commissioners ended on December 15 — a day before the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) went to court seeking to quash a gazette notice that reduced Members’ salaries, perks and other benefits.
The cuts include the scrapping of the Sh5 million car grant given to every legislator, removal of certain allowances and Sh90,000 reduction in basic monthly pay.
The car grant will set back taxpayers Sh2 billion and looks set to make citizens angry with extravagance in the government.
The 2017-22 pay structure, which replaces the 2013/17 one, came into effect with the inauguration of the 12th Parliament in September.