Budalangi MP Raphael Wanjala. He wants medical cover extended to girlfriends. [Photo/the-star.co.ke]The Members of Parliament want a comprehensive medical cover which they want to be extended to those with more than one wife and children born out of wedlock.The lawmakers speaking at the end of their induction in Nairobi on Thursday, opposed the Salaries and Remuneration Commission decision to implement its report, which recommends a reduction of their pay and that of other State officials.Budalang’i MP Raphael Wanjala, a polygamist, was the first to raise the issue, arguing that the current MPs are poorly remunerated compared to those in the previous Houses.He said it would be unfair to exclude other family members from the medical cover and other benefits.“In the 10th Parliament, this House was covering our many wives and the children of these women and girlfriends. This cover must be brought back,” Wanjala, who served as an MP for 10 years, said to the applause of his colleagues.The report on the harmonisation of salaries, allowances and benefits of State officers approved by the SRC in its gazette notice of July 7, limits medical allowances of State and public officials to one spouse and four children below 25 years.They also called for a return of their annual Sh5 million car grant and Sh5,000 allowance for every sitting.

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