MPs dissatisfied with salary asked to step down

Members of Parliament who are dissatisfied with the pay set by the salaries commission have been asked not to take oath of office and seek other jobs instead.

Civil society members on Sunday warned the politicians against interfering with the work of the Salaries and Remuneration Commission, saying it was working within its constitutional mandate.

Some of the newly-elected MPs have threatened to bring a motion that will seek to disband the commission if it insists on reducing the salaries of the lawmakers.

But the civil society have told off the MPs and warned them against interfering with the work of an independent commission.

“Anyone dissatisfied with what the commission has set should look for other jobs that are better paying,” said National Civil Society Congress president Morris Odhiambo.

-Daily Nation