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Kenya Parliament’s independence shouldn’t be abused

NAIROBI, KENYA: When civil society activists stormed the gates of Parliament with pigs recently to protest the attempt by MPs to reject their pay as set out by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission, we thought they had got the message that Kenyans are outraged by their greed and their unrelenting quest to raid the taxpayer’s purse.

It was, therefore, shocking that they went ahead to degazette the notice on salaries as set out by the commission led by Sarah Serem. In so doing, the MPs are dragging the country back to the days of the Eighth and Ninth parliaments which abused the principle of separation of powers to raid the public coffers with monumental disdain.

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