Gatundu South Member of Parliament (MP) Moses Kuria has asked the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) to reduce his salary by a further 15 percent.
Kuria's unexpected move comes after Homa Bay Woman Representative Gladys Wanga and other Parliamentarians strongly opposed SRC's proposal to cut the salaries of government officials including MPs.
"Dear Sarah Serem. By this post, I authorise you to effect the new salary level for myself. I would even suggest you look for a 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," part of Kuria's Facebook post read.
According to the MP, the new pay structure will reduce the strain on the bursaries in that the proposed pay reductions could be used to raise more funds for free day secondary education.
"I trust that with my reduced salary and no sitting allowances, we can now work towards subsidising fees in boarding schools," he stated.
The Jubilee politician further praised the proposal to slash salaries saying that the excess money could be used to provide free meals for poor malnourished children.
"If we do that, we will reduce the strain on our healthcare thus reducing my headache as Member of Parliament for Gatundu South," he stated.
The Gatundu South legislator further proposed to the SRC the reduction of the many political offices in the country claiming that they are unnecessary.
"We must work together towards a target of no more than 35 per cent of our budget going to recurrent expenditure," he said.
In July, SRC proposed a new pay structure that slashed the legislators' salaries from Sh710,000 to Sh621,000 per month.
The new pay structure put the MPs' sitting allowances at a maximum of Sh80,000 and Sh150,000 for committee chairs and removed the mileage reimbursements for the MPs.
Unlike in the past where MPs enjoyed a Sh5 Million car grant, the 12th Parliament legislators are only entitled to a Sh7 Million car loan.
Here is Moses Kuria's full post:
