Taxpayers will part with Ksh300 million to cater for Members of Parliament participating in a regional sports tournament starting on Sunday.
The 10-day East African Community Inter Parliamentary Group Tournament is taking place in Bujumbura, Rwanda.
The money will be spent on a delegation that includes the legislators, their personal assistants, secretaries and parliamentary staff to cater for air tickets, allowances and accommodation.
The most junior individual in the delegation will pocket at least Ksh 600,000 in accrued allowances while legislators will receive millions.
According to Sunday Standard, up to 300 MPs will go to Bujumbura.
This amount is exclusive of all transport and accommodation costs.
National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi and clerk Michael Sialai went ahead of the party for the official opening on Saturday December 1.
An MP who didn’t want to be named revealed that there was an Executive Committee set up with representatives from the Senate and the National Assembly to compile the list of those going.
Senate Clerk Jeremiah Nyegenye mentioned that those travelling are all players and substitutes.
"There are very many disciplines representing the August House. We have football, volleyball men and women tug of war, netball and athletes among others," he remarked.
