“MPs pay increment is ill-timed” -Governor Alfred Mutua

Days after the members of parliament (MPs) proposed another salary increment, Machakos Governor Dr Alfred Mutua has come out to defer with the MPs.

Dr Mutua says, the pay increase is ill – timed since the country’s economy is not doing well.

“Increase of members of parliament’s salaries is ill-timed, i do not support the plan to increase the salaries and packages of Members of Parliament. Our economy is not doing well. We have massive unemployment, low circulation of money and Kenyans are feeling overburdened by heavy taxation” said Dr Mutua.



I agree that everyone deserves a pay raise; from a casual worker to the President but this has to be matched by the economy. Let’s first grow the economy because as it is, I believe, public servants are overpaid in Kenya compared to other nations & on what our economy can afford.

I think that we, leaders, take home too much money, yet we are called servants. I am willing to get my salary reduced to match the economy so that we have more money going towards development – which is what our youth want.



I, therefore, urge the Members of National Assembly to read the mood of the country. The timing is wrong. We cannot even afford as a country to raise salaries of workers and so raising salaries of leaders is an affront to hard working Wananchi who are our voters.

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