Court of Appeal Dismisses MPs Plea for More House and Sitting Allowances

The Court of Appeal has quashed the Parliamentary Service Commission's (PSC) decision to set Members of Parliament's house allowances at Ksh250,000, against the Salaries and Remuneration Commission's (SRC) recommendation.

In a ruling delivered by a three-judge bench and dated February 21, the Appellate Court also quashed the Parliamentary Commission's decision that removed the limit for sitting allowances earned by each legislator.

The ruling followed an appeal filed by PSC which sought to stop the SRC from interfering with the payment of both house and sitting allowances to parliamentarians.

SRC had opposed the increment of the two allowances claiming that PSC approved the incentives outside the constitutional structure of remuneration.