The Katiba Institute has formally written to the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) and the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) requesting information on MPs and Senators' terms of employment.
Through the request dated March 30, the organisation took a specific focus on the salaries of Members of the National Assembly, on which they seek clarity on several grounds. "Katiba Institute (KI) has written to the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) and the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) seeking information concerning the terms of employment for Senators and Members of the National Assembly.
This request is under Article 35 of the Constitution and the Access to Information Act Cap: 7 M, Laws of Kenya," a statement from the organisation read.
The Institute said they made the request to the SRC under Article 35 of the Constitution of Kenya and the Access to Information Act, which allows citizens to seek and obtain information meant to be in the public domain.
