Petition to parliament under articles 37 and 119 of the constitution, petition to parliament (procedure) act and standing orders 219, 223 of the national assembly on the proposal by members of the national assembly and senate to disband the Salaries and Remuneration Commission

To:      National Assembly of Kenya

C/O The Clerk,

Kenya National Assembly

Parliament Buildings

P.O Box 41842 – 00100,

Nairobi, Kenya

WE, the undersigned,

Citizens of Kenya, representing no less than twenty three non-governmental, quasi-governmental organizations and individuals wish to state that it is in the public interest that we, the undersigned civil society organizations, formally lodge this petition concerning the ongoing spirited campaign by the Members of the National Assembly and Senate against the Salaries and Remuneration Commission ( SRC) demanding for a salary increment and threatening the removal of the SRC Commissioners from office. Read more...

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Stop this parliamentary tyranny, greed and impunity now!

PRESS STATEMENT

It is in the public interest that we the undersigned civil society organizations formally make this statement concerning the on-going spirited campaign mounted by the Kenyan MPs against the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (the SRC) demanding for a salary increment and threatening the removal from office of the SRC Commissioners from office.  We are deeply concerned and disappointed that at a time when Kenyans are looking for a break from the past, legislators drawn from both houses of Parliament are hell-bent on increasing their salaries through threats and arm-twisting tactics that go against the constitutional standards of behaviour demanded of both public and state officers.   The timing and show of collective greed is in total disregard of the values and principles of the constitution regarding the management of and the governance over public resources as enshrined in Articles 1, 2, 10, 73, 74, 75, 94, 95, 96, 116, 201, 206 and 230. Read more...

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