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President Ruto to address MPs amid pay row
President William Ruto addressing a Kenya Kwanza elected leaders' meeting in Naivasha.
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What you need to know:
- President William Ruto will on Thursday next week officially address the first joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament amidst concerns by the lawmakers regarding their welfare.
- President Ruto will face MPs who are still disappointed with the move by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) to scrap their plenary sitting allowance.
- The lawmakers on Wednesday in a chaotic meeting shouted down SRC chairperson Lyn Mengich as they insisted that the plenary allowance must be reinstated.
President William Ruto will on Thursday next week officially address the first joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament amidst concerns by the lawmakers regarding their welfare.
In a notice to the 416 lawmakers from the National Assembly and the Senate, speaker Moses Wetang’ula and his counterpart Amason Kingi say the address by President Ruto is in line with Article 132 (1) of the constitution which requires the Head of State to address the opening of each newly elected Parliament.
