President Uhuru Kenyatta vows not to sign MPs salary increment Bill.

President-elect Uhuru Kenyatta

NAIROBI—President Uhuru Kenyatta on, Thursday, said he would not sign any Bill passed by MPs raising the lawmakers’ pay and allowances.

Speaking at Catholic University of Eastern Africa in Nairobi , Mr Kenyatta said if the supreme court rules in his favor he will not support move by MPs to reject the new salary structure by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC), that seeks to reduce the public wage bill.

“I’ll not endorse any increase even if they want to hate me, when they were contesting for the seats, they knew the salaries so they cannot turn around even before they are sworn in and start complaining.”said Mr Kenyatta.

The MPs are set to be sworn in next Thursday but some have already expressed their displeasure with cuts in their pay and allowances.

The lawmakers, through the Parliamentary Service Commission, have accused the SRC of unfairly targeting them in its efforts to slash the public wage bill.

“There is a sustained campaign by SRC to reduce MPs to beggars and people who move from one office to another asking for handouts and this will not happen under our watch,” Ms Grace Wanga Homa Bay Woman Representative-elect said.

Ms Wanga who is a member of Parlimentary Service Commission made the remarks while addressing a news conference at Parliament buildings on Wednesday.

SRC explained that the pay cuts are part of a plan to reduce the public sector wage bill by 35 per cent and save the country Sh8.8 billion annually.