Three cheers for Lyn Mengich, she has refused to be browbeaten by greedy MPs
Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) Chairperson Lyn Mengich gestures during a press briefing on May 15, 2019 at the commission offices on the house allowance paid out to members of parliament and senate. PHOTO | FRANCIS NDERITU | NMG
Prominent in the news these past couple of days has been the tussle between the Salaries and Remuneration Commission and parliament over a housing allowance the House had awarded itself, backdated several months.
The SRC declared the payment illegal and moved to court. Like a petulant child after being denied her wish, parliament reduced the SRC’s budget by millions, limiting its operations.
