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Re: Unconscionable
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Truphosa Mwololo <[log in to unmask]>
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African Association of Madison <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 13 Jan 2013 12:19:46 -0600
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Join the African Association of Madison, Inc. for $25 per year. Mail check to: AAM, PO Box 1016, Madison, WI 53701
Phone: 608-258-0261 -- Email: [log in to unmask]     Web: www.AfricanAssociationofMadison.org

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As a Kenyan, I am angry and ashamed. What planet do these legislators
live in? Having just come back from Kenya, I now understand why
Kenyans have lost faith in their politicians. Go President Kibaki, I
applaud you!!

Tru

On 1/13/13, Aggo Akyea <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Join the African Association of Madison, Inc. for $25 per year. Mail check
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> Kenya
> president rejects lavish pay for legislators
>
> Associated Press – Sat,
> Jan 12, 2013
> http://news.yahoo.com/kenya-president-rejects-lavish-pay-legislators-155746512.html
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>
> NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's
> President has vetoed legislation in which members of parliament gave
> themselves
> a hefty send-off package in a late-evening vote on the last day of session
> before
> national elections.
>
> Mwai Kibaki Saturday ordered the
> attorney general to redraft the law to make it compliant with the
> constitution.
> The bill adopted Wednesday would give each parliamentarian a nearly $110,000
> bonus. The average yearly salary in Kenya is about $1,700.
>
> The package would also provide
> legislators with an armed guard, a diplomatic passport, and access to the
> VIP
> lounge at Kenyan airports and state funerals. The law was also giving
> Kenya's
> president, vice president and prime minister hefty retirement packages. But
> the
> Salaries and Remuneration Commission said it was unconstitutional for
> legislators to set their own pay under the constitution the country adopted
> in
> 2010
>
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