I also don't understand the concept of sitting allowances as its so widely practiced in the public sector.

My work involves many meetings including some outside the office, meeting many people etc. I don't ask my employer to pay me a sitting allowance, all those meetings are part of my JD.

Our non exec board members however do get a sitting allownace coz they are not on salary but their eetings are restricted to 4 per year.

Why then is it that in the public sector, everybody is paid a sitting allowance for manner of things that they are expected to do as part of their JD and even for mundane things like to visit the toilet.

Further, Does the president get a sitting allowance when he is meeting other presidents or attending some international function. Why is it then that an MP gets a sitting allowance for attending a committee meeting which is part and parcel of their JD.

We need to really figure out a way to force change in our public institutions.

PUNDA AMECHOKA

Why are these elected leaders getting sitting allowances

Secondly, they will not call it sitting allowance but everyone in public sector is always getting one form of allowance or another starting with the drivers all the way to the top of whichever organization they are in.

Those people are either mpigs or aspiring mpigs.

My only issue with MuKihanya's suggestion is that it disadvantages populous counties like Nairobi, Kiambu,Kakamega..

Each county will have an equal share of votes. Very undemocratic when crucial decisions are made by parliament

This can be mitigated by allocating votes per county. So Nairobi would have 17 votes while Lamu just 2

Problem solved. Make it a referendum issue for August 2017 elections. Implement August 2022 elections.