DPP leader Antonio Mwanza has called on government to reveal the full cost of building constituency offices and infrastructure for newly created constitunencies. Mwanza says the full financial and infrastructure implications of the expanded Parliament must be accompanied by transparency and fiscal discipline. Following the enactment of Bill 7, the First session of the Fourteenth has seen the election of 226 Members of Parliament, up from 156. Government had indicated that the expansion and refurbishment of the National Assembly Chamber to accommodate the increased number of MPs was undertaken at a cost of K39 million. In an interview, Sunday, Mwanza said a larger parliamentary structure has implications for staff, transport, administration and recurrent expenditure. “A bigger Parliament also means additional...




