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Audit shows political offices cost taxpayers twice more under 2010 Constitution
Auditor-General Edward Ouko: It costs 115 times more to keep the current crop of political leaders in office than it was under the old Constitution, a special audit report shows.. PHOTO | ANTHONY OMUYA
The cost of keeping political leaders in office has more than doubled since the adoption of the 2010 Constitution, a special audit report shows.
The audit on the economic impact of the new Constitution shows that the cost of the bicameral Parliament — the National Assembly and the Senate — rose to Sh23 billion or Sh55 million per MP in 2014/15 compared to the single chamber’s budget of Sh10.2 billion in 2011/12.
