One Kenya, one agenda

The Kenya Declaration

Ten commitments that hold this campaign together. We are not against Parliament. We are for a Parliament whose cost is proportionate to the country that pays for it.

We affirm. We reject. We demand. We commit.

The ten points

  1. 01

    We affirm that public service is a privilege, not a pathway to personal enrichment.

  2. 02

    We affirm that every shilling of public money belongs to the people of Kenya.

  3. 03

    We affirm that Members of Parliament deserve fair, competitive and dignified pay.

  4. 04

    We reject allowances and privileges that duplicate what a salary already covers.

  5. 05

    We reject preferential credit facilities unavailable to the citizens who fund them.

  6. 06

    We demand that remuneration be simple, transparent and published in plain language.

  7. 07

    We demand that the cost of Parliament be proportionate to the means of the country.

  8. 08

    We commit to lawful, peaceful and constitutional means — beginning with this petition.

  9. 09

    We commit to a campaign for reform, not a campaign against Parliament.

  10. 10

    We commit to one Kenya, one agenda: prudent public spending that funds our development.

Public service is a privilege, not a pathway to personal enrichment.

The full argument, the figures and the constitutional basis are set out in the parliamentary remuneration policy brief.