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肯尼亚议员投票为自己加薪 Kenyan MPs have voted to raise their salaries in defiance of proposals to cut pay. 肯尼亚国会议员不顾反对，投票通过了加薪决议。 ? The vote suggests a monthly salary of about $10,000 (￡6,540). The average annual salary in Kenya is about $1,700. ? President Uhuru Kenyatta had asked the MPs to accept the pay cuts in order to free up funds for the creation of jobs. ? The lawmakers are among the highest paid in the world and their demands triggered angry protests in the lead-up to the vote. ? But the MPs argued the proposed salary cuts had been illegal. ? They have taken away our dignity and we must reclaim it, lawmaker Jimmy Angwenyi told the assembly on Tuesday. ? The vote is expected to be challenged in court by civic rights groups, Reuters news agency reports. ? The president has no direct power to determine MPs salaries.? ? Kenyas Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) had recommended that their salaries be pegged at around $6,300.? ? Lawmakers earlier argued they deserved a $10,000 salary because they worked very hard. ? MPs in the previous parliament awarded themselves a $107,000 retirement bonus in one of the last sessions before the election. ? The package also provided them with an armed guard, a diplomatic passport and access to airport VIP lounges.? ? Kenya held presidential and parliamentary elections in March.? ? Parliament is made up of 416 MPs - 349 in the National Assembly and 67 in the Senate.