Recently the salary commission released the salaries of incoming president, mps, governor etc Most people thought the cuts weren't deep enough - obviously! But the more important question is why the commissions, IEBC and other institutions don't exercise their power. They have the moral authority to counter vested/entrenched interests, so why don't they do it.
Kenya's obsession with (elective) politics and not the decision-making machinery has given politicians too much power over all areas. The people heading commissions should equally have personal power that can counter politics. They (heads of commissions) too should be political i.e. deal with social relationships, exercise authority and protect the interests of the general public.
