肯尼亚议员投票为自己加薪_社会生活

肯尼亚议员投票为自己加薪

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2013-05-29 08:43 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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Kenyan MPs have voted to raise their salaries in defiance¹ 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 reclaim² it," lawmaker Jimmy Angwenyi told the assembly on Tuesday.

The vote is expected to be challenged in court by civic³ rights groups, Reuters news agency reports.

The president has no direct power to determine MPs' salaries.

Kenya's Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) had recommended that their salaries be pegged⁴ 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 retirement⁵ 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.

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1 defiance
n.挑战，挑衅，蔑视，违抗
参考例句：
He climbed the ladder in defiance of the warning.他无视警告爬上了那架梯子。 He slammed the door in a spirit of defiance.他以挑衅性的态度把门砰地一下关上。

2 reclaim
v.要求归还，收回；开垦
参考例句：
I have tried to reclaim my money without success.我没能把钱取回来。 You must present this ticket when you reclaim your luggage.当你要取回行李时，必须出示这张票子。

3 civic
adj.城市的，都市的，市民的，公民的
参考例句：
I feel it is my civic duty to vote.我认为投票选举是我作为公民的义务。 The civic leaders helped to forward the project.市政府领导者协助促进工程的进展。

4 pegged
v.用夹子或钉子固定( peg的过去式和过去分词 )；使固定在某水平
参考例句：
They pegged their tent down. 他们钉好了账篷。来自《简明英汉词典》 She pegged down the stairs. 她急忙下楼。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5 retirement
n.退休，退职
参考例句：
She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。 I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。