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In an unprecedented twist shaking Kenya’s political elite, dozens of Members of Parliament were locked out of their offices at the prestigious Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) on Monday, May 12, due to massive unpaid rent totaling over Ksh50 million!
Sources reveal that the situation exploded after the KICC management took drastic action, barring MPs from entering their offices — a move that left many lawmakers stunned and scrambling. This dramatic fallout has exposed deep cracks in Parliament’s financial operations.
The Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) had reportedly pleaded with KICC to let the MPs back in, promising that the ballooning rent debt would be cleared before the end of the financial year on June 30. But their request fell flat, and the doors remain shut.
In a desperate letter to KICC, PSC Accounting Officer Clement Nyandiere begged for mercy, highlighting the “long-standing relationship” between the institutions and blaming the unpaid bills on delayed funds from the Treasury. Despite insisting that Parliament has always honored its rent obligations, the KICC wasn’t having it this time.
Shockingly, the PSC acknowledged that a whopping Ksh134 million had been paid in past arrears — Ksh73 million for 2023/2024 alone, and Ksh61 million for the current year up to December 2024. Yet even with those figures, access was denied.
The letter was urgently forwarded to National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula, who chairs the PSC, but as of now, the crisis remains unresolved.
Over 40 MPs are believed to be affected by the lockout. While some have offices at Bunge Towers and Harambee SACCO Plaza, those based at KICC are left in limbo — with no official workspaces and rising public scrutiny.
As the nation watches, questions loom: How could Parliament fall into such a financial mess? Who dropped the ball? And how will this affect national business? The saga continues… Stay tuned.
