Kenya's Cabinet in Wage Cut

  Kenya President: Uhuru Kenyata

  Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced that he and his cabinet will take a pay cut to help bring down the government's wage bill.

  BBC reports that, President Kenyatta said that he and his deputy William Ruto would take a 20% cut while other ministers would have their pay reduced by 10%.

  Foreign trips, he said, would be kept to a minimum.

  Mr. Kenyatta also urged Kenyan MPs, who are among the highest paid in Africa, to accept cuts.

  Reports say the issue of politicians' pay is a highly sensitive issue in Kenya.

  Mr. Kenyatta said the government was spending close to 4.6 billion dollars in salaries, leaving only 2.3 billion dollars for development.