双语新闻：肯尼亚国会议员加薪

Kenya MPs Hike Salary

肯尼亚国会议员加薪

Lawmakers in Kenya have unanimously approved a motion to give themselves a hefty pay raise, only a month before the country votes on a new constitution that would make it illegal for them to set their own salaries.

肯尼亚国会议员一致通过一项为他们自己大幅加薪的动议。一个月之后，肯尼亚将对新宪法进行表决，如果新宪法通过，国会议员为自己加薪将成为非法行为。

Starting Thursday, members of parliament will be paid nearly $13,500 a month, up from about $10,500.

从星期四开始，国会议员的月薪将由1万零5百美元上涨到接近1万3千5百美元。

The per capita GDP in Kenya is just $783 a year.

肯尼亚的年人均国内生产总值只有783美元。

One politician argued in favor of the pay hike, saying no amount of money would be enough to adequately compensate a member of parliament for the "heavy responsibility" he shoulders.

一名政治家为加薪辩护，称再多钱也无法补偿国会议员肩负的“重大责任”。

But Kenyans are protesting the decision. The head of a political pressure group told VOA his group will take the lawmakers to court for the pay hike, and threatened mass action if the court refused to hear his case.

然而，肯尼亚民众抗议这项决定。一名政治压力组织的领导人对美国之音说，他的团队将把国会议员告上法庭，并威胁说，如果法庭拒绝审理此案，将采取大规模的行动。