然而，肯尼亚大众抗议这项决议。一名政治压力组织的引导人对美国之音说，他的团队将把国会议员告上法庭，并要挟说，如果法庭谢绝审理此案，将采用大范围的举动。
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.
从木曜日开端，国会议员的月薪将由1万零5百美元上涨到濒临1万3千5百美元。
一名政治家为加薪辩解，称再多钱也无奈弥补国会议员肩负的“重大义务”。
Starting Thursday, members of parliament will be paid nearly $13,500 a month, up from about $10,500.
The per capita GDP in Kenya is just $783 a year.
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，假如新宪法通过，国会议员为本人加薪将成为非法行动。
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.
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.
