Nairobi, Jan. 29 -- New employees of Parliament have increased their uptake of car loans from the taxpayer-funded scheme after more than 90 percent of MPs shunned it in favour of car grants.

Disclosures show that only 32 MPs took the loans from the Parliamentary Car Loan Scheme between their election in 2022 and June last year, extending a trend of massive migration to the car grants that started in the 2017-2022 parliament.

The fall in number of MPs borrowing the loans comes as Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) staff increased their borrowing from the facility, taking the lead as the biggest borrowers.

Car loans issued to the PSC staff grew from Sh82.3 million in the year ending June 2024 to Sh147.9 million in the 2024/25 fiscal ...