Lawmakers have demanded and gotten many privileges over the years, but this time around the country's political elite want government to provide them with accommodation on grounds the rent they pay is too exorbitant.
MPs made the proposal during the debate on the vote of the Ministry of Works and Transport. They called for the establishment of a 'parliament village' which will cater for MPs' housing needs during their five-year parliamentary tenure.
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