The High Court has temporarily stopped the Salaries and Remuneration Commission from reviewing MPs salaries.
The Parliamentary Service Commission filed an application on Thursday asking the court to suspend the July 7 gazette notice effecting MPs' new salary structures.
PSC says the commission's decision to review salaries is unreasonable as it has failed to take into account the rising cost of living.
It has accused SRC of intruding into its constitutional mandate to provide services to ensure efficient functioning of Parliament.
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The court has been asked to halt the decision until the petition is determined.
The matter will be heard on January 29 before Justice George Odunga.
In July, the SRC slashed salaries for the President, governors and Members of Parliament among other officials.
From August 8, MPs have been earning Sh621,000 per month from about
Sh710,000, while the National Assembly Speaker will earn Sh1.1 million per month.
Commission chair Sarah Serem
further scrapped
sitting and mileage allowance for MPs in a bid to cut on the public wage bill.
President Uhuru Kenyatta dismissed MPs who opposed the move, saying he will not approve of greed.
"I want to make it publicly clear that my support for SRC on cutting salaries is not changing," he said.
Serem, whose tenure is coming to a close, has said the wage bill is expected to reach Sh650 billion by the end of 2018.
In the last three months, MPs have earned Sh650 million and have adjourned House business four times within the period.
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