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Parliament votes on former MPs Sh100,000 a month lifetime pay
Taxpayers will fork out Sh450 million annually as pension for former MPs who retired between 1984 and 2001, if a Bill sponsored by Minority Leader John Mbadi is passed into law. FILE PHOTO | NMG
MPs who retired between 1984 and 2001 are set to receive a monthly pension of Sh100,000 for life under revised changes to the National Assembly’s retirement benefits law.
The House will tomorrow vote on the Parliamentary Pensions (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which seeks to impose a minimum pension for lawmakers who served during the 17 years.