“Atleast 56% of MPs Won’t Be In The Next Parliament!” – Speaker Wetang’ula
According to Moses Wetangula, speaker of the national house, more than half of the parliamentarians may not be reelected in the general elections of 2027.
During the official opening of the legislative retreat for members of the national assembly on Tuesday, January 27, Wetangula said that around 56% of the members were unable to return to the house.
He pointed out that the members’ carelessness in carrying out their mission will be heavily blamed for this.
“We are not strangers to the fact that political attrition is an unavoidable reality, and the resultant consequence of that is exit from parliament, which comes with diminished earnings,” Wetangula stated.
“Yesterday I was chairing a committee on pensions, and an actuarial report shows that on average, our attrition rate is 56 per cent,” he added.
Wetangula: 56% of MPs face the sack
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Speaker Wetangula warns lawmakers of high attrition rate
Wetangula predicts over half of MPs may not be re-elected
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“As we sit here, at least 56 per cent will not see the inside of parliament next parliament.”
Based on this, the Speaker stated that in order to ensure the welfare of members once they leave public service, a savings plan must be established.
He asked them to contribute in order to maintain their dignity beyond their tenure.
“We want to make sure that there is a good life after you leave parliament so that you can be covered health-wise,” Wetang’ula said.
He emphasized that four pension adjustment bills have been heard by the House in prior sessions.
He added that the law has been tidied up by the House’s pensions committee and other pertinent committees, ensuring that pensions are accrued for all terms of service.
The MPs’ measure called for raising the minimum monthly pension to Ksh 100,000 for former lawmakers who served from July 1984 to January 2001.
However, the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) has opposed the bill.
Obstacles have also been faced by a different proposal that aims to provide one-term MPs with pension benefits.
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However, according to Wetang’ula’s most recent comments, the measures might have been amended and combined into a single bill for submission.
Currently, the law only allows a pension for only two terms members of parliament serve in the house, leaving out the members who have served for more than two terms without an alternative pension for the extra terms.
However, under the Parliamentary Act, members of parliament who serve for only one term in office do not qualify for the monthly pension.
Instead of a retirement, they receive a refund of the contributions they made when they were members of parliament.
“Atleast 56% of MPs Won’t Be In The Next Parliament!” – Speaker Wetang’ula
