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"content": "(ii) THAT, the scheme of service for MPs did not secure their livelihoods upon leaving Parliament, thus subjecting majority of them to economic hardships and sorry state of living conditions; (iii) THAT, the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) appointed a tribunal led by Justice Akilano Akiwumi to review the terms and conditions of MPs and staff of Parliament vide Gazette Notice No.699 of 2009; (iv) THAT, the Tribunal recommended payment of a monthly living pension equivalent to US$ 1,000 each to former MPs who served from 1984 to 2002, who were then estimated to be 500 but have since reduced to about 370 due to natural attrition and of course the fact that they are not alive; (v) THAT, the said Report adopted by the House on 30th June, 2009 obligated the relevant Committee of the House to institute necessary amendments to the Parliamentary Pensions Act, Cap. 196, of the Laws of Kenya to give effect to the recommendations of the Akiwumi Tribunal on living pension; (vi) THAT, to date, the said recommendations have not been given the force of law, thereby subjecting former MPs to continue earning and this is important, between Kshs2,700 and Kshs40,000, which is a huge mismatch with the current economic circumstances in general and the cost of living in particular; (vii) THAT, failing to pay former MPs the recommended living pension of US$ 1,000 is in violation of their inherent right to a dignified life as guaranteed by Article 28 of the Constitution of Kenya; (viii) THAT, efforts, including judicial mechanisms, to have the Parliamentary Pensions Act, Cap 196 reviewed so as to accord with the recommendations of the Akiwumi Tribunal and address the plight of the affected former MPs have not yielded satisfactory action and; (ix) THAT, the issues in respect of which this Petition is made are not pending before any court of law, tribunal, constitutional or legal body. Therefore, your humble petitioners pray that the National Assembly, through the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs:- (i) Amends Section 8 of the Parliamentary Pensions Act, Cap. 196 to give legal effect to the proposed payment of the minimum living pension of US$1000 to former MPs by inserting the following new subsection immediately after subsection (2) – “(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), a former Member of Parliament who, having served in Parliament between the years 1984 and 2002 and is entitled to pension under this section, and whose monthly pension amounts to not less than Kshs1,000, shall be entitled to, with effect from 1st July 2010, to a monthly pension of Kshs100,000 only.” (ii) Makes any other orders deemed fit in mitigating the plight of the petitioners. And your humble petitioners will ever pray. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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