Kenyan MPs plot hefty pension for life from 1963

Kanduyi Mp Wafula Wamunyinyi addressing the press in Bungoma town on 2/6/2015. He has called on the state to transfer some of the senior police officers who he alleges are working in cahoots with criminals to help in taming insecurity. (PHOTO: TITUS OTEBA/STANDARD)

Nairobi: All current and former MPs since 1963 will soon each be entitled to a Sh100,000 pension every month if a powerful committee of the National Assembly that allocates the billions in the national budget has its way.

Yesterday, Kanduyi MP Wafula Wamunyinyi requested the Budget and Appropriations Committee for a taxfree pension that will ensure that anyone who has ever had the tag  ‘Honourable’ enjoys a luxurious retirement.