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Blow to former MPs as Uhuru rejects Sh100,000 pension

President Uhuru Kenyatta has rejected Sh100,000 monthly pension approved by the National Assembly for former MPs.

In a memorandum to the House yesterday, the Head of State refused to assent to the Parliamentary Pension (Amendment) Bill, 2019 citing a Sh444 million annual cost implication.

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