Michael Sialai, the clerk of the National Assembly and the administrator of the pension scheme.[Photo/busimessdaily]Following delays in the constitution of a committee that administers MPs pension fund 267 MPs who lost seats in the August 8 General Election will have to wait longer to access their retirement benefitsThe Parliamentary Pensions Committee, which is in charge of the MPs pension scheme, lapsed on August 7, the last day of the tenure of the 11th Parliament.Michael Sialai, the clerk of the National Assembly and the administrator of the pension scheme said, “After the pensions committee has been formed, pension or gratuity will be paid to former members who served in the 11th Parliament”.Members of the 11th Parliament emerging from expensive campaigns have been pushing for speedy payment of the cash.196 one-term MPs who lost seats in the August 8 poll will choose between the Sh6.7 million gratuity and a refund of their pension contributions made over the 52 months they were in the House says The Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC).The 79 MPs who failed to secure back their seats and had served for two terms will be offered a life-long pension of Sh125,000 per month and miss on the gratuity.However, the payments will delay because MPs have not constituted the Committee on Selection which places lawmakers to the various House committees.This has all been stalled because the Opposition National Super Alliance (Nasa) has boycotted House business.

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