Sessional Paper No. 04 of 1968 on Social Security Scheme for the Members of the National Assembly.

Abstract

At a meeting, held on the 1st September 1966, the KANU Parliament group requested that an examination should be made of the possibility of members of Parliament who, by the nature of their work were not entitled to any pension, gratuity or any form of social security being covered by a security fund. The question of members of Parliament joining the existing National Social Security Fund was examined This would involve an amendment to the National Social Security Fund Act, the effect of which would be to regard members of Parliament as employees of the Government. In view of their position as politicians, it was felt that it would be wrong to regard them for the purposes of the Act, as Government employees. For the same reason and in view of the fact that members' tenure in Parliament is temporary in nature, it was felt that they could not also properly be included in the personal and dependent pension schemes operated by the Government for civil servants.