National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula has warned Members of Parliament that more than half of them might not be reelected in the 2027 general election.
Speaking on Tuesday, January 27, during the 2026 National Assembly Legislative Retreat, Wetang’ula cited findings from a pensions and actuarial report indicating that about 56 percent of MPs are unlikely to be re-elected in 2027.
Wetang’ula pointed to failure by some members to responsibly execute their mandate as a key driver of the high attrition.
“Yesterday, I was chairing a committee on pensions, and an actuarial report shows that on average, our attrition rate is 56 per cent.
“As we sit here, at least 56 per cent will not see the inside of Parliament next election, and we want to make sure that there must be life, and a good life after you leave Parliament,” Wetang’ula said.
The National Assembly Speaker called for the creation of a structured savings scheme to cushion MPs after exiting office, urging members to actively contribute toward securing their post-parliament welfare.
“We want to make sure that there is a good life after you leave Parliament so that you can be covered health-wise,” Wetang’ula added, while urging MPs to contribute to ensure dignity and financial stability beyond their terms.
He pointed to the proposed pension amendment bill sponsored by Kitui Central MP Makali Mulu as a long-term solution.
Under the bill, former legislators who served between July 1984 and January 2001 would receive a minimum monthly pension of Ksh100,000.
“I have discussed this with the Majority Leader, who has handled four pension amendment bills. I have carefully reviewed this one with Makali Mulu, the pensions committee, actuarial advisers, parliamentary management, and Treasury representatives. We have refined it and, in my view, it is a good bill for you,” Wetangula remarked.
