Nairobi, March 29 -- Parliament has revived a Bill rejected by former President Uhuru Kenyatta to increase pension for members who retired between 1984 and 2001.

The Bill republished by Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa shows it will cost taxpayers an extra Sh180.9 million every year to keep former MPs who retired between July 1, 1984, and January 1, 2001, comfortable.

The Budget and Appropriations Committee (BAC) heard that should the Parliamentary Pensions (Amendment) Bill 2022 sail through, the former legislators will earn a monthly pension of Sh100,000 up from the current Sh3,952.

Data submitted to the BAC shows that as of 2018, the lowest pension payment was Sh3,952, while the average pension for MPs who earned less than the recommended a...