Parliamentary Pensions Act
12. Gratuity payable on death in certain cases
12. Gratuity payable on death in certain cases
Where a pensioner dies and no pension is payable in respect of him under section 13 or 14 and the total of the sums paid to him at the date of his death on account of his pension, including any part of the pension which has been commuted under section 10, is less than the total of his contributions accumulated with interest to the date of his retirement, then the Committee shall grant a gratuity to his legal personal representative equal to the excess of the amount by which those contributions accumulated with interest exceed the total sums so paid.Source: Kenya Law