ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Parliamentary Pensions Act
13. Pensions to widows and widowers
Edition: 2026-07-10 · In force
13. Pensions to widows and widowers
(1)Subject to this section, the widow of a man who has died after the date of commencement of this Act shall be entitled to receive a pension under this section if her late husband, at the time of his death was entitled to receive a pension under section 8(1).(2)The annual amount of a widow’s pension under this section shall be one-half of the actual or prospective pension of her late husband:Provided that where the deceased leaves more than one wife the pension payable shall be shared equally among his wives.(3)Subject to subsection (4), a pension payable under this section to a widow shall continue for her life or until her remarriage:Provided that in the case of remarriage the Committee may, with the concurrence of the Attorney-General, at any time direct that the pension shall be restored if it is satisfied that the subsequent marriage has been terminated.(4)No pension shall be payable under this section to a widow who at her husband’s death was cohabiting with another person; and if a widow entitled to such a pension cohabits with another person the pension shall cease to be payable.(5)Where a man dies in circumstances in which, apart from this subsection, a widow’s pension would be payable to a woman married to him within the year ending with his death, then if—(a)there are no children of that marriage; and(b)it appears to the Committee that his death within the year was reasonably foreseeable by him at the date of his marriage,the Committee, with the concurrence of the Attorney-General, may direct that no widow’s pension shall be payable under this section.(6)Where a woman who is entitled to receive a pension under section 8(1) dies, her widower shall become entitled to a pension under this section.(7)The provisions of subsections (4) and (5) shall apply mutatis mutandis for the purposes of subsection (6).