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By Ritah Kemigisa<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n As we continue mourning the death of Jacob Oulanyah, the former speaker of the 11th parliament, the law under the<\/span>\u00a0Parliamentary Pension\u2019s Amendment (No.2) Act of 2011 provides a number of benefits\u00a0the spouse of the speaker will enjoy following his demise.<\/span><\/p>\n 56 year old Oulanyah was announced dead last week by President Museveni from a Seattle based hospital in the United States where he has been admitted since February.<\/span><\/p>\n According to part C, schedule 4 of the Parliamentary Pensions (Amendment) Act 2011, the spouse of or spouses of the speaker is entitled to a monthly allowance equivalent to sixty percent of the monthly allowance payable to the deceased speaker.<\/span><\/p>\n She is also entitled to a one four-wheel chauffeur driven car with a cubic capacity of 3500 to 4000, two security guards and two domestic staff.<\/span><\/p>\n The spouse of the late speaker is also entitled to a health insurance policy of up to fourteen currency points per month.<\/span><\/p>\n A currency point according to the act is equivalent to twenty thousand shillings which means the spouse will get shs 280,000 as monthly insurance.<\/span><\/p>\n The Parliamentary Pensions Act, 2007 meanwhile outlines more benefits for the family under the pensionable service and retirement benefits part.<\/span><\/p>\n Section 16 (a) (b) provides that \u201cwhere a member dies when he or she is not eligible for pension under this act, his or her spouse or children shall be paid; a refund of the contributions calculated with interest and a gratuity amounting to two years annual salary based on the last salary earned by the member before his or her death.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n For one to be eligible to receive the benefits, one must have retired or ceased to be a member on or after attaining 45 years of age, and has served for a continuous period of five years or more.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Ritah Kemigisa As we continue mourning the death of Jacob Oulanyah, the former speaker of the 11th parliament, the law under the\u00a0Parliamentary Pension\u2019s Amendment (No.2) Act of 2011 provides a number of benefits\u00a0the spouse of the speaker will enjoy following his demise. 56 year old Oulanyah was announced dead last week by President Museveni from a Seattle based hospital in the United States where he has been admitted since February. 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