Our History

The Scheme started operations in July 2008 under the Department of Finance and Administration of Parliamentary Commission. Membership started with  Members of Uganda’s Seventh Parliament and staff who existed in the Commission on permanent and pensionable terms as at 1st July 2001.

The first Board was appointed in 2007 chaired by the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee of National Economy, Hon. Ibrahim Kaddunabbi.

The Pension Scheme Secretariat was established in 2009 with the engagement of the Pensions Manager. The 1st task was to establish the Member Information Database and payout benefits due. The Secretariat has since grown to 12 members of Staff.

The Pension Scheme Act was amended in 2010 and again in 2015 to address key aspects such as the composition of the Board and status of the Scheme as a Body Corporate. Parliament in 2012 also passed the Scheme Regulations to operationalize the Act.

The Scheme held its first AGM in 2013 after the establishment of the the Member Information Database and preparation of the first books of account.

The Parliamentary Pension Scheme (the Scheme) was established through an Act of Parliament in 2007 as a contributory Hybrid Cash Balance retirement benefits plan for Members of Parliament and staff of Parliamentary Commission.

The mandate of the Scheme is to provide pension and other retirement benefits to Members of Parliament and staff of Parliamentary Commission on permanent and pensionable terms and relief of the dependents of the deceased participants.

The Scheme is governed by the Board of Trustees appointed in accordance with Section 18 of the Parliamentary Pensions Act, 2007 and regulated by URBRA.