Under the proposed law, the family of a deceased parliamentarian would pocket a gratuity if the NAM had served at least one year of their five-year term. Likewise, MPs who voluntarily resign or are ousted by their electorate would still walk away with a generous slice of taxpayer money. Even individuals who only step in to complete a residual term after the death, resignation, or recall of another NAM stand to benefit from the scheme. The speaker of the Assembly, Hon Fabakary Tombong Jatta, declared in accordance with Order 65, the first reading of the National Assembly Salaries and Pensions Amendment Bill 2025 has been done. “The Bill has been read a first time.