Last updated: 12 Oct 2026 All changes
wanasiasa

Cost of the Office of Member of Parliament

This page describes what this office costs under the law - not the income of the individual currently holding it.

Rates in force on Oct. 15, 2026.

No verified figures yet.

Salary rates are entered by hand from the text of the Act, and are published only after a person has verified them. We do not guess at or estimate statutory figures.

MP pay as reported by the media

Media reports, not official

No Government Notice stating an MP's salary has been found. These figures differ and are unverified, and are not included in any total on this page.

Legal basis: the Ministers and Members of Parliament (Salaries and Allowances) Act (Cap 234) lets the President set an MP's salary by order published in the Gazette, and allowances in writing. The Act itself states no amounts. Read the Act

Disclaimer: these sources are news outlets, blogs and third-party sites, not Wanasiasa or the government. They use different periods and bases, and one has been denied by Parliament. Do not read them as the pay of any particular MP.

Line item Kiasi kilichoripotiwa Kipindi Source
Monthly salary + constituency or special-seat allowance TZS 12m + 6m 2023 terms The EastAfrican
Freeman Mbowe's claim: monthly salary (denied by Parliament) TZS 18m (disputed) March 2024 Nipashe
Zitto Kabwe's statement: monthly salary + ubunge allowance TZS 3.8m + 8m 2015 Udaku Specially (blogu)
Monthly pay range for most MPs TZS 574,957 hadi 6,961,731 2024 Mywage.org
Monthly salary + allowance TZS 3.8m + 8m around 2016 Change.org (ombi)
Annual basic salary (two figures conflict) TZS 27.6m au 92.4m 2022 and later IPU Parline
Gratuity for the five-year term TZS 160m not specified The Citizen

Have an actual figure from an official source (Government Gazette, Parliamentary Service Commission, Treasury)? Enter the figure and source or send a document. We verify it before publishing.

Who currently holds this office

This list shows who holds the office. The costs listed above belong to the office itself under the law, not to payments received by any particular person.

Report a problem with these figures